Mukkani Podhu Makkal Nala v. The Secretary To Govt.,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.09.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN W.P.[MD].No.290 of 2015 and M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2015 Mukkani Podhu Makkal Nala Sangam, (Reg. No.103/2014), rep. by its President, D.Santhana Raj, S/o.Devendran, 9/31, Main Road, Mukkani - 628 151, Srivaikundam Taluk, Thoothukudi District.

.. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector, Thoothukudi District,

3. The Regional Transport Officer, Thoothukudi District,

4. The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Madurai Division, Byepass Road, Madurai -16.

5. The Division Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Tirunelveli (Ltd., ) No.19, Trivandrum Road, Vannaraipettai Post, Tirunelveli - 627 033.

6. The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation,

7. The General Manager, Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation, Kumbakonam Limited, Kumbakonam.

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Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to stop all the buses which are plying under the control of 4th to 7th respondents for taking up and setting down passengers at Mukkani bus stop and to levy actual bus fare for Mukkani and subsequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to erect a sign board in sign No.M.36 (compulsory bus stop) of mandatory signs of scheduled of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and consequently, direct the respondents to monitor that the buses are halt at Mukkani Village.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Pon Karthikeyan For respondents 1 to 3 : Mr.T.R.Janarthanam, Addl. Government Pleader For respondents 4 & 7 : No appearance For respondents 5 & 6 : Mr.K.Sathiyasingh

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.] The petitioner has come up with this Public Interest litigation seeking a direction to the respondents 4 to 7 to stop the passenger buses plying through Mukkani Village in Tuticorin District to enable the passengers to get down and alight the buses.

2.When the matter was taken up today, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Transport Corporation submitted that already instructions have been given to the drivers and conductors of the buses plying in that route to stop all the buses at Mukkani bus-stop. He has further submitted that except the "Point to Point" and "Bye-pass Rider" buses, all the other buses are stopped in that stop for the passengers to get down or get into. 3.At this juncture, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that there is no sign board indicating the bus-stop in that place. Therefore, the second respondent is directed to erect a sign board of a "bus-stop" in that particular stop.

4. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector, Thoothukudi District,

3. The Regional Transport Officer, Thoothukudi District, + 1 CC TO M/s.K.SATHIYA SINGH, ADVOCATE IN SR No. 58501/16 + 1 CC TO SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER IN SR No. 58273/16 GCG TE/SK-SKN : 24/10/2016 : 3P/6C Order made in W.P.[MD].No.290 of 2015 and M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2015 30.09.2016