{"id":253141,"date":"2008-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-general-secretary-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-the-on-8-april-2008"},"modified":"2014-02-03T05:23:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-02T23:53:36","slug":"the-general-secretary-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-the-on-8-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-general-secretary-vs-state-of-kerala-represented-by-the-on-8-april-2008","title":{"rendered":"The General Secretary vs State Of Kerala Represented By The on 8 April, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The General Secretary vs State Of Kerala Represented By The on 8 April, 2008<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 11930 of 2008(T)\n\n\n1. THE GENERAL SECRETARY,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER\n\n3. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER\n\n4. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER\n\n5. KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.R.VENKETESH\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n\n Dated :08\/04\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                 C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.\n                      -------------------------\n                  W.P.(C) No. 11930 of 2008\n                 ---------------------------------\n             Dated, this the 8th day of April, 2008\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">     Since this Court has held that school authorities are not bound<\/p>\n<p>to remit motor workers welfare fund contribution for the employees<\/p>\n<p>engaged in the school bus vide judgment in WP(C) No.1746\/08 &amp;<\/p>\n<p>connected cases, this writ petition is allowed directing the RTO \/<\/p>\n<p>Joint RTO to receive motor vehicle tax without requirement of<\/p>\n<p>production of payment certificate \/ clearance certificate from the<\/p>\n<p>Welfare Fund Board.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">\n<p id=\"p_2\">                      (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE)<\/p>\n<p>jg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court The General Secretary vs State Of Kerala Represented By The on 8 April, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 11930 of 2008(T) 1. THE GENERAL SECRETARY, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER 3. 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