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Munuswamy, v. The Regional Transport Officer

2016-06-03Honourable Mr Justice T. S. Sivagnanam3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.6.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.18693 to 18710 of 2016 Munuswamy ... Petitioner in W.P.18693 of 2016 Swaminathan ... Petitioner in W.P.18694 of 2016 M.Abdur Ragaman ... Petitioner in W.P.18695 of 2016 S.Moorthy ... Petitioner in W.P.18696 of 2016 Jagadeesh ... Petitioner in W.P.18697 of 2016 J.Udhayakumar ... Petitioner in W.P.18698 of 2016 Mageshwaran ... Petitioner in W.P.18699 of 2016 R.Siva Chandran ... Petitioner in W.P.18700 of 2016 A.Loganathan ... Petitioner in W.P.18701 of 2016 Sankar.M ... Petitioner in W.P.18702 of 2016 S.Balakrishnan ... Petitioner in W.P.18703 of 2016 Baskar.K ... Petitioner in W.P.18704 of 2016 Shankar.K ... Petitioner in W.P.18705 of 2016 Kumar.K ... Petitioner in W.P.18706 of 2016 Arunraj.E ... Petitioner in W.P.18707 of 2016 Daniel Ponraj ... Petitioner in W.P.18708 of 2016 Pugazhendhi.M ... Petitioner in W.P.18709 of 2016 Sarkara Chinnu.C ... Petitioner in W.P.18710 of 2016 Vs The Regional Transport Officer, TN-02, Chennai North-West, Chennai.

...Respondent in WPs.18693 & 18694/16

The Regional Transport Officer, TN-03, Chennai North-East, Chennai 81.

...Respondent in WPs.18695 & 18696/16

The Regional Transport Officer, TN-05, Chennai North, Chennai 99.

...Respondent in WPs.18697 to 18699/16

The Regional Transport Officer, TN-10, Chennai South-West, Chennai 92.

...Respondent in WPs.18700 & 18701/16

The Regional Transport Officer, TN-13, Ambattur, Chennai 53.

...Respondent in WPs.18702 to 18704/16

The Regional Transport Officer, TN-14, Sholinganallur,Chennai 119. ...Respondent in WP.18705/16 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-22, Meenambakkam, Chennai 16.

...Respondent in WPs.18706 to 18708/16

The Regional Transport Officer, TN-85, Kundrathur, Chennai 122. ...Respondent in WPs.18709 to 18710/16 COMMON PRAYER in all WPs : Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent herein to receive the application of the petitioner dated 12.05.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of an "Auto Rickshaw Permit" and to consider the same.

For Petitioners :

Mr.K.Hariharan For Respondents :

Mr.S.Diwakar, SGP COMMON ORDER Mr.S.Diwakar, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. Heard both. By consent, the writ petitions are taken up for final disposal.

2. The petitioners have filed these writ petitions seeking a direction to the respondent to receive their applications for grant of auto rickshaw permits and consider the same.

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 respondent, without going into the merits of the case as projected by the petitioners, the writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondent to receive the petitioners' applications, consider the same and pass orders 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. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar

Rs To 1.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-02, Chennai North-West, Chennai.

2.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-03, Chennai North-East, Chennai 81.

3.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-05, Chennai North, Chennai 99.

4.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-10, Chennai South-West, Chennai 92.

5.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-13, Ambattur, Chennai 53.

6.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-14, Sholinganallur, Chennai 119.

7.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-22, Meenambakkam, Chennai 16.

8.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-85, Kundrathur, Chennai 122.

+18cc's to Mr.K.Hariharan, Advocate, S.R.No.29424 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.29835 W.P.Nos.18693 to 18710 of 2016 MSM(CO) CA(14/06/2016)