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Veilumuthu v. The Secretary, Transport Department

Madras HC16 Jun 2026WP(MD)/16341/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Vehicle registration; permanent registration number; temporary registration; lapse of time; Hyundai i20 Magna Plus VTVT Model M1BS4; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; Regional Transport Officer Aruppukottai Virudhunagar; Transport Department Government of Tamil Nadu; direction to consider representation dated 17.03.2026; speaking order; notice; eight weeks timeline; death of vehicle owner; Indian Army service; disposed; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Limited relief: 3rd respondent to consider the representation dated 17.03.2026 after issuing due notice to the petitioner and pass a speaking order on its own merits and in accordance with law, not later than eight weeks from receipt of a web copy of the order; no costs. ¶35

Veilumuthu Vs The Secretary, Transport Department — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing the respondents to register the petitioner's vehicle in the name and style of Huyndai i20 MAGNA plus VTVT Model - M1BS4 and to issue a permanent registration number, notwithstanding issues raised regarding lapse of time since the temporary registration.

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Court's answer

Before considering the grounds on merits, the Court recorded that the respondents had not taken any decision in writing setting out detailed reasons on the petitioner's representation dated 17.03.2026; on this basis the Court declined to adjudicate the merits and adopted the limited course of directing consideration of the representation.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition is disposed of by directing the 3rd respondent to take up the petitioner's representation dated 17.03.2026, issue due notice to the petitioner, and pass a speaking order on its own merits and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and in any event not later than eight weeks from receipt of a web copy of the order; no costs.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.: Writ petition under Article 226 by the widow of a serving Indian Army personnel who purchased a Hyundai i20 Magna Plus VTVT (Model M1BS4) in Madhya Pradesh on a temporary registration and died after bringing the vehicle to Tamil Nadu, seeking mandamus to register the vehicle and assign a permanent registration number despite issues raised regarding lapse of time. Finding that the respondents had taken no decision in writing with detailed reasons on the petitioner's representation dated 17.03.2026, the Court disposed of the petition without entering the merits, directing the 3rd respondent (Regional Transport Officer, Aruppukottai) to take up the representation, issue due notice, and pass a speaking order on its own merits and in accordance with law, not later than eight weeks from receipt of a web copy of the order. No costs.

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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Dated: 16.06.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

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Veilumuthu

... Petitioner

Vs.

The Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Ezhilagam,

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Chepauk,

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Chennai - 600 005.

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Commissioner of Transport, Board of Revenue, Ezhilagam, Chepauk,

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Chennai - 600 005.

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The Regional Transport Officer, Regional Transport Office, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar District - 626 002. ...Respondents

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Prayer: Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this court to issue a Writ of Mandamusdirecting the respondent to register the vehicle in the name and style of Huyndai i20 MAGNA plus VTVT Model - M1BS4 and to issue permanent registration number and pass such further or other orders as this Honble

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court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case and thus render justice.

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For Petitioner : Mr.K.Navaneetha Raja For Respondents : M/s.P.Sudarkodi Nachiar Government Standing Counsel

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ORDER

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The present writ petition has been filed for the following relief:-

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“Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this court to issue a Writ of Mandamusdirecting the respondent to register the vehicle in the name and style of Huyndai i20 MAGNA plus VTVT Model - M1BS4 and to issue permanent registration number and pass such further or other orders as this Honble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case and thus render justice.”

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Mr.K.Navaneetharaja, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and M/s.P.Sudarkodi Nachiar, learned Government Standing Counsel, who takes notice on behalf of the respondents.

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The matter relates to the registration of a vehicle belonging to

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the petitioner. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner's husband was serving in the Indian Army. During his

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service, he purchased a vehicle, namely, a Hyundai i20 Magna Plus VTVT Model – M1BS4, in Madhya Pradesh and obtained a temporary registration for the same. Thereafter, when he brought the vehicle to Tamil Nadu, he fell ill and subsequently passed away.

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It is the grievance of the petitioner that, on account of certain issues raised regarding the lapse of time, the said vehicle has not been registered. Aggrieved, by the same, the petitioner is before this Court.

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Before considering the various grounds on merits, it is pertinent to note that the respondents have not taken any decision in writing setting out the detailed reasons with reference to the representation submitted by the petitioner on 17.03.2026.

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Considering the limited relief sought for in the writ petition, the

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writ petition is disposed of on the following terms:-

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i. The 3^rd respondent take up the representation dated 17.03.2026 submitted by the petitioner for consideration.

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ii. Due notice shall be issued to the petitioner, and thereafter, a speaking order shall be passed on its own merits and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, not later than eight weeks from the date of receipt of a web copy of this order.

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iii. No costs.

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Neutral Citation: No rgm

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