J.Sangeetha v. The Transport Commissioner,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATE: 10.06.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P.Nos.19486 to 19504 of 2016 J.Sangeetha ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19486 of 2016 B. Balakrishnan ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19487 of 2016 A. Harikrishnan ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19488 of 2016 M. Usha ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19489 of 2016 N. Dayalan ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19490 of 2016 J. Vijayakumar ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19491 of 2016 R.Sivalingam ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19492 of 2016 A. Ramana ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19493 of 2016 R. Jagan ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19494 of 2016 K. Anbu ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19495 of 2016 P. Thennarasu ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19496 of 2016 A. Kalidas ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19497 of 2016 K.R. Parimala ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19498 of 2016 S. Chakaravarthi ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19499 of 2016 R. Janes ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19500 of 2016 A. Pandiyan ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19501 of 2016 P. Yuvarani ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19502 of 2016 K. Velazhaghan ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19503 of 2016 M. Jarnarathanan ..PETITIONER W.P.No.19504 of 2016 Vs 1 The Transport Commissioner State Transport Authority Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

2. The Regional Transport Officer Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.

[ RESPONDENTS] Prayer: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of mandamus to direct the second respondent herein to receive the application of the petitioner dated 17.05.2016(WP.No.19486 to 19496 of 2016 and dated 19.05.2016 (WP.Nos.19497 to 19504/2016) respectively 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 Petitioner : Mr.G.Srivenkatesh For Respondents : Mr.P.V.Selvakumar

C O M M O N O R D E R Heard Mr.G.Srivenkatesh, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, learned Counsel 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 rpa

To 1 The Transport Commissioner State Transport Authority Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

2 The Regional Transport Officer Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District.

+19 ccs to Mr.G. Srivenkatesh, Advocate, S.R.No.31412, 31411, 31410, 31409, 31408, 31407, 31406, 31405, 31404, 31403, 31402, 31401, 31400, 31399, 31398, 31397, 31419, 31420, 31421. SNS(CO) EU(17/06/2016) W.P.Nos.19486 to 19504 of 2016