IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH DECEMBER 2006 / 14TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 W.A.No. 657 of 2005() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.23461/2004 Dated 04/11/2004 .................... APPELLANT: THIRD PARTY: ----------------- KOLLAM JILLA KALLU CHETHU MADYA VYAVASAYA THOZHILALI UNION (REG.NO.02/04/2004), KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, N.BHADRAN PILLAI. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DAMODARAN (SR.) SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.NAIR AJAY KRISHNAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU SRI.JIBU P.THOMAS RESPONDENTS/ PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, PATTANI AZHIKATHU VEEDU, PATTAZHI (P.O), KOTTARAKKARA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER AND CHIEF WELFARE FUND INSPECTOR, KERALA ABKARI WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ASSISTANT EXCISE COMMISSIONER, KOLLAM. 5. EXCISE CIRCLE INSPECTOR, EXCISE CIRCLE OFFICE, PUNALUR. W.A.No. 657 of 2005 :2: 6. ASOKAN, S/O. NARAYANAN, MUKKALUVILAYIL VEEDU, THUVAYOOR NORTH, ERAM VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT 7. MR.DILEEP KUMAR, S/O. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, MANGALATHU VEEDU, THUVAYOOR SOUTH (P.O), KADAMPANADU, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 8. MADHYA VYAVASAYA THOZHILALI SAMRAKSHNA SAMITHY (MTSS), REGISTRATION NO.1110/98, GOVINDAMANDIRAM, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, K.P.VIDHYADHARAN. 9. T.J.JOSEPH, THRIPPALLICKAL MALEYEKKAL, VADAKKUPURAM (P.O), KUMBAZHA, RE.NO.04/1/AS/3601. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI ADV. SRI.K.K.BABU,SC FOR KAWWFB. SRI.V.K.MOHANAN, SC, KAWWF BOARD SRI.SOJAN JAMES, SC,KAWWF BOARD THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & M.N.KRISHNAN,JJ ------------------------------------- W.A.No.657 OF 2005 ---------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 5TH DECEMBER, 2006 JUDGMENT The point raised in this appeal has been considered by the apex court in Kerala Samsthana Chethu Thozhilali Union Vs. State of Kerala [2006 (2) KLT 270 (SC)] and it was held that the rule is ultravires and the judgment of this court reported in Anilkumar Vs. State of Kerala (2005 (1) KLT 130) stands overruled. Hence, this appeal is dismissed. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,JUDGE. M.N.KRISHNAN,JUDGE dvs