B.Sakthivel v. The Regional Transport Officer
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATE: 21.06.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P.Nos.20931 to 20945 of 2016 B.Sakthivel
...Petitioner in WP.20931/2016
M.Srinivasan
...Petitioner in WP.20932/2016
Janarthanan
...Petitioner in WP.20933/2016
Pandiyan
...Petitioner in WP.20934/2016
B.Sekar
...Petitioner in WP.20935/2016
R.Manikandan
...Petitioner in WP.20936/2016
G.V.Mani
...Petitioner in WP.20937/2016
A.Sasi Kumar
...Petitioner in WP.20938/2016
B.Lohiah
...Petitioner in WP.20939/2016
P.Muthu
...Petitioner in WP.20940/2016
T.Prakasam
...Petitioner in WP.20941/2016
Baranidass
...Petitioner in WP.20942/2016
R.Arul
...Petitioner in WP.20943/2016
Murugan
...Petitioner in WP.20944/2016
Ravi Shankar
...Petitioner in WP.20945/2016
Vs.
The Regional Transport Officer TN-12-RTO Poonamallee Chennai - 600 056
...Respondent in WP.20931/2016
The Regional Transport Officer TN-13, RTO Ambattur, Chennai
...Respondent in WP.20932/2016
20933/2016,20934/2016 The Regional Transport Officer TN-13 RTO Sholinganallur Chennai-119
...Respondent in WP.20935/2016
20938/2016 The Regional Transport Officer TN-18, RTO Red Hills, Chennai-52 ...Respondent in WP.20939/2016
The Regional Transport Officer TN-20 RTO Tiruvallur Chennai-602 001
...Respondent in WP.20940/2016
The Regional Transport Officer TN-22 RTO Meenambakkam Chennai-16
...Respondent in WP.20941 to
20943/2016 The Regional Transport Officer TN-85 RTO Kundrathur Chennai-122
...Respondent in WP.No.20944 &
20945/2016 Petitions filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus to direct the respective respondent to receive the application of the petitioner dated 20.05.2016 in From CCPA with the prescribed fee for grant of Autorickshaw permit and to consider the same. For Petitioner : M/s.K.Hariharan (in all W.Ps) For Respondent : Mr.P.V.Selvakumar (in all W.Ps) Additional Government Pleader ------ C O M M O N O R D E R The petitioners have filed the above Writ Petitions to issue writ 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, there will be a direction to the respondent to receive the petitioners' applications 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.
-s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar gpa To 1.The Regional Transport Officer TN-12-RTO Poonamallee Chennai - 600 056 2.The Regional Transport Officer TN-13 RTO, Ambattur Chennai-52 3.The Regional Transport Officer TN-13, RTO Sholinganallur Chennai-119 4.The Regional Transport Officer TN-18 RTO Hills Chennai-52 5.The Regional Transport Officer TN-20 RTO Tiruvallur Chennai-1 6.The Regional Transport Officer TN 22, RTO Meenambakkam Chennai-16 7.The Regional Transport Officer TN 85, RTO Kundrathur Chennai-122 +15 ccs to M/s.K.Hariharan Advocate sr.33938 +1 cc to Government Pleader sr.34709 W.P.Nos.20931 to 20945 of 2016 aa30/06/2016