G.Ravi v. The Transport Commissioner,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 04.04.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY W.P.Nos.12435, 12436, 12437, 12438, 12439, 12440, 12441, 12442, 12443,12444, 12445, 12446, 12447, 12448, 12449, 12450, 12451, 12452, 12453 and 12454/2016 WP.No.12435 of 2016 to WP.NO.12454/2016 1.G.Ravi
...Petitioner in WP.12435/2016
2.K.Hari
...Petitioner in WP.12436/2016
3.M.Venkatesan
...Petitioner in WP.12437/2016
4.M.Rajendran
...Petitioner in WP.12438/2016
5.M.Vinoth
...Petitioner in WP.12439/2016
6.V.Chinnadurai
...Petitioner in WP.12440/2016
7.R.Rani
...Petitioner in WP.12441/2016
8.R.Radha
...Petitioner in WP.12442/2016
9.R.Muthulakshmi
...Petitioner in WP.12443/2016
10.A.Sachithanandam
...Petitioner in WP.12444/2016
11.M.Kavitha
...Petitioner in WP.12445/2016
12.A.Sathyaraj
...Petitioner in WP.12446/2016
13.R.Gopinath
...Petitioner in WP.12447/2016
14.A.Asan Basha
...Petitioner in WP.12448/2016
15.S.Joseph
...Petitioner in WP.12449/2016
16.R.Pramodh ...petitioner in WP.12450/2016 17.K.Kumaresan
...Petitioner in WP.12451/2016
18.S.Murali
...Petitioner in WP.12452/2016
19.J.Sathyavani
...Petitioner in WP.12453/2016
20.D.Ramesh Babu
...Petitioner in WP.12454/2016
Vs 1.The Transport Commissioner State Transport Authority Cheque, Chennai-5 ...1st Respondent in all Wps 2.The Regional Transport Officer Tambaram ...2nd Respondent in WP.12435/16 12436/16,12437/16, 12438/16 12439/16, 12440/16, 12441/16 12442/16 3.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai(North East) Chennai ...2nd Respondent in WP.Nos.12443/16 12444/16
4.The Regional Transport Officer, Sholinganallur Chennai ...2nd Respondent in WPs.
12445/16, 12446/16 5.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai(West) Chennai ...2nd Respondent in WP.12447/16 6.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (East) Chennai ...2nd Respondent in WPs12448/16 12449/16 7.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai (North) Chennai ...2nd Respondent in WPs.12450/16 12451/16 8.The Regional Transport Officer, Kundrathur Chennai ...2nd Respondent in WP.12452/16 9.The Regional Transport Officer Ambattur Chennai ...2nd Respondent in WP.12453/16 10.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai(North West) Chennai ...2nd Respondent in WP.12454/16 COMMON PRAYER:
Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue Writs of Mandamus, directing the respective second respondent to receive the applications of the petitioners dated 25.01.2016 in form CCPA with the prescribed fee for the grant of a Autorickshaw permit and to consider the same.
For Petitioners : Mr.S. Govindaraman For Respondents : Mr.P.V. Selvakumar Additional Government Pleader COMMON ORDER The petitioners have filed the above writ petitions to issue writs of Mandamus, to direct the second respondent to receive the respective applications of the petitioners dated 25.01.2016 in form CCPA with the prescribed fee for the grant of a Autorickshaw permit and to consider the same.
2. Mr.P.V. Selvakumar, learned Additional Government Pleader, taking notice for the respondents, submitted that the second respondent may be directed to consider the petitioners'
applications in accordance with law.
3. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and taking into consideration the limited prayer sought for by the petitioners, without expressing any opinion with regard to the merits of the case, I direct the second respondent to receive the applications of the petitioners dated 25.01.2016 and consider the same and pass appropriate orders on the respective applications of the petitioners for grant of Autorickshaw permit, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With this observation, all the writ petitions are disposed of. No costs. -s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To The Transport Commissioner State Transport Authority Cheque, Chennai-5 2.The Regional Transport Officer Tambaram 3.
The Regional Transport Officer Chennai(North East) Chennai 4.The Regional Transport Officer, Sholinganallur Chennai 5.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai(West) Chennai 6.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (East) Chennai 7.
8.The Regional Transport Officer, Kundrathur Chennai 9.The Regional Transport Officer Ambattur Chennai 10.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai(North West) Chennai +20 ccs to M/s.S.Govindaraman Advocat sr.21238 +1 cc to Government Pleader sr.21285 W.P.Nos.12435 to 12454 of 2016 aa06/04/2016