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T.Chithambaram v. The Regional Transport Officer

2016-06-24Honourable Mr Justice T. S. Sivagnanam3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.6.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.21614 to 21623 of 2016 T.Chithambaram ..Petitioner W.P.No.21614 of 2016 Mohamed Yaseen ..Petitioner W.P.No.21615 of 2016 K. Raman ..Petitioner W.P.No.21616 of 2016 M. Dilip Kumar ..Petitioner W.P.No.21617 of 2016 S. Raanimaai ..Petitioner W.P.No.21618 of 2016 M. Malar ..Petitioner W.P.No.21619 of 2016 S. Saravanan ..Petitioner W.P.No.21620 of 2016 T. Vinoth Kumar ..Petitioner W.P.No.21621 of 2016 J. Baskar ..Petitioner W.P.No.21622 of 2016 V. Pandian ..Petitioner W.P.No.21623 of 2016 Vs The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North West, Chennai-49.

..Respondent in WP.21614/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai South, Chennai-600 041.

..Respondent in WP.21615/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North-East, Chennai-600 081.

..Respondent in WP.21616/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East, Chennai-600 012.

..Respondent in WP.21617/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North, Chennai-600 099.

..Respondent in WP.21618/16 to 21622 of 2016 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai West, Chennai-600 078.

..Respondent in WP.21623/16 COMMON PRAYER: Petitions under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of Writs of Mandamus directing the respective respondent to receive the applications of the respective petitioners dated 3.5.2016 in

Form CCPA and prescribed fee for the grant of auto rickshaw permit and to consider the same.

For Petitioners :

Mr.K. Hariharan For Respondents :

Mr.S.Diwakar, AGP COMMON ORDER Mr.S.Diwakar, 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 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 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 respondent to receive the petitioners' applications dated 3.5.2016, 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 II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Regional Transport Officer Chennai North West, Chennai-49.

2.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North-East, Chennai-600 081.

3. The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East, Chennai-600 012.

4. The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North, Chennai-600 099.

5. The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai West, Chennai-600 078.

+ 10 ccs to Mr.K. Hariharan, Advocate Sr.35414 + 1 cc to Government Pleader Sr.35545 WP.Nos.21614 to 21623 of 2016 MPI(CO) EU 4.7.16