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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, N.SENTHILKUMAR, JJ
A.Raman – Appellant
Versus
Shanmugasundaram – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
N.SENTHILKUMAR, J.
Aggrieved by the order passed in W.P(MD)No.11358 of 2020, dated 21.04.2021, the first and second respondents in the Writ Petition had filed W.A(MD)Nos.1738 and 1708 of 2021, respectively.
2. For the sake of convenience, the status of the parties are referred as Writ Petitioner and respondents, as referred in the Writ Petition.
3. The Writ Petitioner had filed the above Writ Petition challenging the impugned proceedings passed by the first respondent in R.No.105630/A2/2005, dated 18.06.2020. The case of the Writ Petitioner is that he had applied for permit to operate minibus from Puthanatham to Kaulpannai on 04.12.2002. As no order was passed by the first respondent, a Writ Petition was filed in W.P.No.1786 of 2003 and a direction was issued to the authority to consider the same.
4. Thereafter, the Writ Petitioner had filed an application seeking permit for a modified route from Puthanatham to Kadaipitchampatti. The authority had rejected the said application on 28.07.2003. Aggrieved by the same, the Writ Petitioner had filed an appeal before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal and the said appeal was allowed on 01.11.2004 with a direction to the first re
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