T.Murali, v. The Regional Transport
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATE: 10.06.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P.Nos.19518 to 19542 of 2016 1.T.Murali
...Petitioner in WP.19518/2016
2.V.Gopi
...Petitioner in WP.19519/2016
3.E.Shankar
...Petitioner in WP.19520/2016
4.K.Vadivel
...Petitioner in WP.19521/2016
5.Joseph Junesh Raj
...Petitioner in WP.19522/2016
6.B.Raja
...Petitioner in WP.19523/2016
7.G.Poonkodi
...Petitioner in WP.19524/2016
8.M.Vela
...Petitioner in WP.19525/2016
9.A.Sandhya
...Petitioner in WP.19526/2016
10.R.Thyagarajan
...Petitioner in WP.19527/2016
11.D.Ravichandran
...Petitioner in WP.19528/2016
12.A.Thyagarajan
...Petitioner in WP.19529/2016
13.Senthil Kumar.G
...Petitioner in WP.19530/2016
14.M.Vasumathi
...Petitioner in WP.19531/2016
15.Arivudainambi.A
...Petitioner in WP.19532/2016
16.R.Mohan
...Petitioner in WP.19533/2016
17.S.Rani
...Petitioner in WP.19534/2016
18.M.Murlai
...Petitioner in WP.19535/2016
19.R.Gubendran
...Petitioner in WP.19536/2016
20.S.Thirunavukkarasu
...Petitioner in WP.19537/2016
21.V.Madesh
...Petitioner in WP.19538/2016
22.M.Ramachandran
...Petitioner in WP.19539/2016
23.K.Thilgaraj
...Petitioner in WP.19540/2016
24.Muralidoss.S
...Petitioner in WP.19541/2016
25.K.Saravanan
...Petitioner in WP.19542/2016
Vs 1.The Regional Transport Officer Red Hills, Chennai-600 052
...Respondent in WP.19518/16 to
19525/16 2.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai North-RTO Vyasarpadi, Chennai-600 039
...Respondent in WP.19526/16 to
WP.19529/2016 3.The Regional Transport Officer Pulianthopu RTO, Chennai-600 012 ...Respondent in WP.19530/16 to WP.19532/16
4.The Regional Transport Officer Retteri RTO, Chennai
...Respondent in WP.19533/16 &
19534/16 5.The Regional Transport Officer Ann Nagar RTO, chennai
...Respondent in WP.19535/16
6.The Regional Transport Officer TN-01, Chennai Central, Ayanavaram Chennai-600 023
...Respondent in WP.19536/16
7.The Regional Transport Officer, K.K.Nagar, West, Chennai-78 ...Respondent in WP.19537/16 8.The Regional Transport Officer, Tambaram RTO, Chennai-45 ...Respondent in WP.19538/16 9.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East RTO, Chennai
...Respondent in WP.19539 to
19540/16 10.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai South-East RTO Mandaveli, Chennai-28 ...Respondent in WP.19541 & 19542/16 Prayer: The Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for Writ of mandamus to direct the respective respondents herein to receive the application of the respective petitioner dated 10.05.2016 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 Petitioner : Mr.R.Srinivasalu For Respondents : Mr.P.V.Selvakumar C O M M O N O R D E R Heard Mr.R.Srinivasalu, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, learned Counsel accepting notice on behalf of the respondent and with the consent of learned counsel appearing on either side, these 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 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 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.
-s/d- Assistant Registrar(CSII) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar rpa To 1.The Regional Transport Officer Redhills, Chennai 600052.
2.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai North-RTO Vyasarpadi, Chennai-600 039 3.The Regional Transport Officer Pulianthopu RTO, Chennai-600 012 4.The Regional Transport Officer Retteri RTO, Chennai 5.The Regional Transport Officer Ann Nagar RTO, chennai 6.The Regional Transport Officer TN-01, Chennai Central, Ayanavaram Chennai-600 023
7.The Regional Transport Officer, K.K.Nagar, West, Chennai-78 8.The Regional Transport Officer, Tambaram RTO, Chennai-45 9.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East RTO, Chennai 10.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai South-East RTO Mandaveli, Chennai-28 +25 ccs to R.Srinivasalu Advocate sr.31182 +1 cc to Government Pleader sr.31976 W.P.Nos. 19518 to 19542 of 2016 aa16/06/2016