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C.Purushothaman v. The Transport Commissioner

2016-06-27Honourable Mr Justice T. S. Sivagnanam3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.6.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.21934 to 21943 of 2016 C.Purushothaman

...Petitioner W.P.No.21934 of 2016

J.Venkatesan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21935 of 2016 A.Saroja devi ...Petitioner W.P.No.21936 of 2016 K.Jailani ...Petitioner W.P.No.21937 of 2016 M.Sudhakar ...Petitioner W.P.No.21938 of 2016 J.Mohamadhanifa

...Petitioner W.P.No.21939 of 2016

P.Pichai ...Petitioner W.P.No.21940 of 2016 M.Ambika ...Petitioner W.P.No.21941 of 2016 A.Murugan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21942 of 2016 T.Murugan ...Petitioner W.P.No.21943 of 2016 Vs 1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5.

...in all WPs 2.The Regional Transport Officer, Tambaram.

...2nd Respondent in WPs.21934,21941 to 21943/2016 3.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East, Chennai. ...R2 in WP.21935/16 4.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North, Chennai. ...R2 in WP 21936 of 2016

5. The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (South East), Chennai. ...R2 in WP 21937 of 2016 6.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (South), Chennai. ...R2 in WP 21938 of 2016, 21939 of 2016

7.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (West), Chennai. ...R2 in WP 21940 of 2016 8.The Regional Transport Officer, Tambaram, Chennai. ...R2 in WP 21941 of 2016, 21942/16,21943/16 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 3.5.2016 in Form CCPA and prescribed fee for the grant of auto rickshaw permit and to consider the same.

For Petitioners :Mr.S.Govindaraman For Respondents :Mr.J.Balagopalan Additional Government Pleader in All WPs COMMON ORDER Mr.J.Balagopalan, 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 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 III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5.

2.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East, Chennai.

3.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North, Chennai.

4. The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (South East), Chennai.

5.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (South), Chennai.

6.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (West), Chennai.

7.The Regional Transport Officer, Tambaram, Chennai.

+10cc to S.Govindraman, Advocate Sr.36418 +1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.35949 WP.Nos.21934 to 21943 of 2016 Mp1[co] srg 13/07/2016