IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2008 / 8TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22957 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- THE HEAD MISTRESS, P.T.M.U.P.SCHOOL, AMMINIKKAD, PERINTHALMANNA SUB DISTRICT, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT.,TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PARINTHALMANNA. 4. THE KERALA TRANSPORT WORKERS WELFARE FUND REPRESENTED BY ITS DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN BY SC SRI. P. RAMAKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No. 22957 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT I heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader and the learned counsel for the fourth respondent. 2. The question is whether an educational institution is liable to pay contribution under the Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Act. This issue has been answered by the judgment in W.A. No.752 of 2008 and connected cases by holding that an educational institution is not a motor transport undertaking. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to receive the motor vehicle tax in respect of the school bus of the petitioner without insisting for evidence of payment of contribution to the welfare fund, provided the petitioner produces the registration certificate showing that the bus is an educational institution bus. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb