Mr.K.Jaganathan v. The Inspector General Of

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05.11.2015

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH W.P.Nos. 4939 to 4941 of 2013 Mr.K.Jaganathan ..

Petitioner in W.P.No.4939 of 2013 Mr.R.Sathiya Moorthy ..

Petitioner in W.P.No.4940 of 2013 Mr.V.P.Ganesan ..

Petitioner in W.P.No.4941 of 2013 Vs.

1. The Inspector General of Registration, Santhome, Chennai-600 028.

2. The District Registrar, Office of the District Registrar, Vellore-632 005.

3. The Joint Sub-Registrar, Vellore.

..Respondents in all the W.Ps.

Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent herein to dispose the petitioner's representation dated 17.12.2012 within a stipulated time fixed by this Court. (Prayer amended as per orders dated 29.10.2015 by MMSJ in M.Ps. 1 to 1 of 2015 in W.P.Nos.4939 to 4941 of 2013.) For Petitioners ..

Mr.G.Sudhakar For Respondents ..

Mr.Suriya Narayanan Government Advocate C O M M O N O R D E R The petitioners are the stamp vendors. The cases have been registered against the petitioners in Crime No.25 of 2005 on the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ground that they have sold counterfeit stamp papers. The scientific investigation done reveals that the allegation made in the FIR is not true according to the petitioner. The petitioner approached this Court and the FIR registered in Crime No.25 of 2005 has been quashed in Crl.O.P.No.21479 of 2007. In the meantime, the licence of the petitioners were cancelled on 18.04.2005. Thereafter, the petitioners made representations on 17.12.2012, seeking issuance of license on the basis upon which they were cancelled and it does not survive any longer. As the said representation was not considered by the respondents, the present writ petition has been filed.

2. Considering the above, without going into the merits, the 2nd respondent is directed to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 17.12.2012, and pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

With the above direction, all these writ petitions are disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) True Copy Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Inspector General of Registration, Santhome, Chennai-600 028.

2. The District Registrar, Office of the District Registrar, Vellore-632 005.

3. The Joint Sub-Registrar, Vellore.

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