Madras High CourtWP/6519/2016disposed of

M.Krishna Raj v. The Regional Transport Officer

2016-02-23Honourable Mr Justice M.Duraiswamy3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.02.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE M.DURAISWAMY W.P.Nos. 6519 to 6531 of 2016 M.Krishna Raj .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6519 of 2016 M.Yoganandan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6520 of 2016 M.Madhan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6521 of 2016 R.Ramesh Babu .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6522 of 2016 I.Sikhander .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6523 of 2016 K.Umesh Kumar .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6524 of 2016 J.Babu .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6525 of 2016 M.Ramakrishnan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6526 of 2016 S.Kothandaraman .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6527 of 2016 S.Sayed Ahamed .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6528 of 2016 K.Jayan .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6529 of 2016 A.Govindaraj .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6530 of 2016 R.Shanmugam .. Petitioner in W.P.No.6531 of 2016 v.

1.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai Central, Chennai 600 023.

.. Respondent in W.P.Nos.6519 to 6521 2.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North West, Chennai-49. ...Respondent in W.P.No.6522/16 to 6524/16,6527/16 3.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East, Chennai-12. ...Respondent in W.P.No.6525/16 4.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North, Chennai-99.

...Respondent in W.P.No.6526/16,

6528 to 6531/16 Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue Writs of Mandamus, directing the respondent to receive the application of the petitioners dated 19.01.2016 in form CCPA with the prescribed fee for the grant of a Autorickshaw permit and to consider the same.

For Petitioners in all : Mr.K.Hariharan writ petitions For Respondents : Mr.T.N.Rajagopalan Spl.G.P.

COMMON ORDER The petitioners have filed the above writ petitions to issue writs of Mandamus, to direct the respondent concerned to receive the respective applications of the petitioners dated 19.01.2016 in form CCPA with the prescribed fee for the grant of a Autorickshaw permit and to consider the same.

2. Mr.T.N.Rajagopalan, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice for the respondent and submitted that the concerned 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 and taking into consideration the limited prayer sought for by the petitioners, without expressing any opinion with regard to the merits of the case, I direct the respondent concerned to receive the applications of the petitioners dated 19.01.2016 and consider the same and pass appropriate orders on the respective applications of the petitioners for grant of Autorickshaw permit, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

With this observation, the writ petitions are disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Regional Transport Officer Chennai Central, Chennai 600 023.

2.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North west, Chennai-49.

3.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai East, Chennai-12.

4.The Regional Transport Officer, Chennai North, Chennai-99.

+13 cc to Mr.K.Hariharan, Advocate SR.11474 +1cc to the Government Pleader Sr.11342 W.P.Nos.6519 to 6531 of 2016 ksj(CO) srg(26/02/2016)