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S.Ansari v. the Regional Transport Officer

Madras HC23 Feb 2026WP/5189/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Auto Rickshaw Permit; Form CCPA application; Regional Transport Officer Salem South; Writ of Mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; Madras High Court; identical matter disposal following WP.No.13551 of 2025 (A.Rajavel) and W.P.No.17275 of 2025; eight weeks compliance direction; no costs; single-judge order dated 23-02-2026.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the respondent to receive the petitioner's application dated 05.01.2026 in Form CCPA along with the prescribed fee through online for grant of an Auto Rickshaw Permit within a radius of 30 kms from Salem Town Old Bus stand, Salem District, and to pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order; no costs. ¶26

S.Ansari Vs the Regional Transport Officer — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent (Regional Transport Officer, Salem South) should be directed, by a Writ of Mandamus under Article 226, to receive the petitioner's application dated 05.01.2026 in Form CCPA with the prescribed fee through online for grant of an Auto Rickshaw Permit to operate within a radius of 30 km from Salem Town Old Bus stand, Salem District, and to pass orders in accordance with law.

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Court's answer

The issue raised in this writ petition is identical to the one already decided by this Court in W.P.No.17275 of 2025, and the petition is therefore disposed of on that basis.

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Ratio / Principle

The respondent is directed to receive the petitioner's application (dated 05.01.2016 as printed in the disposing paragraph; recited elsewhere as 05.01.2026) in Form CCPA along with the prescribed fee through online for grant of an auto rickshaw permit within a radius of 30 kms from Salem Town Old Bus stand, Salem District, and to pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law within eight (8) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order. No costs.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (V. Lakshminarayanan, J.) disposed of a writ petition under Article 226 seeking mandamus against the Regional Transport Officer, Salem South, to receive the petitioner's application dated 05.01.2026 in Form CCPA with prescribed fee through online for grant of an Auto Rickshaw Permit within a 30 km radius of Salem Town Old Bus stand, Salem District. Noting the issue was identical to that decided in W.P.No.17275 of 2025 (which itself followed A.Rajavel v. RTO, Salem East, WP.No.13551 of 2025, decided 16.04.2025, and the ratio in W.P.Nos.14300 to 14305 of 2024), the Court directed the respondent to receive the application and pass appropriate orders on merits in accordance with law within eight (8) weeks. No costs.

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WP No. 5189 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 23-02-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN WP No. 5189 of 2026

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S.Ansari ..Petitioner(s)

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The Regional Transport Officer Salem South, Salem District. .. . .Respondent(s)

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Prayer : This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent herein to receive the application of the petitioner dated 5.01.2026 in Form CCPA along with the prescribed fee through online for the grant of Auto Rickshaw permit to operate the vehicle within radius of 30 KM Distance from Salem Town Old Bus stand, Salem, Salem district and to consider the same and to pass orders in accordance with law.

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr.A.Ganesan

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For Respondent(s) : Ms.C.Meera Arumugam Addl.Govt.Pleader

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ORDER

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This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent herein to receive the application of the petitioner dated 05.01.2026, in Form CCPA along with the prescribed fee through online for the grant of

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WP No. 5189 of 2026

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Auto Rickshaw Permit to operate the vehicle within radius of 30 K.M. distance from from Salem Town Old Bus stand, Salem, Salem District.

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In an identical case, this Court, in the case of A.Rajavel Vs. The Regional Transport Officer, Salem East, Salem District [WP.No.13551 of 2025] decided on 16.04.2025, passed the following order:-

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“ 9. In view of the above ratio laid down by the Court in

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W.P.Nos.14300 to 14305 of 2024, the respondent is directed to receive the application of the petitioner dated 17.03.2025 in Form CCPA along with the prescribed fee through online for the grant of an Auto Rickshaw Permit to operate the vehicle within a radius of 30 km distance from Salem Town Old Bus Stand, Salem District, and pass appropriate orders on its merits, in accordance with law, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order”.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that following the

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aforesaid order, a similar order was passed in W.P.No.17275 of 2025, by this Court. The Counsel hence submitted that a similar order may be passed in the present writ petition.

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WP No. 5189 of 2026

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The issue raised in this case is identical to one already decided in the aforementioned W.P.No.17275 of 2025. Hence, the present Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to receive the petitioner’s application dated 05.01.2016 in Form CCPA along with the prescribed fee through online, for the grant of an auto Rickshaw Permit to operate the vehicle within a radius of 30 kms distance from from Salem Town Old Bus stand, Salem, Salem District and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight(8) weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.

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23-02-2026

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Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No KKD

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The Regional Transport Officer, Salem South, Salem District.

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