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Madras High CourtWP/19505/2016disposed of

D.Balachandar, v. The Transport Commissioner

2016-06-10Honourable Mr Justice T. S. Sivagnanam3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATE: 10.06.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P.Nos.19505 to 19517 of 2016 1.D.Balachandar

...Petitioner in W.P.No.19505 of 2016

2.M.Ramachandran ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19506 of 2016 3.S.Ethiraj ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19507 of 2016 4.R.Arumugam ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19508 of 2016 5.Saritha ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19509 of 2016 6.Prabhakaran.G ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19510 of 2016 7.R.Santhosh ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19511 of 2016 8.S.Saraswathi ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19512 of 2016 9.S.Balaji ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19513 of 2016 10.K.Samraj ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19514 of 2016 11.K.Irfan ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19515 of 2016 12.Kuppusamy ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19516 of 2016 13.Vanaraj.K ...Petitioner in W.P.No.19517 of 2016 Vs 1 The Transport Commissioner State Transport Authority Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

2. The Regional Transport Officer, Poonamallee, Chennai. ...Respondents in all WPs 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, 23.5.2016, 23.05.2016, 23.05.2016, 23.05.2016, 19.05.16, 19.05.2016, 19.5.16, 19.05.16, 17.05.2016, 17.05.2016, 17.05.2016, 17.05.2016 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 III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1 The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

2 The Regional Transport Officer, Poonamallee, Chennai.

+13cc to G.Srivenkatesh, Advocate sr.31413,31414,31415,31390,31392,31393,31394,31395,91416,31417, 31718,31396,31391 +1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.31977 W.P.Nos.19505 to 19517 of 2016 sns[co] srg 17/06/2016