C.Mani, M/A 36 Years v. The Regional Transport Officer
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 27.6.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.22005 to 22017 of 2016 1.C.Mani
...Petitioner in W.P.No.22005 of 2016
2.D.Felick Raja Prabhu ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22006 of 2016 3.G.Suresh ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22007 of 2016 4.Jagajeevan ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22008 of 2016 5.Kalaiyarasi ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22009 of 2016 6.Krishnamoorthy ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22010 of 2016 7.R.Manikandan ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22011 of 2016 8.P.Selvakumar ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22012 of 2016 9.S.Prasad ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22013 of 2016 10.S.Ravi ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22014 of 2016 11.Sudhakar ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22015 of 2016 12.R.Sakthivel ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22016 of 2016 13.P.Venkatesan ...Petitioner in W.P.No.22017 of 2016 Vs 1.The Regional Transport Officer, Red Hills, Tiruvallore District.
...Respondents in
W.P.No.22005/16,W.P 22006 of 2016, and W.P.22011/2016 2.The Regional Transport Officer, Poonamallee, Tiruvellore District.
...Respondents in
W.P.No.22009/16,W.P 22008 of 2016, and W.P.22017/2016 3.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North East, Chennai District..
...Respondents in
W.P.No.22007/16,W.P.22010/16, W.P.22013, W.P.22014/2016, W.P.22015/2016
4.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East, Chennai District.. ...Respondent in W.P.No.22012 of 2016 5.The Regional Transport Officer, Ambattur, Tiruvellore District.. ...Respondent in W.P.22016 of 2016 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 10.5.2016 in Form CCPA and prescribed fee for the grant of auto rickshaw permit and to consider the same.
For Petitioners :
Mr.M.Haribabu For Respondents :
Mr.S.Diwakar, AGP 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 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
10.5.2016, 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 IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Regional Transport Officer, Red Hills, Tiruvallore District.
2.The Regional Transport Officer, Poonamallee, Tiruvellore District.
3.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North East, Chennai District.
4.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East, Chennai District.
5.The Regional Transport Officer, Ambattur, Tiruvellore District.
+13 cc to Mr.K.Hariharan, Advocate Sr.36170 +1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.35943 WP.Nos.22005 to 22017 of 2016 sns[co] srg 01/07/2016