IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 16.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR W.P.No.3437 of 2010 and M.P.No.2 of 2010 Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Ltd., Rep. By its Managing Director, Trichy ... Petitioner(s)

Vs.

1. State Transport Appellate Tribunal, High Court Campus, Chennai – 104.

2. Regional Transport Authority, Karur.

3. Tvl.Vasuki Transports, 12 , Adhikrishnapuram, Karur

4. M.Subramani ... Respondent(s)

[R4 impleaded as per order dated 11.04.2012 made in M.P.No.1 of 2012 in W.P.No.3437 of 2010]

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorari, to call for the records on the file of the first respondent in connection with the order passed by him in Appeal No.381/2005 dated 09.09.2009 and also the order passed by the second respondent in his proceedings in R.No.46712/A2/2004 dated 02.05.2005 and quash the same.

For Petitioner(s) : M/s.Kala Ramesh For R1 : Tribunal For R2 : Mr.P.Anandakumar, Government Advocate For R3 & R4 : Mr.M.Palani

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR, J.)

This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner corporation seeking a writ of certiorari, having been aggrieved by the orders passed by the second respondent on the application submitted by the third respondent seeking variation of the transport permit possessed by it, vide proceedings bearing R.No.46712/A2/2004 dated 02.05.2005, as confirmed by the first respondent Tribunal in Appeal No.381 of

2005 dated 09.09.2009, and sought for quashing of the said orders.

2. The trajectory of the facts leading to filing of the present writ petition are as under:-

2.1. The third respondent herein, who was possessing a route permit for Karur Town Service, Route No.6, Karur Railway Station to Ariyur via Rajaji Street, Travellers Bungalow, Jawahar Bazaar, Karur Bus Stand, Viswanathapuri and K.Paramathi which shuttles between Karur Railway Station and Adhireddipalayam, approached the second respondent seeking variation of the permit on two counts. Firstly, for curtailment of sector from Karur Railway Station to Karur Bus stand. Secondly, for grant of eight additional singles between Adhireddipalayam and Ariyur. The said application was opposed by the petitioner herein and certain others by submitting representations. After considering the said representations of the petitioner herein and others, and having taken note of the ‘No Objection’ reported by the petitioner herein for curtailing the sector from Karur Old Railway Station to Karur Bus stand, and on examining the merits of the second request made by the third respondent herein, the second respondent, herein by an order dated 28.04.2005, allowed the application filed by the third respondent herein granting variation. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner herein filed an appeal vide M.V.Appeal No.381 of 2005 on the file of the first respondent Tribunal and the said appeal was dismissed by the learned Tribunal by an order dated 09.09.2009, confirming the order dated 28.04.2005. It is aggrieved by the said orders dated 28.04.2005 and 09.09.2009, the petitioner corporation is before us.

2.2. Though the petitioner corporation has reported ‘No Objection’ in respect of the first count of variation sought by the third respondent herein, before the second respondent itself and the same was also recorded by the second respondent in its order, surprisingly, the petitioner corporation has filed an appeal as against that part of the order also before the first respondent though unsuccessfully. However, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner corporation fairly submitted before us that the petitioner corporation is not contesting the variation ordered in the permit insofar as the first count is concerned, namely, the curtailment of the sector from Karur Railway Station to Karur Bus Stand. Therefore, there is no necessity for us to examin