1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:29.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VENKATARAMAN W.P.(MD)No.5333 of 2011 S.Meganathan : Petitioner Vs. The Regional Transport Officer, The Regional Transport Office, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District. : Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondent to return the driving license of the petitioner bearing D.L.No.TN 45 19940000181 to him forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Arunachalam For Respondents : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Additional General Pleader ORDER ****** Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2.By consent of both the parties, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final hearing. 3.The petitioner has come up with the present writ petition for a Mandamus, directing the respondent to return the driving license of the petitioner bearing D.L.No.TN 45 19940000181 to him forthwith. 4.The case of the petitioner is that he is working as a Driver in the Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbaknam) Limited . On 19.04.2011, when he was driving the bus, a rider of two wheeler, who saw the petitioner driving the bus, was unable to control his vehicle, dashed on the right side corner of the bus. He fell down and later, he seems to have died in the hospital. An F.I.R. was registered against the petitioner under Section 304(A) I.P.C and the driving licence was seized by the respondent. However, the same has not been returned to him. 5.That apart, no proceeding was initiated against the petitioner till date under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. Hence, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition. 6.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the respondent to hand over the driving licence to the petitioner https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 forthwith. However, this will not disentitle the respondent to initiate action against the petitioner under the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. 7.This petition is ordered accordingly. No costs. ARUL Sd/- Assistant Registrar[P&A] /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To The Regional Transport Officer, The Regional Transport Office, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District. +1 cc to Mr.S.Arunachalam, Advocate SR.No.16076. Order made in W.P.(MD)No.5333 of 2011 Dated:29.04.2011 2P/3C RPB 29.04.2011[I.T.] https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/