IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 30TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 8TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 29002 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- MANAGER IRINGAL L.P.SCHOOL, IRINGAL PO, VATAKARA VIA KOZHIKODE 673 521. BY ADV. SRI.JIJI THOMAS SRIG.B.SHAMJITH RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TRANSPORTS, GOVERNMENT OF SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER TRANSPORT COMMISSIONERATE TRANS TOWERS, VAZHUTHAKKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER KOILANDY, KOZHIKODE, 4. THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER KERALA TRANSPORT WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD KOZHIKODE. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.K.RAVIKRISHNAN. R4 BY SC SRI. P. RAMAKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No. 29002 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT The issue raised in the case is covered in favour of the petitioner by virtue of the Division Bench decision in W.A. 452 of 2008 and connected cases. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed and there will be a direction to the third respondent to accept and receive the tax payable in respect of the petitioner's school bus without insisting upon payment of workers welfare fund contribution provided the petitioner produces registration certificate showing that the bus is an educational institution bus. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb