IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2008 / 12TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26712 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. HEAD MISTRESS, KAVUMTHARA AUP SCHOOL ,KAVIL (PO), NADUVANNUR (VIA) KOZHIKODE 673 614. 2. HEAD MASTER BTM SECONDARY SCHOOL THURAYOOR, PAYYOLI ANGADI (PO) VATAKARA (VIA) KOZHIKODE 673 614. 3. HEAD MASTER, MANIPURAM AUP SCHOOL MANIPURAM (PO), KODUVALLY (VIA) KOZHIKODE-673 584. BY ADV. SRI.JIJI THOMAS SRIG.B.SHAMJITH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 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 KODUVALLY, KOZHIKODE. 4. THE SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER KOILANDY, KOZHIKODE. 5. THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER KERALA TRANSPORT WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN P.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC FOR R5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M. JOSEPH, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 26712 OF 2008 E ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2008 J U D G M E N T I heard learned counsel for petitioners, learned Government Pleader and learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the 5th respondent. The issued raised in this writ petition is admittedly covered in favour of the petitioners. Accordingly, writ petition is allowed and there will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to accept and receive tax payable in respect of the petitioners' school buses without insisting on payment of the contributions under the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund. Sd/- (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) aks /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE