R.Lakshmipathy, v. The Transport Commissioner
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATE: 01.06.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P.Nos.17145 to 17157 of 2016 R.Lakshmipathy ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17145 of 2016 2.K.Murugesan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17146 of 2016 3.M.Venkatesan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17147 of 2016 4.A.R.Sivakumar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17148 of 2016 5.J.Sagaya James ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17149 of 2016 6.R.Anand ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17150 of 2016 7.K.Vijay Anand ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17151 of 2016 8.S.Kumar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17152 of 2016 9.K.Ravi ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17153 of 2016 10.S.Baskar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17154 of 2016 11.B.Mohammed Ashik Ali ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17155 of 2016 12.N.Padmanaban ... Petitioner in W.P.No.17156 of 2016 13.E.Munuswamy ... Petitioner in W.P.No.
17157 of 2016 Vs 1 The Transport Commissioner State Transport Authority Chepauk, Chennai 600 005. R1 in all WPs 2 The Regional Transport Officer Tambaram Chennai. Respondents No.2 in W.P.No.17145 to 17150 of 2016 3 The Regional Transport Officer, Solinganallur, Chennai. (R2 in W.P.17151/16, 17152, 17153, 17154 to 17157/16 Prayer: The Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for Writ of mandamus to direct the second respondent herein to receive the application of the respective petitioners dated 15.02.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of a Auto Rickshaw Permit and to consider the same and to pass orders in accordance with Law.
For Petitioners : Mr.S.Govindraman For Respondents : Mr.M.L.Mahendran Govt. Advocate C O M M O N O R D E R Heard Mr.S.Govindraman, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr.M.L.Mahendran, learned Government Advocate, accepting notice on behalf of the respondents and with the consent of learned counsel appearing on either side, this writ petitions are taken up for final disposal.
2.The petitioners have filed these Writ Petitions praying for issuance of writ of mandamus to direct the second respondent to receive their Applications for grant of Auto Rickshaw permits and to consider the same and pass appropriate orders.
3.The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that there is a need for more Auto Rickshaws on account of the fact that several existing permit holders have stopped their operations and surrendered their Permits.
4.In any event, as the petitioners Applications have not been received by the second respondent, without going into the merits of the case as projected by the petitioners, there will be a direction to the second respondent to receive the petitioners Applications, consider the same and pass order on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date on which the Applications are presented, along with the copy of this order.
The Writ Petitions are disposed of on the above terms. No costs.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar
To 1 The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.
2 The Regional Transport Officer, Tambaram, Chennai.
3 The Regional Transport Officer, Sholinganallur, Chennai.
+13 cc to Mr.S.Govindaraman, Advocate sr.29300 +1cc to the Government Pleader sr.29203 W.P.Nos.17145 to 17157 of 2016 rv[co] srg 17/06/2016