JUDGMENT

(Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to forthwith return Petitioner's original driving license bearing TN 58 20050005305 to him within a time limit that may be fixed by this Court.)

1. Heard Mr. K.Hariharan, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. G.Nanmaran, Learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the First Respondent and Mr. J.Subbiah, Learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the Second Respondent and perused the materials placed on record, apart from the pleadings of the parties.

2. The Petitioner is a driver in the State Express Transport Corporation (Tamilnadu) Limited and while on duty, the bus bearing Registration No. TN-01-AN-2407 driven by him had on 10.11.2023 at 4.00 a.m. met with an accident and his driving licence was seized on 14.11.2023 by the Second Respondent, who is investigating that accident, and forwarded to the First Respondent as the Licensing Authority. In that backdrop, relying on the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in P.Sethuram -vs- Licensing Authority, Regional Transport Officer, Dindigul