JUDGMENT :

(Prayer : Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd respondent herein to return the original driving license (DL.No.TN43 2004 0002685) to the petitioner forthwith.)

1. The prayer sought for herein is a writ of mandamus directing the 2nd respondent herein to return the original driving license (DL.No.TN43 2004 0002685) to the petitioner forthwith.

2. The petitioner was working as a Driver in Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation at Coimbatore. When he was on duty on 02.10.2021 riding the bus belongs to the Transport Corporation in the route between Mettupalayam and Coimbatore, at a place called Thudiyalur, the vehicle in question driven by the petitioner met with an accident, with a result, one person died.

3. The said fatal accident was reported to the Police and the Police registered a case by registering an F.I.R. in F.I.R. No. 1374 of 2021 dated 02.10.2021 for the alleged offence punishable under Section 279 & 304A of I.P.C.

4. Pursuant to the said accident, the driving license of the petitioner was seized by the said Police authorities and has been handed over to the 2nd respondent i.e., the