[Judgment of the Court was delivered BY A.ARUMUGHASWAMY, J]

1. These Writ Appeals are directed against the Common Order dated 03.02.2010 made in W.P. (MD).Nos.3161 and 3162 of 2010.

2. Thefacts leading to the filing of the present Writ Appeals are as follows:-

(i). The members of the appellants association are stage carriage operators and they are operating small buses either within the District of Virudhunagar or on inter - District route in between Virudhunagar District and Madurai District. The Government had established a new Bus Stand at Mattuthavani, which is situated at a distance of ten Kilometers away from the Central Bus Stand. Thereafter, in order to ease the traffic congestion within the city, an inner ring road was formed on the northern side of National Highway.

(ii). In pursuance of the Government Order issued in G.O.Ms.No.149, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Mc.II) Department, dated 23.10.2000, the ring road was opened for public and vehicular operation from 01.11.2000 and toll fee was also fixed for using the ring road. The amount incurred for laying down and built up the ring road is stated to be Rs.47.35 crores. Therefore, in terms of the