{"id":109155,"date":"2009-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-ravishankar-vs-the-secretary-on-15-april-2009"},"modified":"2014-04-26T23:08:21","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T17:38:21","slug":"smt-ravishankar-vs-the-secretary-on-15-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/smt-ravishankar-vs-the-secretary-on-15-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Smt.Ravishankar vs The Secretary on 15 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Smt.Ravishankar vs The Secretary on 15 April, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n
-1-\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA, \n\nDATED THIS THE 15th DAY OF' APRIL, 2009* 7   \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MRJUSTICE RAM=MQ~msN\"R,1\u00a7\u00a71jI3Y\"  \n\nWRI'i'PE'}'1'1'ION Nos. 1o6s8T&.\\ 10539\/%2oo9A(3a;\\k)  h\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nRAVISHANKAR\ns\/0. GOPAL SHERIGAR __  .\nAGE \u00ab. 34 YEARS   V\n\nR\/AT LALITHMAHAL, 'PERiD}1KI' \"\nMORAL POST, KARKAL!-fg 'rALu\u00abK\nuDU1>IDIS'I\u00a7RIc:'r.V  *  \n 4.    PEFITIONER\n(COMMQN)\n\n(av SR1,  {\"xOPAL,J:\\ I)'\\\/) \n\nTHE' SEER ETARVY  %   V \n\n \"    REGIONAL TRA:&:s:?>0RT AUTHORITY\n\n '(:3\u00a7?jM C NAGASHREE, AGA)\n\nUDUPI.   *\n. ..  RESPONDENT\n(COMMON)\n\n  '\u00a7rHEsE wan' PEFITIGNS FILED UNDER ARTICLES\n\n ':;26,_A'N1:> 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION 01? INDIA PRAYING\n\nTi) DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO ASSfGh\u00a5 THE TIMINGS\n\ni--N ACC\u20ac)RDANCE WITH THE DIRECTION GIVEN BY THE\n RTA UDUPI AS PER RESOLUTION DTD. 6.9.06 VIDI3\nV ANNEXURE--~A IN RESPECT OF' SERIAL NGSJL65 83 162 {N\n\nSUJECT' NOS. 1 13\/664)? 62. 1 1\u20ac}fG6-30'? RESPECFEVELY.\n\nW\n\n\n\nZ\n\nTHESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR\nPRLHEARING, THIS BAY, THE COURT MADE THE\n\nFOLLOWING:\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n
Common questions of fact and that of   ”  <\/p>\n
decision making, hence with 2115 “Consent <\/p>\n
counsel for the parties, the peti\ufb01ohs  ” <\/p>\n
together, \ufb01nally heard    this V<\/p>\n
common order.\n<\/p>\n
2. The  rested right for
\nassigiment  _  V
\n ,J(\u00a7upi, consequent upon
\nthe  in the meeting<\/p>\n
of the Regior;aliVV”Fret’jspi\u00a7rt Authority, for short, RTA,<\/p>\n
 _ A’  to the petitioners but several<\/p>\n
otiier.  for routes claimed to R ‘interior<\/p>\n
Mofoss\ufb02  without touching the area restricted in<\/p>\n
 _ \ufb02the  Notification’ and hence these petitions<\/p>\n
  ..I{ers”ia$rit of mandamus. % K<\/p>\n
1?:\n<\/p>\n
Q\/’<\/p>\n
-3…\n<\/p>\n
3. Writ of mandamus is not a ._ <\/p>\n
awarded only in the exercise of A<\/p>\n
and to compel parties to aV(:t,\ufb01   <\/p>\n
conscience ought to be  of Writ
\ndoes not foliow as a neeessiijfr, showing of legal right.
\n% 4. In  sate of Haryanaz
\nthe Apex\n<\/p>\n
 ——– -V’?  i\u00a73\u00a7:.;elej;aenta1j7″‘”though it is to be
\nreetateti   “ask for a mantiamus
\nwithout _a’ ‘1eg’aI’  There must be a
\njudicialfy enfoieeable right as well as a legally
\n right~——–before one suffering a legal
\n,  ..\u00a7*iex{anC\u00a2 ask for a mandamus.”<\/p>\n
  _:It’V’e\u00e9a:;elsewhere said that a Mandamus is a<\/p>\n
 ‘dras\ufb01c  extraordinary Writ to be issued only when:<\/p>\n
    is a clear lea; right in the petitioner to the<\/p>\n
”   sought; (1)) an imperative duty upon the<\/p>\n
 jresgmn\ufb01eni; to perform accompanied by a refusal to do<\/p>\n
ea  pa
\n\u00a7’ AIR 197′; SC 275 <\/p>\n
-4-<\/span><\/p>\n
so; (C) the iack of any other adequate remedjr;  (t  ”<\/p>\n
properly invoked jurisdiction of t.’ne’Co1 H u   ] V’<\/p>\n
6. Mandamus is not aVwrit “of   <\/p>\n
rests largely in the “the oouxft’   h\ufb02t
\nbe granted when it  work 1: \ufb01or”‘i11″t\u00a7rod11ce
\nconfusion and disordet t    prove
\nunavai\ufb01ng. . . . . . .  .\n<\/p>\n
 H  TA  examination of the
\nresolution   that the RTA is said to<\/p>\n
have ;~   atlop\ufb01ca\ufb01ons for grant of fresh<\/p>\n
  :,,,for’it;te1io1;””Mo\ufb011ssi1 routes without touching<\/p>\n
 in the Magisterial Noti\ufb01cation’, to<\/p>\n
 _ conoiude”\ufb011:n\u00e9’t there are no lwa}. impediment to allow the<\/p>\n
H  ..f\u00a7.pp}ioaiio1\u00a7.s, While observm’ g that if is convinced with<\/p>\n
 to introduce more stage carriage services on<\/p>\n
T   above routes.  \u00a7
\n_ Vki<\/p>\n
E<\/p>\n
-5-<\/span><\/p>\n
8.” At the threshold, it must be noticed  <\/p>\n
resolution falls short of 3. speaking orcier, since\u00bbve:’tsfho1e.A  i’  <\/p>\n
lot of applications are clubbed togetheri. ii  i <\/p>\n
application of mind to each  <\/p>\n
relevant routes, and absence of   a
\nprecondition for grant   the Motor
\nVehicles Act, 198%,”   ‘permits, in
\ngross vio1atiori\u00ab’of_  resolution is<\/p>\n
cryptic  does”ir191;_veLI1iI1i\u00e9;te the routes for which the<\/p>\n
permits are’isoiught:f,’o:*:’f’  stating that the routes<\/p>\n
are ivio\ufb01-giisii. routes,” Without reference to each of the<\/p>\n
‘i*outes,p ciiseiosesthe haste with which the decision is<\/p>\n
 A 9. ”  jurisdiction of the RTA to grant permits<\/p>\n
  the Motor Vehicles Act, depends upon the<\/p>\n
 “ex-.:istence or non-existence of a scheme duly published<\/p>\n
  ” ‘under Section 100(3) of the Act and in order to exercise<\/p>\n
a power under Section 80 of the Act, it is a necessary<\/p>\n
M<\/p>\n
-6-<\/span><\/p>\n
concomitant to keep in mind Section 104  the  <\/p>\n
Thus if the route is a noti\ufb01e either.  ‘witoti-;:;.1.’.ii\u00a3}r’i’\u00bb.VA it<\/p>\n
partial ban for private operators,  to. <\/p>\n
that the RTA would have    a it ‘<\/p>\n
permit on the said   of law
\nto secure a jointroute  in respect of
\nwhich a perrgxit’   operator,
\ntiefore  gant a permit by<\/p>\n
the R’i’;fk, is iifz\u00a7:erai\u00a7ive.44v”*’..<\/p>\n
10. w’Inxtereeting1y,’\u00abfgherefore, there was a need for<\/p>\n
 *  exai;i1ine..as to whether or not the so eaiied<\/p>\n
 L_””m.teIio’i*. routes” the details of which are not<\/p>\n
  the resolution, did or did not cut<\/p>\n
“across or traverse the noti\ufb01ed route. if it did, the<\/p>\n
 of law is not to gent permit for such routes<\/p>\n
  held by the Apex Court in gene -v~ Ashrafulia<\/p>\n
 Khan and other-33.\n<\/p>\n
3 Alli 2002 SC 621?\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
-‘f-\n<\/p>\n
11. The principles laid down by a learned <\/p>\n
Judge of this Court in KSRTC –v- E  _<\/p>\n
foilowing a host of decisions, in tI1\u00a2AA\u00bbVcircun1s:’an.’:cc’s’\u00bb.is  <\/p>\n
apposite:\n<\/p>\n
1) That a Scheme duly pu}A1_is3;ged \ufb01nd\u00e9r
\n100(3) of the Motor vehicies:_”Ac:, 19 88 is ‘\ufb021e :\u00a7
\nlaw and the violati-9;: ofthe’
\nviewed in the  fiolation
\nof any other p1ovisi.o_r;,_ pf tE1\u00a7~ <\/p>\n
2) T’\u00a7at._in  104 of the M.V.Act,
\n  of ‘RA. as the case may
\nbe i\u00e9 L\u00e9isablgri issuing a permit except<\/p>\n
_ _ ..  “accoI’ndan<;c\u00a7_____\u00a7vith the provisions of the
\n .,  .__puhlished under Section 100(3);<\/p>\n
  exercise of its power under<\/p>\n
  ' so of the Act, the Authority<\/p>\n
_ c\u00e9iicerned shall have to keep in View the<\/p>\n
A' ' pf\u00e9visions of Section. 104 of the Act and<\/p>\n
 — m.ake sum that the grant of pexmit by it is<\/p>\n
not in vioiation of any scheme duly
\npublished under Section 100(3)-;<\/p>\n
Q .\n<\/p>\n
{LR 1996 KAR 293 ‘L\/’<\/p>\n
…8..\n<\/p>\n
4) That jurisdiction of the Authority, to  a  VV  <\/p>\n
permit would depend upon _t11\u20ac3,’:C3’\u00a7(3..S\u00a7L.C.\ufb01cv’ff’~,(.):\u00a7’  ‘_
\nnonexistence of a Schc1ne:=,and…ti;\u00a7: of
\npartial ban it may \u00bbc<_)1:1ta1:I'a._  2, VV "
\nprivate operator,  a
\nnoti\ufb01ed route. \u00a3)ete1*:11i;;;%ifi:\u00a7:1~Qf these.
\nWouid be esg\u00e9j\ufb01\ufb02ai f a$
\njurisdictional fa\u00a25Mt:s    the
\nAu\ufb02xorityi ' cg;nccIii\u00e9d,::c-\u00e9gizzgtot'   ' proper<\/p>\n
decistidn     <\/p>\n
5) ~”i’h”at   pazfof the Authority
\n:V’.concer\u00a71\u00e9ri.’,’~-1::o”it’self to the pmvisions
\n()i’Scction   to make an order
\n. _ conL5i*stV_\u00e9:’1,at,, would amount to fa\ufb02um
\n  Vvits’  exercise its jurisdiction
\n and an error of law which would<\/p>\n
 ‘ .. order passed by it.”\n<\/p>\n
 = in the circumstances, the petitioners cannot<\/p>\n
 to have a<::qm'red a clear legal right far issue 9f a<\/p>\n
" ef mandamus, on the basis of a resolution which<\/p>\n
' does not stand the test ef law. issuing a writ of<\/p>\n
mandamus, wiil Work injustice, intrwuce confusion and<\/p>\n
E\/?$\\<\/p>\n
\u00ab9-\n<\/p>\n
disorder in the mind of the RTA, more appibp\ufb01aiegr\u00bb     <\/p>\n
the light of the observations supra.<\/p>\n
The writ petitions are  meI’itV_  <\/p>\n
accordingly rejected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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