1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.01.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.DHANAPALAN W.P.(MD)Nos.51 and 52 of 2011 and M.P.Nos.1 and 1 of 2011 W.P.(MD)No.51 of 2011: R.Sundaravathanam ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. 2.The Secretary, Office of the Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. 3.The Motor Vehicle Inspector Grade-I, Office of the Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent herein to grant permission to ply the petitioner's mini bus bearing Reg.No.TN-39-Q- 6017 from Kalancherry to Old Bus stand Thanjavur (via) Karanthai, Kodimaram, Keelavasal, and to reach its termination place according to the Transport Commissioner Circular dated 29.11.2000. W.P.(MD)No.52 of 2011: R.Sundaravathanam ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. 2.The Secretary, Office of the Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. 3.The Motor Vehicle Inspector Grade-I, Office of the Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent herein to grant permission to ply the petitioner's mini bus bearing Reg.No.TN-49- 8037 from Kalancherry to Old Bus stand Thanjavur (via) Karanthai, Kodimaram, Keelavasal, and to reach its termination place according to the Transport Commissioner Circular dated 29.11.2000. For Petitioners : Mr.V.K.Vijayaragavan For Respondents : Mr.P.Thilakkumar,AGP https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 COMMON ORDER By consent of both sides, these Writ petitions itself are taken up for disposal. 2.Heard Mr.V.K.Vijayaragavan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.P.Thilakkumar, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents. 3.The prayer in these Writ petitions is to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent herein to grant permission to ply the petitioners' mini buses bearing Reg.No.TN-39-Q-6017 and TN-49-8037 from Kalancherry to Old Bus stand Thanjavur (via) Karanthai, Kodimaram, Keelavasal and to reach its termination place according to the Transport Commissioner Circular dated 29.11.2000. 4.Though a larger relief has been sought for in these Writ petitions to grant permission to ply the petitioners' mini buses from Kalancherry to Old Bus stand Thanjavur (via) Karanthai, Kodimaram, Keelavasal and to reach its termination place, after elaborate argument and discussion, the learned counsel for the petitioners restricted the relief to the extent of directing the respondent to consider their representations dated 25.08.2010 and 20.09.2010, based on the Transport Commissioner Circular dated 29.11.2000. 5.The learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents on notice and also on instructions, at the outset, submits that he is not opposed to consider the petitioners' representations dated 25.08.2010 and 20.09.2010. 6.In that view of the matter, without going into the merits of the case, these Writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioners' representations dated 25.08.2010 and 20.09.2010 based on the Transport Commissioner Circular dated 29.11.2000 and take a decision and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law and on merits within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after giving sufficient opportunity to the petitioners. No costs. Consequently, connected M.Ps. are closed. SD ASST REGISTRAR ( P AND A ) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR nbj To 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. 2.The Secretary, Office of the Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. 3.The Motor Vehicle Inspector Grade-I, Office of the Secretary Regional Transport Authority, Thanjavur. 1CC TO THE SPL.GOVT PLEADER SR: 2313: DM:2011:FEB:14: W.P.(MD)Nos.51 and 52 of 2011 2P:5C:; 20.01.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/