G.Vasu v. The Transport Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.6.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.21596 to 21603 of 2016 G.Vasu

...Petitioner W.P.No.21596 of 2016

S.Sivalingam ...Petitioner W.P.No.21597 of 2016 S.Manikandan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21598 of 2016 Jeyaseelan Gilbert Raja ...Petitioner W.P.No.21599 of 2016 R.Saravanan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21600 of 2016 M.Magesh ...Petitioner W.P.No.21601 of 2016 R.Govindasamy ...Petitioner W.P.No.21602 of 2016 P.Murali ...Petitioner W.P.No.21603 of 2016 Vs 1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5. ...1st Respondent in all WPs 2.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (South West), Chennai.

...2nd Respondent in W.P.No.21596,21597,21598, 21599,21600 of 2016 3.The Regional Transport Officer, Meenambakkam Chennai. ...2nd Respondent in W.P.No.21601, 21602, 21603 of 2016 COMMON PRAYER PETITIONS under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of Writs of Mandamus directing the respective second respondent to receive the applications of the respective petitioners dated 20.4.2016 in Form CCPA and prescribed fee for the grant of auto rickshaw permit and to consider the same.

For Petitioners :

Mr.S.Govindraman For Respondents :

Mr.R.Lakshmi Narayanan, AGP

COMMON ORDER Mr.R.Lakshmi Narayanan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. Heard both. By consent, the writ petitions are taken up for final disposal.

2. The petitioners have filed these writ petitions seeking a direction to the respective second respondent to receive their applications for grant of auto rickshaw permits and consider the same.

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 respective second respondent, without going into the merits of the case as projected by the petitioners, the writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respective second respondent to receive the petitioners' applications dated 20.4.2016, consider the same and pass orders 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. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5.

2.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (South West), Chennai.

3.The Regional Transport Officer, Meenambakkam Chennai.

+1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.35546 WP.Nos.21596 to 21603of 2016 Mp1[co] srg 12/07/2016