Sarala v. The State Commissioner For
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 10.02.2016
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P.No.5030/2016 & WMP.No.4388/2016 Sarala ..
Petitioner Vs 1.The State Commissioner for Differently Abled, O/o.State Commissioner for Differently Abled J.N.Ring Road, Chennai-600078.
2.The Secretary to Government Local Administration Department Government of Tamilnadu Fort St George, Chennai 600009.
3.The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai Rippon Buildings, Chennai 600 003.
.. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 3rd respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 29.12.2015 for grant of license/permission to run bunk shop and forbear the 3rd respondent, their officials, servants from in any manner interfering with the running of the petitioner's bunk shop at MRC Nagar Main Road, Janaki Avenue, Opp. To Sun Network, MRC Nagar, Chennai Corporation Ward-173, Chennai 600 028, wherein selling tea, coffee and other snacks. For Petitioner : Ms.T.Muthamilselvi For RR 1 and 2 : Mr.R.Rajeswaran Special Government Pleader For Respondent 3 : Mr.P.V.Selvakumar
ORDER
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner ; learned Special Government Pleader accepting notice on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2 and Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, learned counsel accepting notice on behalf of the 3rd respondent and with their consent, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal.
The petitioner is a physically challenged person with 70% disability. She is running a Bunk shop on the line of MRC Nagar Main Road, Janaki Avenue, Opp. To Sun Network, MRC Nagar, Chennai Corporation Ward-173, Chennai 600 028 for selling Tea, Coffee and snacks items.
The grievance of the writ petitioner is that the officials of the 3rd respondent have attempted to evict his bunk shop without giving prior opportunity.
Threatened with dispossession by the respondents, the petitioner has sent a representation dated 29.12.2015 to the respondents. Thereafter, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition, seeking a direction to the 3rd respondent to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 29.12.2015 for issuance of licence for running Bunk Shop.
As per the orders of the Honourable First Bench of this Court, a direction was issued to the Corporation to allot 5% of the shops for physically challenged persons. Pursuant to the said order, several orders have been passed directing the Corporation to consider the cases of physically challenged persons in view of Section 43 of "The Persons with disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation Act) 1995".
In the light of the above, this Writ Petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the case, directing the petitioner to send one more copy of the representation dated 29.12.2015 to the 3rd respondent within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of such representation, the second respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within a period of four weeks thereafter. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Till such time, the second respondent passes appropriate orders, the petitioner shall not be dis-possessed from the place.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar
To:
1.The State Commissioner for Differently Abled, O/o.State Commissioner for Differently Abled J.N.Ring Road, Chennai-600078.
2.The Secretary to Government Local Administration Department Government of Tamilnadu Fort St George, Chennai 600009.
3.The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai Rippon Buildings, Chennai 600 003.
+1cc to Mrs.T.Muthamilselvi, Advocate, S.R.No.8659 +1cc to Mr.P.V.Selvakumar, Advocate, S.R.No.8466 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.8844 WP.No.5030/2016 gj(CO) srg(18/02/2016)