1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 04.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA W.P.(MD).No.12522 of 2011 and M.P.(MD) No.1 of 2011 J.Sajan Jeya : Petitioner Vs. 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 2.The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. : Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to consider and pass orders forthwith for diversion of the petitioner Mini Bus bearing Registration No.TN-74-E-7206 to ply on the alternative route via Vadasery and Anna Bus Stand. For Petitioner : M/s.M.Ramadhas For Respondents : Mr.T.R.Janarthanan Additional Government Pleader ORDER This writ petition has been filed by J.Sajan Jeya seeking for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to consider and pass orders forthwith for diversion of the petitioner Mini Bus bearing Registration No.TN-74-E-7206 to ply on the alternative route via Vadasery and Anna Bus Stand. 2. Heard Mr.M.Ramadhas, the learned Counsel for the petitioner. Mr.T.R.Janarthanan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. 3. By consent of both parties, this Writ Petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 4. The petitioner was originally granted permit to ply his minibus from Ozhuginasery DMK Party Office to Bhoothapandi Police Station. When the petitioner was plying his vehicle in terms of the original permit, half of the route starting from Ozhuginaseri DMK Party Office to Therakal Pudur Vote Office has been made one-way. Therefore, he has to ply his minibus by taking diversion from Ozhuginaseri DMK Party Office via Anna Bus Stand, Vadaseri, Ozhuginaseri Junction and then towards Bhoothapandi Police Station. In view of the subsequent development took place by making some portion of the route as one-way, the diversion has been made and as a result, all the vehicles starting from Ozhuginaseri DMK Party Office are routing through Anna Bus Stand, Vadaseri and Ozhuginaseri Junction. Therefore, the petitioner had no option except to ply on the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 alternative route via Vadaseri and Anna Bus Stand. In the meanwhile, he has also made a representation on 25.09.2011 before the respondents with a request to permit his minibus to ply on the alternative route via Vadaseri and Anna Bus Stand. 5. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would submit that if reasonable time is granted to the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the petitioner's representation, the representation will be disposed of within a period of four weeks time. 6. In view of the submission made by the learned Additional Government Pleader and the subsequent development made in the original route, the first respondent is directed to consider and pass orders on the representation of the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is needles to mention that till the the order is passed on the representation of the petitioner, the first respondent shall permit the petitioner to ply the petitioner's minibus from Ozhuginaseri to Bhoothapandi via Vadaseri and Anna Bus Stand. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) / True Copy / Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Regional Transport Authority, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 2.The Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. +1CC TO SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SR : 38526 Srm SR : 10.11.2011 : 2p/4c : IT Order made in W.P.(MD).No.12522 of 2011 Dated:- 04.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/