Shanmugam v. The Regional Transport Officer
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED:20.06.2016 C O R A M THE HON'BLE Mr.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P.Nos.20807 to 20821 of 2016 Shanmugam ... Petitioner in WP.20807/2016 M.Jamal ... Petitioner in WP.20808/2016 M.Elangovan ... Petitioner in WP.20809/2016 A.Madasamy ... Petitioner in WP.20810/2016 M.Kandasamy ... Petitioner in WP.20811/2016 Sanjai Kumar. D ... Petitioner in WP.20812/2016 V.karthikeyan ... Petitioner in WP.20813/2016 M.Senthil ... Petitioner in WP.20814/2016 Ravi. J ... Petitioner in WP.20815/2016 V.Sathish Kumar ... Petitioner in WP.20816/2016 R.Balaji ... Petitioner in WP.20817/2016 Shahul Hameed ... Petitioner in WP.20818/2016 R.Suresh ... Petitioner in WP.20819/2016 Pandiyan.R ... Petitioner in WP.20820/2016 M.Subramaniayan ... Petitioner in WP.20821/2016 Vs The Regional Transport Officer, TN-01-Chennai Central Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600 023.
... Respondent in WP.Nos.20807 & 20808/2016 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-03, Chennai North East, Tondiarpet, Chennai - 600 081.
... Respondent in WP.Nos.20809, 20810 & 20811/2016 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-05-RTO, Chennai North, Retteri, Chennai - 600 099 ... Respondent in WP.Nos.20812, 20813, 20814, 20815 & 20816/2016 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-07-RTO, Chennai South, Thiruvanmiyur Chennai - 600 041.
... Respondent in WP.Nos.20817/2016 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-09-RTO, Chennai West, K.K.Nagar, Chennai 600 078.
... Respondent in WP.Nos.20818 & 20819/2016 The Regional Transport Officer,
TN-10-RTO, Chenani South-West, Chennai - 600 092.
... Respondent in WP.Nos.20820 & 20821/2016 Common Prayer: Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent herein to receive the application of the petitioners dated 20.05.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of an "Auto Rickshaw Permit" and to consider the same.
For petitioners ...
Mr.K.Hariharan (In all W.Ps.) For respondents ...
Mr.P.V.Selvakumar (In all W.P.s) AdditionalGovernment Pleader COMMON ORDER The petitioners have filed the above writ petitions to issue writs of mandamus to direct the respondent to receive the applications of the petitioners dated 20.05.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of Auto Rickshaw Permit and to consider the same.
2.Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, learned Additional Government Pleader taking notice for the respondent submitted that the respondent may be directed to consider the petitioners' applications in accordance with law.
3.Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, taking into consideration the limited prayer sought for in these Writ Petitions, without expressing any opinion with regard to the merits of the case, this Court directed the respondent to receive the applications of the petitioners dated 20.05.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of Auto Rickshaw Permit and to consider the same, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4.With this observation, the Writ Petitions are disposed of. No costs.
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To 1.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-01-Chennai Central Ayanavaram, Chennai - 600 023.
2.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-03, Chennai North East, Tondiarpet, Chennai - 600 081.
3.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-05-RTO, Chennai North, Retteri, Chennai - 600 099 4.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-07-RTO, Chennai South, Thiruvanmiyur Chennai - 600 041.
5.The REgional Transport Officer, TN-09-RTO, Chennai West, K.K.Nagar, Chennai 600 078.
6.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-10-RTO, Chenani South-West, Chennai - 600 092.
+15 ccs to Mr.K.Hariharan Advocate sr.33575 +1 cc to the Government Pleader High Court Madras sr 34138 W.P.Nos.20807 to 20821 of 2016 ev(co) aa27/06/2016