IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2008 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10984 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. THE PRINCIPAL, IRSHADIYA ENGLISH SCHOOL, KOLATHUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SECRETARY, MARKAZUTHZKYATHIL IRSHADIYA, KOLATHUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, TRANSPORT COMMISSIONERATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PERINTALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS WELFARE FUND REPRESENTED BY ITS DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. R1 TO 3 BY G.P. SRI.K.P.PRADEEP R4 BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.10984 of 2008 .................................................................... Dated this the 1st day of April, 2008. JUDGMENT Since this court has held that school is not liable to pay Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund contribution for the employees engaged in the school bus, W.P. is allowed declaring that petitioner is not liable to pay contribution towards Motor Workers Welfare Fund for the employees engaged in the school bus with further direction to the Joint R.T.O. to receive motor vehicle tax for the bus without requiring production of certificate from the Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms