W.P.No.3850 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 10.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.No.3580 of 2026 and W.M.P.No.4010 of 2026 P.Krishnasamy S/o.Periyasamy Gounder ... Petitioner vs. 1. The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Secretary to Government Home (Transport I) Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2. The Regional Transport Authority Tiruppur District, Collectorate Buildings Palladam Road, Tiruppur – 641 604. 3. The Regional Transport Officer The Regional Transport Office (Tiruppur North) Sirupooluvappatti Road, Tiruppur – 641 603. 4. The Deputy Manager, Commercial Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Kangayam Road, Tirupur – 641 604. 5. Ravikumar S/o.Rayappa Gounder Proprietor of M/s.Senthurvel Bus Service … Respondents Page Nos.1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3850 of 2026 Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for records of the impugned proceedings and to quash the impugned order / proceedings of the 2nd Respondent in R. No 4684 / A3/ 2025 dated 14.05.2025 and the permit pertaining to the Tirupur District issued in favour of 5th respondent which is issued in total violation and incompatible with the G.O. Ms. No 198, Home ( Transport - I) department, dated 28.04.2025 and consequently directing the respondents to conduct proper enquiry with existing bus route operators and issue afresh route permits to the mini bus operators strictly in accordance with the provisions enumerated in G.O. Ms. No 198, Home (Transport I) Department dated 28.04.2025. For Petitioner : Ms.Meera Gnanasekar For Respondents : Mr.M.Sivavarthanan Government Counsel, for R1 to R4 Mr.T.Padmanabhan, for R5 ***** O R D E R The petitioner has filed the present writ petition challenging the order dated 14.05.2025 passed by the second respondent, whereby a permit pertaining to Tiruppur District has been granted in favour of the fifth respondent. Page Nos.2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3850 of 2026 2. According to the petitioner, the permit granted in favour of the fifth respondent is in violation of G.O.Ms.No.198, Home (Transport-I) Department, dated 28.04.2025. The said Government Order was issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 68(5) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the “MV Act”). 3. Section 90 of the MV Act provides for a remedy of revision. It empowers the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, on an application made to it, to call for the records of any case in which an order has been passed by a State Transport Authority or a Regional Transport Authority against which no appeal lies. If the Tribunal is satisfied that such order is improper or illegal, it may pass such order as it deems fit, and every such order shall be final. 4. In the present case, the petitioner has approached this Court without exhausting the efficacious statutory remedy of revision available under Section 90 of the MV Act. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to file a revision under Section 90 of the MV Act before the State Page Nos.3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3850 of 2026 Transport Appellate Tribunal within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If such revision is filed within the stipulated period, the State Transport Appellate Tribunal shall entertain and decide the same on its own merits, without rejecting it on the ground of limitation. All the rights and contentions of the parties are left open. 6. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. 10.07.2026 Speaking / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes / No Index : Yes / No mk To 1. The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Secretary to Government Home (Transport I) Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2. The Regional Transport Authority Tiruppur District, Collectorate Buildings Palladam Road, Tiruppur – 641 604. 3. The Regional Transport Officer The Regional Transport Office (Tiruppur North) Sirupooluvappatti Road, Tiruppur – 641 603. 4. The Deputy Manager, Commercial Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Kangayam Road, Tirupur – 641 604. Page Nos.4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.3850 of 2026 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J., mk W.P.No.3580 of 2026 10.07.2026 Page Nos.5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis