1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD).No.12789 of 2011 and M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2011 A.Mohamed Ali Jinna ... Petitioner vs. 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Madurai District, Madurai. 2.The Secretary, The Regional Transport Authority, Madurai South, Madurai. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents from preventing the operation of petitioner's Mini Buses bearing Reg.No.TN72-B 3565 playing on the diverted route from Mahal to Ayyanarpuram Vilakku (via) Rajamaan nagar, Kannan Colony and Chinthamani. For Petitioner : Mr.A.C.Asaithambi For Respondents : Mr.T.R.Janarthanan Spl. Government Pleader O R D E R The learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the Respondents. 2.The petitioner is a Mini Bus operator to permit his Mini Bus bearing Reg.No.TN72-B 3565 on the route from Mahal to Ayyanarpuram Vilakku for the period of 5 years from the year 2002. After the expiry of the permit, he got the permit renewed till 2015. In the permit itself, at the time of issuing the Mini Bus permit Scheme, the Government allowed the Mini Bus to operate upto 20 Km in which 4 Km on the served area and the remaining 16 Km on un-served area, it means, where no stage carriages are operating either corporation or private sector. While so, in his route from Housing Board roundana and Housing Board 2nd Main Road, Housing Board Office PEW SP Office, Housing Board roundana, Anupanadi Fire Station and Chinthamani, these route are damaged in a precarious condition, and the petitioner is finding it difficult to operate his mini bus on the permit route, hence he made a representation dated 15.07.2011 followed by another representation dated 13.09.2011 to the authority concerned stating the reason that to operate his mini bus on the damaged and unworthy route will cause inconvenience and risk to the travelling public, more particularly, the school going children and aged people, therefore, he asked for permission to use another parallel road. But, the said representation till date has not been considered by the respondents. After waiting for long, the petitioner filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3.As found above the prayer is to issue a direction to the first respondent to operate the petitioner's Mini Bus bearing Reg.No.TN72-B 3565 plying on the diverted route from Mahal to Ayyanarpuram Vilakku (via) Rajamaan nagar, Kannan Colony and Chinthamani. 4.The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that the route on which the petitioner has been plying his mini bus is really rendered damaged the petitioner's representation would be considered soon. 5.Recording the said submission, the first respondent is directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 13.09.2011 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, till then the first respondent shall permit the petitioner to ply his mini bus in the alternative route. With the above said direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. No costs. Ns Sd/- Assistant Registrar[CO] /True copy/ TO Sub Assistant Registrar 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Madurai District, Madurai. 2.The Secretary, The Regional Transport Authority, Madurai South, Madurai. +1 cc to Mr.A.C.Asathambi, Advocate SR.No.39012. +1 cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No.39303. W.P.(MD).No.12789 of 2011 Dated:11.11.2011 2P/5C RPB 22.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/