B.Moorthy, v. The Transport Commissioner,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.6.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.21841 to 21855 of 2016 B.Moorthy

...Petitioner W.P.No.21841 of 2016

G.Saranya ...Petitioner W.P.No.21842 of 2016 J.Venkatesan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21843 of 2016 K.E.Egambaram ...Petitioner W.P.No.21844 of 2016 V.Kamalahasan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21845 of 2016 M.Sivakumar ...Petitioner W.P.No.21846 of 2016 S.Vijayasankar ...Petitioner W.P.No.21847 of 2016 K.Kesavan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21848 of 2016 J.Manikandan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21849 of 2016 P.Anandan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21850 of 2016 G.Shanmugam ...Petitioner W.P.No.21851 of 2016 D.Bhaskaran ...Petitioner W.P.No.21852 of 2016 M.Jamuna ...Petitioner W.P.No.21853 of 2016 S.Rajaraman ...Petitioner W.P.No.21854 of 2016 S.Tharanivel ...Petitioner W.P.No.21855 of 2016 Vs 1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5. ...1st Respondent in all WPs 2.The Regional Transport Officer, Kanchipuram.

...Respondents in WP No.21841, 21842

21843,21844,21845,21846,21847,21848, 21849,21850,21851,21852,21853 of 2016 3.The Regional Transport Officer, Chengalpattu. ... Respondents in W.P.No.21854, 21855 of 2016 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 22.4.2016 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.S.Diwakar, SGP COMMON ORDER Mr.S.Diwakar, learned Special 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 22.4.2016, 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, Kanchipuram.

3.The Regional Transport Officer, Chengalpattu.

+15 cc to Mr.S.Govindraman, Advocate Sr.36420 +1cc to Government Pleader Sr.35954 WP.Nos.21841 to 21855of 2016 MP 1[co] srg 12/07/2016