R.Jaishankar, v. The Transport Commissioner,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 09.6.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.19359 to 19381 of 2016 R.Jaishankar
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19359 of 2016
C.M. Hemachandran
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19360 of 2016
M. Ravi
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19361 of 2016
D. Dilli
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19362 of 2016
M. Senthilkumar
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19363 of 2016
M. Azarudeen
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19364 of 2016
P. Amul
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19365 of 2016
K. Thangamarimuthu
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19366 of 2016
N. Velu
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19367 of 2016
S. Suresh
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19368 of 2016
E. Karthikeyan
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19369 of 2016
C. Nagalingam
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19370 of 2016
P. Raja
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19371 of 2016
C. Anandraj
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19372 of 2016
S. Sudha
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19373 of 2016
N. Sivaraj
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19374 of 2016
E. Kanchana
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19375 of 2016
C. Durai Murugan
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19376 of 2016
R. Raghuraman
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19377 of 2016
R. Malar
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19378 of 2016
E. Saran Raj
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19379 of 2016
S. Pramila
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19380 of 2016
A. Venkatesh
...Petitioner in W.P.No.19381 of 2016
Vs The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5.
..I Respondent in all WPs The Regional Transport Officer, Red Hills, Chennai.
...2nd Respondent in W.P.19359 to 19363, 19373/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai-West K.K. Nagar, RTO, ...2nd Respondent in W.P.19364 to 19365/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai-South East, Mandaveli ...2nd Respondent in W.P.19366/16
The Regional Transport Officer, Meenambakkam, Chennai ...2nd Respondent in W.P.19372 /16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North East, Chennai ...2nd Respondent in W.P.19374/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Sholinganallur, Chennai ...2nd Respondent in W.P.19377/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai-Central, Chennai...2nd Respondent in W.P.19378/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North East, Tondiarpet, ...2nd Respondent in W.P.19369 to 19371/16 in W.P.19379, 19380/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Ambattur, Chennai ...2nd Respondent in W.P.19367, 19368, 19375, 19376, 19381/16 PETITIONS under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of Writs of Mandamus directing the second respondent to receive the applications of the respective petitioners dated 17.5.2016, 19.5.2016 and 23.5.2016 in Form CCPA and prescribed fee for the grant of auto rickshaw permit and to consider the same.
For Petitioners :
Mr.G.Srivenkatesh For Respondents :
Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, AGP COMMON ORDER Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, learned Additional 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 second 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 second 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 second 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/- Asst.Registrar (CO) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar To
1. The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5.
2. The Regional Transport Officer, Red Hills, Chennai.
3. The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai-West K.K. Nagar, RTO,
4. The Regional Transport Officer, Meenambakkam, Chennai 5.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North East, Chennai 6.The Regional Transport Officer, Sholinganallur, Chennai 7.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai-Central, Chennai.
8. The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai-South East, Mandaveli 9.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North East, Tondiarpet,
10.The Regional Transport Officer, Ambattur, Chennai 21 ccs to M/s.G. Srivenkatesh, Advocate, Sr. 31037 to 31039, 31040, 31042 to 31048, 31065, 31073, 31072, 31071, 31070, 31069, 31068, 31067, 31066, 31061, 31062 1 cc to Government Pleader, Sr. 31229 WP.Nos.19359 to 19381 of 2016 VS (CO) kk 17/6