W.P.No.32158 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.No.32158 of 2025 G.Nataraj S/o. Govindasamy Goudner, 5/703 Pichampalayam Pudur Post, Pn Road, Tirupur 641 602. Petitioner(s) Vs. 1.District Collector Tiruppur District Collector Office, Palladam Road, Tiruppur. 2.Regional Transport Officer Tiruppur South Regional Transport Office, Veerapandi Division, Palladam Road, Tiruppur. 3.Regional Transport Officer Tiruppur North Regional Transport Office, Siruppluvapatti Salai, Tiruppur. 4.Regional Transport Officer Dharapuram Regional Transport Office, Dharapuram. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32158 of 2025 5.General Manager Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd, Kangeyam Road, Tiruppur. Respondent(s) Prayer: This Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to conduct a detailed enquiry and take action against private and TNSTC buses illegally operating without route permits in Route No.16 Tiruppur to Kangeyam based on the petitioner’s representation dated 30.01.2025. For Petitioner : Ms.Meera Gnanasekar For Respondents : Mr.P.Siddarth Standing Counsel ORDER The petitioner, claiming to be a stage carriage operator on Route No.16 between Tiruppur and Kangeyam, has approached this Court seeking a direction to the first respondent to conduct a detailed enquiry and take appropriate action against private bus operators and buses belonging to the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), which are allegedly operating on the said route without valid permits. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32158 of 2025 2. According to the petitioner, he has been granted a valid stage carriage permit to operate on Route No.16. It is his grievance that certain private bus operators, as well as buses belonging to the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, are operating on the said route without valid permits, thereby causing financial loss to him. In this regard, the petitioner submitted a representation to the first respondent requesting appropriate action against the alleged unauthorized operators. However, the said representation has not been considered till date. 3. Learned Government Counsel, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner’s representation would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed in accordance with law within the time that may be stipulated by this Court. 4. Recording the said submission, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 30.01.2025 on its own merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as all 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32158 of 2025 persons likely to be affected, including the operators against whom allegations have been made. No costs. 30.06.2026 Index : Yes/No Speaking order : Yes/No dna To 1.The District Collector Tiruppur District Collector Office, Palladam Road, Tiruppur. 2.The Regional Transport Officer Tiruppur South Regional Transport Office, Veerapandi Division, Palladam Road, Tiruppur. 3.The Regional Transport Officer Tiruppur North Regional Transport Office, Siruppluvapatti Salai, Tiruppur. 4.The Regional Transport Officer Dharapuram Regional Transport Office, Dharapuram. 5.The General Manager Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd, Kangeyam Road, Tiruppur. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32158 of 2025 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR.J., dna W.P.No.32158 of 2025 30.06.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis