COMMON ORDER

These Writ Petitions have been filed seeking to direct the 2nd Respondent in both petitions to return the original driving licences (DL.No.TN21 19870000537)

and (DL.No.TN01 198400008377) to the respective petitioners forthwith.

W.P.No.3061 of 2023:

2. It is the case of the Writ Petitioner that he is a Driver of Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation of Villupuram. On 14.01.2023, while he was driving the bus bearing registration No.TN-32-N-4194 met with an accident due to which a pedestrian died. Pursuant to the accident the, 1st Respondent registered a case against the petitioner in Cr.No.19 of 2023 under Sections 279 & 304-A IPC and forwarded the FIR to the Judcial Magistrate, Sriperumbudur.

3. The first respondent while registering the FIR, collected the original driving licence of the petitioner, retained the same and on 14.01.2023 sent it to the

2nd Respondent and recommended to cancel the licence. The 2nd Respondent has not taken any penal action against his driving licence since the criminal case against the petitioner is pending investigation. The petitioner has not convicted by the criminal court for rash and negligence driving. Therefore, it is his contention that u