IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM MONDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2009 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 4793 of 2009(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. KARTHIKAPPILLY TALUK DRIVING SCHOOL OWNERS ASSOCIATION EDASSERY JUNCTION, KAYAMKULAM PO ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT (KTDSO) WITH ITS REGISTRATION NUMBER A 145/07, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. C.RAVEENDRAN PILLAI, KULATHINTE PADEETTATHIL HOUSE, THAMALLACKAL SOUTH PO HARIPPAD BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, ALAPPUZHA AT HARIPPAD. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER KAYAMKULAM. 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER,TRANSPORT BHAVAN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.MOHAMMED RAFEEQ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.4793 of 2009 .................................................................... Dated this the 25th day of May, 2009. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. The issue raised i.e. whether driving school is bound to pay contribution under the Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Act for the Instructors, is covered in favour of the members of the petitioner- Association vide judgment in W.P.(C) No.36017/2007 dated 27.2.2009. Following the said judgment this W.P.(C) is disposed of directing the respondents to exonerate the driving schools from payment of Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund contribution for the Instructors and other workers covered by the judgment. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge C.K.ABDUL REHIM Judge pms