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P.K.Alex, v. The Regional Transport Officer

2016-06-30Honourable Mr Justice T. S. Sivagnanam4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.6.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.22493 to 22510 of 2016 P.K.Alex ...Petitioner in WP.No.22493 of 2016 Rani ...Petitioner in WP.No.22494 of 2016 Aruldoss ...Petitioner in WP.No.22495 of 2016 Karthikeyan ...Petitioner in WP.No.22496 of 2016 S.Shajikumar ...Petitioner in WP.No.22497 of 2016 Venkatesan ...Petitioner in WP.No.22498 of 2016 Prakash ...Petitioner in WP.No.22499 of 2016 P.V.Ramani ...Petitioner in WP.No.22500 of 2016 Lingeswaran.A ...Petitioner in WP.No.22501 of 2016 Alagappan ...Petitioner in WP.No.22502 of 2016 S.Elumalai ...Petitioner in WP.No.22503 of 2016 Suguna ...Petitioner in WP.No.22504 of 2016 Raju.N ...Petitioner in WP.No.22505 of 2016 K.Venkatesan ...Petitioner in WP.No.22506 of 2016 D.Vijayalakshmi ...Petitioner in WP.No.22507 of 2016 D.Venkatesan ...Petitioner in WP.No.22508 of 2016 B.Sadasivam ...Petitioner in WP.No.22509 of 2016 Bharath.G ...Petitioner in WP.No.22510 of 2016 Vs The Regional Transport Officer, TN-01RTO, Chennai Central, Ayanavaram, Chennai-23.

...Respondents in W.P.No.22493/16 &

W.P.No.22494/16 and W.P.No.22495/16 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-02RTO, Chennai North-West, Villivakkam, Chennai-49.

...Respondents in W.P.No.22496/16 &

W.P.No.22497/16 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-05RTO, Chennai Chennai North, Retteri, Kolathur, Chennai-99. ...Respondents in W.P.22498/16 W.P.22499/16 W.P.22500/16 W.P.22501/16

The Regional Transport Officer, TN-06RTO, Chennai Sourth-East, Chennai-28. ...Respondent in W.P.No.22502/2016 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-09RTO, Chennai West, Kk Nagar, Chennai-78. ...Respondents in W.P.22503/16 W.P.No.22504/16 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-10RTO, Chennai Sourth-West, Chennai-92. ...Respondents in W.P.22505/16 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-11RTO, Tambaram, Chennai-45. ...Respondents in W.P.22506/16 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-13RTO, Ambattur, Chennai-53. ...Respondent in W.P.No.22507/16 The Regional Transport Officer, TN-22RTO,Meenambakkam, Chennai-16. ...Respondents in W.P.22508/16, W.P.22509/16,W.P.22510/16 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 petitioners dated 29.5.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of auto rickshaw permit and to consider the same. For Petitioners :

Mr.K.Hariharan For Respondents :

Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, AGP COMMON ORDER Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, 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 richshaws 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 29.5.2016, 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 VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-01- RTO, Chennai Central, Ayanavaram, Chennai-23.

2.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-02- RTO, Chennai North-West, Villivakkam, Chennai-49.

3.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-05- RTO, Chennai North, Retteri, Kolathur, Chennai-99.

4.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-06- RTO, Chennai Sourth-East, Chennai-28.

5.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-09- RTO, Chennai West, Kk Nagar, Chennai-78.

6.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-10- RTO, Chennai Sourth-West, Chennai-92.

7.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-11- RTO, Tambaram, Chennai-45.

8.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-13- RTO, Ambattur, Chennai-53.

9.The Regional Transport Officer, TN-22- RTO,Meenambakkam, Chennai-16.

+18 cc to Mr.K.Hariharan, Advocate Sr.36829 W.P.Nos.22493 to 22510 of 2016 mp[co] srg 05/07/2016