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Madras High CourtWP/25527/2016disposed of

J.Navaraj, v. The Transport Commissioner,

2016-07-22Honourable Mr Justice T. S. Sivagnanam3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATE: 22.07.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P.Nos.25527 to 25536 of 2016 J.Navaraj ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25527/16 J.Jayaventhan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25528/16 H.Karthick ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25529/16 K.K.Chandran ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25530/16 S.Vijayakumar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25531/16 K.Chellamuthu ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25532/16 K.Sankar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25533/16 M.Nagarajan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25534/16 M.Sumathi ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25535/16 A.Humara Begum ... Petitioner in W.P.No.25536/16 Vs.

The Transport Commissioner, State Transport Authority, Chepauk, Chennai-600005. ... 1st Respondent in all WP's The Regional Transport Officer, Tambaram Chennai.

... Respondents in W.P.No.25527/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai(South-West) ... Respondents in W.P.No.25528, 25531, 25533, 25534/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Sozhinganallur, Chennai.... Respondents in W.P.No.25529/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (West) Chennai ... Respondents in W.P.No.25530/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (North West) ... Respondents in W.P.No.25532/16 The Regional Transport Officer, Kundrathur, Chennai ... Respondents in W.P.No.25535/16 The Regional Transport Officer, South-East, Chennai ... Respondents in W.P.No.25536/16 COMMON PRAYER Writ Petition No.25527 of 2016 to 25536/16 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the second respondent herein to receive the application of the petitioner dated 07.06.2016 in Form CCPA and the

prescribed fee for the grant of "Auto Rickshaw Permit" and to consider the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Govindaraman (in all W.Ps) For Respondents : Mr.R.Lakshmi Narayanan (in all W.Ps) Additional Government Pleader C O M M O N O R D E R The petitioners have filed the above Writ Petitions to issue Writs of Mandamus to direct the second respondent to receive the applications of the petitioners dated 07.06.2016 in Form CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of Auto Rickshaw Permit and to consider the same.

2.Mr.R.Lakshmi Narayanan, learned Additional Government Pleader taking notice for the respondents submitted that the second respondent may be directed to consider the petitioners' applications in accordance with law.

3.Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, taking into consideration the limited prayer sought for in these Writ Petitions, without expressing any opinion with regard to the merits of the case, there will be a direction to the second respondent to receive the petitioners' applications dated 07.06.2016 in Form-CCPA and the prescribed fee for the grant of Auto Rickshaw Permit and to consider the same, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4.With this observation, the Writ Petitions are disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar To 1.The Regional Transport Officer, Tambaram Chennai.

2.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai(South-West) 3.The Regional Transport Officer, Sozhinganallur, Chennai.

4.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (West) Chennai 5.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai (North West) 6.The Regional Transport Officer, Kundrathur, Chennai .

7.The Regional Transport Officer, South-East, Chennai.

+1 cc to Govt.pleader,sr.42156.

vs(co) krd 5/8 W.P.Nos.25527 to 25536 of 2016