IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2008 / 7TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22624 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- SIJO PAUL, S/O.PAULOSE OUSEPH, PALATTY HOUSE, KALADY P.O., MATTOOR. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU .C. ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE REGIOANL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE JOINT R.T.O., ALUVA. 3. THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, PALARIVATTOM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. OFFICE OF THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, KOCHI-17, REPRESENTED BY ITS ACCOUNTS OFFICER. 5. MILMA, ERNAKULAM REGIONAL CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS UNION LTD NO.E.150(D), ERNAKULAM DAIRY, P.B.NO.33, TRIPUNITHURA REPRESENTED BY ITS DAIRY MANAGER. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRA. R3 BY SC SRI. P. RAMAKRISHNAN. R4 BY ADV. SRI. M. CHANDRA BOSE. R5 BY ADV. SRI. B.S. KRISHNAN. (SR. ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.22624 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 29th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached this court for a direction to accept the motor vehicle tax in respect of the vehicles covered by Exts.P1 to P3 for the quarter ending 31.7.2008 without insisting for production of receipt of remittance of contribution towards Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund Board. The case of the petitioner is that the employees in question are covered under the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme and therefore the petitioner is not liable to pay contribution. The fifth respondent is Milma. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the fourth respondent, namely, the Employees Provident Fund Commissioner would submit that the fifth respondent is paying contribution under the Employees Provident Fund in regard to the employees regularly, and they are covered under the Employees Provident Fund Scheme. In the light of this submission, the writ petition is allowed and there will be a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to accept the motor vehicle tax in respect of the vehicles covered by Exts.P1 to P3 for the quarter ending 31.7.2008 without insisting for production of receipt of remittance of contribution towards Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb