Madras High CourtWP/25193/2016disposed of

S.Mahalakshmi v. The Transport Commissioner

2016-07-20Honourable Mr Justice T. S. Sivagnanam5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.7.2016 CORAM :

The Honourable Mr.Justice T.S.SIVAGNANAM Writ Petition Nos.25193 to 25202 of 2016 W.P.No.25193 of 2016 :

S.Mahalakshmi

...Petitioner

1.The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5.

2.The Regional Transport Officer, Sozhinganallur, Chennai.

...Respondents

W.P.25194 of 2016:

R.Thangadurai [ PETITIONER ] Chennai (South-East) Chennai W.P.25195 of 2016:

T.Ramesh [ PETITIONER ] Chennai (South) Chennai

W.P.25196 of 2016:

T.N.Balaji [ PETITIONER ] Chennai (North) Chennai W.P.NO.25197 of 2016:

K.Samuvel Sankar [ PETITIONER ] Tambaram Chennai W.P.NO.25198 of 2016:

T.Arockia Anto Prakash [ PETITIONER ] Tambaram Chennai [ RESPONDENTS ] W.P.25199 of 2016:

J.Selvaraj [ PETITIONER ]

Chennai(South-West) Chennai W.P.NO.25200 of 2016:

P.Kannan [ PETITIONER ] Poonamallee Chennai W.P.NO.25201 of 2016:

R.Suresh [ PETITIONER ] Chennai (East) Chennai W.P.NO.25202 of 2016:

E.Venkatesan [ PETITIONER ] Sozhinganallur Chennai

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 8.6.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of auto rickshaw permit and to consider the same and to pass orders in accordance with law.

For Petitioner in all the WPs :

Mr.S.Govindaraman For Respondents in all the WPs:

Mr.R.Lakshminarayanan, AGP COMMON ORDER Mr.R.Lakshminarayanan, 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 8.6.2016, 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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rs TO

1. The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-5.

2. The Regional Transport Officer, Sozhinganallur, Chennai.

3 The Regional Transport Officer Chennai (South-East) Chennai 4 The Regional Transport Officer Chennai (South) Chennai 5 The Regional Transport Officer Chennai (North) Chennai 6 The Regional Transport Officer Tambaram Chennai 7 The Regional Transport Officer Chennai(South-West) Chennai 8 The Regional Transport Officer Poonamallee Chennai 9 The Regional Transport Officer Chennai (East) Chennai.

1cc to Government Pleader SR.41522 WP.Nos.25193 to 25202 of 2016 PVS(CO) EU 08.08.16