1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD)No.3653 of 2011 S.Ravi : Petitioner Vs. 1.The Regional Transport Officer, Regional Transport Office, Madurai (South), Madurai District. 2.The Deputy Transport Officer, Deputy Transport Office, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli Zone, Tirunelveli District. 3.The Principal Secretary and Transport Commissioner, Chepauk, Chennai-5. 4.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Transport) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. : Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the fourth respondent herein to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner in appeal No.830/TrptII/VA2/09, within a reasonable time as may be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Ramasamy For Respondents : Mr.N.Ilango, Government Advocate ORDER Mr.N.Ilango, learned Government Advocate, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2. The petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition for a Mandamus, directing the fourth respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by him, within a time stipulated by this Court. 3. It is stated that an appeal has been preferred before the fourth respondent against the order passed by the original authority and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 since the same was not disposed of so far, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present Writ Petition. 4. Considering the limited scope of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the claim made by the petitioner, I direct the fourth respondent to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. The Writ Petition stands ordered accordingly. No costs. SD ASST REGISTRAR ( Crl Side ) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR SML To 1.The Regional Transport Officer, Regional Transport Office, Madurai (South), Madurai District. 2.The Deputy Transport Officer, Deputy Transport Office, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli Zone, Tirunelveli District. 3.The Principal Secretary and Transport Commissioner, Chepauk, Chennai-5. 4.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Transport) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9. 1CC TO M. S. RAMASAMY, ADVOCATE, SR: 11951: DM:2011::APRIL:19::: Order made in W.P.(MD)No.3653 of 2011 Dated:- 29.03.2011 2P:6C:: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/