IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Civil Writ Petition No.2911 of 2007

Date of Decision: 26.11.2008

Rome Singh

Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab and others

Respondents

CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR, CHIEF

JUSTICE

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH

Present: Mr.Vivek Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner

Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab for the respondents

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T.S.Thakur, C.J. (Oral)

The only grievance made in this writ petition filed in public

interest is that Auto-Rickshaw drivers plying in Jalandhar are violating

permit conditions, in terms whereof they cannot take a passenger outside the

municipal limits, for which the permit has been granted. The grievance has

been made by particular reference to the Rikshaws plying within the

Municipal Corporation limits of Jalandhar. The allegation is that the

Rickshaw owners and the drivers are being allowed by the authorities to ply

beyond the municipal limits also.

Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab submits on

instructions that effective steps are being taken by the authorities to prevent

Auto Rickshaws plying beyond the municipal limits concerned, for which

the permits have been granted. He submits that not only the District

Transport Officer but even the traffic police authorities have instructions to

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proceed against any Auto Rickshaw plying in violation of the terms and

conditions of the permit.

In the circumstances, therefore and keeping in view the

submissions made by Mr.Singh all that we need say is that the authorities

shall continue their efforts to prevent violation of the terms and conditions

subject to which the permit holders are allowed to ply their Auto Rickshaws

within the Municipal Corporation limits. The Inspector General of Traffic

Police shall in this regard issue a specific direction to the traffic authorities

within his jurisdiction and so shall the State Transport Commissioner to

ensure that there is no violation of the permits subject to which three

wheeler/ Auto Rickshaws are allowed to operate in municipal limits.

With these observations and directions the writ petition is

disposed off leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

(T.S.THAKUR)

CHIEF JUSTICE

26.11.2008

(JASBIR SINGH)

gk

JUDGE

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