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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
MR.JUSTICE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J
S.Seenivasan – Appellant
Versus
Regional Transport Officer – Respondent
ORDER
The present Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus, directing the first respondent to return the original driving license of the petitioner bearing No.TN 67- 19990000686.
2. The petitioner's case is that an F.I.R. was filed in Crime No.158 of 2025 against him for offences under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the B.N.S. 2023, following an accident caused by him on 26.03.2025 while driving a bus with registration No.TN-67-N-1190. The victim of the accident later succumbed to the injuries in the hospital. On 27.03.2025, the second respondent seized the petitioner's driving license and handed over the same to the first respondent. The petitioner, aggrieved by this action, has filed the present Writ Petition.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was neither given any show cause notice nor any enquiry was conducted.
4. It is submitted by both the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well the learned Additional Government Pleader and the learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) appearing on behalf of the respondents, that the short question that arises for consideration in this petition is as to whether the first respondent has power to impound the
The Licensing Authority must provide a hearing before impounding a driving license, as mandated by Section 19 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the power to revoke or disqualify a driving license under Section 19 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, can only be exercised after giving the h....
The Court emphasized the importance of considering the petitioner's explanation, conducting an enquiry, and passing a reasoned order within a specified time, while also highlighting the petitioner's ....
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