Seenivasan v. The State Commissioner For

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.10.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.34684 of 2016 Seenivasan ... Petitioner

Versus

1.The State Commissioner for Differently Abled, O/o. State Commissioner for Differently Abled, J.N.Ring Road, Chennai 600 078.

2.The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Ripon Buildings, Chennai 600003.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the 2nd respondent, their officials, servants from in any manner interfering with the running of the petitioner's bunk shop just opposite to Transport Workers Co-operative Savings and Welfare Association, No.19, Ratna Nagar, Teynampet, Chennai 600018, wherein selling tea, coffee and other food items, till the Township Vending Committee decides as per the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood Regulation) Act. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Kamaraj For Respondents : Mr.M.K.Subramanian Government Pleader for R.1 Mr.C.Manishankar Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.A.Nagarajan for R.2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

(The Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble The Chief Justice) On hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we direct that the representation of the petitioner dated 17.09.2016 be disposed of by the respondents/authorities within one month of the receipt of the order, especially keeping in mind the observations made in paragraph-6 of our order dated 03.09.2015 in a batch of writ petitions in W.P.Nos.18677 of 2014 and batch - there cannot be an absolute license for the bunk shops to do as they please.

2. We may notice that the non setting up of the vending committee is causing havoc, but there seems to be inaction on the part of the authorities.

3. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of, leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ksr To 1.The State Commissioner for Differently Abled, O/o. State Commissioner for Differently Abled, J.N.Ring Road, Chennai 600 078.

2.The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Ripon Buildings, Chennai 600 003.

+1cc to Mr.A.Nagarajan, Advocate, S.R.No.57952 +1cc to Mr.R.Kamaraj, Advocate, S.R.No.57604 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.57781 W.P.No.34684 of 2016 SM(CO) CA(19/10/2016) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/