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Prakash v. The Regional Transport Officer

Madras HC12 Feb 2026WP(MD)/3862/2026

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Writ petition disposed of with directions: (i) petitioner to appear in person before the first respondent (RTO, Melur) with all relevant documents; (ii) first respondent to consider the application and issue badge licence/pass orders thereon. No order as to costs. ¶26

Prakash Vs The Regional Transport Officer — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.(MD)No.3862 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED :12.02.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY

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W.P.(MD)No.3862 of 2026

Prakash

... Petitioner

The Regional Transport Officer, Melur Regional Transport Office, Melur, Madurai District..

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The Inspector of Police,, Melur Police Station, Madurai District.. ... 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 Mandamus directing the respondent No.1 to issue the badge license to the Petitioner in Application in File NO.547042326 dated 03.02.2026 within the time stipulated by this Court.

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For Petitioner :Mr.D.Muthupandi

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For Respondents :Mr.K.Balasubramani for R1 Special Government Pleader Mr.A.Albert James for R2 Government Advocate (Crl. side)

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.3862 of 2026

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O R D E R

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This writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent No.1 to issue the badge license to the petitioner in Application in File NO.547042326 dated 03.02.2026 within the time stipulated by this Court.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Special Government Pleader and learned Government Advocate appearing for the official respondents. By consent of both sides, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

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The petitioner submitted representation on 03.02.2026 for issuance of badge license. However, since no action has been taken on the said representation, the petitioner is before this Court with this writ petition.

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Learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents, would submit that though the petitioner has applied through online, nobody has appeared in person and produced documents and hence, they are not in a position to process the application and issue the said license.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.3862 of 2026

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In view of the above submissions, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to appear before the first respondent in person along with all the relevant documents and on perusal of all the documents, the 1^st respondent is directed to consider the petitioner's application and accordingly, issue badge license and pass orders thereon. There shall be no order as to costs.

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12.02.2026

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NCC :Yes/No Index :Yes/No RR

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