JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, after calling for the records pertaining to the order date 27.06.2023 passed by the second respondent in show cause order No.TN23/2023/17 quash the same and consequently direct the third respondent to return forth with petitioner original license bearing No.TN23Z19980002273 without any endorsement.)

1. The petitioner herein has come up with this Writ Petition challenging the order passed by the second respondent dated 27.06.2023 suspending the driving license of the petitioner from 19.05.2023 to 18.08.2023.

2.Heard, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. N.Naveenkumar, learned Government Advocate for the respondents 1 to 3. By consent of both the counsel, the Writ Petition is take up for final disposal.

3. The impugned order has been passed by the second respondent by invoking its power under Section 19 (1) (d) & (f) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 r/w Rule 21 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The petitioner is working as a driver in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram) Ltd. On 17.05.2023 when the petitioner was driving