A.Selvam v. The Transport Commissioner
In the High Court of Judicature at Madras Dated : 19.7.2016 Coram :
The Honourable Mr.Justice T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.24850 to 24864 of 2016 A.Selvam
...Petitioner in WP.24850/16
T.Venkatesh
...Petitioner in WP.24851/16
T.Gomathy
...Petitioner in WP.24852/16
D.Vinoth Kumar
...Petitioner in WP.24853/16
K.Venkatesan
...Petitioner in WP.24854/16
S.Vijaya
...Petitioner in WP.24855/16
P.Bhuvaneswari
...Petitioner in WP.24856/16
D.Soma Sundaram
...Petitioner in WP.24857/16
V.Ganesan
...Petitioner in WP.24858/16
S.Sudha
...Petitioner in WP.24859/16
K.Pangajavalli
...Petitioner in WP.24860/16
D.Jaiganesh
...Petitioner in WP.24861/16
E.Krishnan
...Petitioner in WP.24862/16
N.Ravi
...Petitioner in WP.24863/16
P.K.Bavyan
...Petitioner in WP.24864/16
Vs 1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5.
2.The Regional Transport Officer, office of the Regional Transport Officer Chennai North.
...Respondents No.2 in WP 24851 to
24857 The Regional Transport Officer Office of the Regional Transport Officer Chennai North East ...R2 in WP.24858,24859,24860, 24861,24862,24863/16 The Regional Transport Officer Office of the Regional Transport Officer Chennai North West ...R2 in WP.24864/16
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 petitioners dated 20.6.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of auto rickshaw permit and to consider the same and pass orders within stipulated time framed by this Court. For Petitioner in all the WPs :
Mr.V.Subramani For Respondents in all the WPs:
Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, Additional Government Pleader 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 seek a direction to the respective second respondent to receive their applications for the grant of auto rickshaw permit together with prescribed fee and to 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 cases 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 20.6.2016, consider the same and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.
-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar
To 1.The Regional Transport Officer, office of the Regional Transport Officer Chennai North.
2.The Regional Transport Officer Office of the Regional Transport Officer Chennai North East 3.The Regional Transport Officer Office of the Regional Transport Officer Chennai North West +15 cc to Mr.V.Subramani Advocate sr.40573 +1 cc to the Government Pleader sr.40834 WP.Nos.24850 to 24864 of 2016 aa22/07/2016