{"id":17645,"date":"2003-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-11-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-p-govindarajan-vs-secretary-regional-transport-on-12-november-2003"},"modified":"2017-07-28T21:46:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T16:16:54","slug":"k-p-govindarajan-vs-secretary-regional-transport-on-12-november-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-p-govindarajan-vs-secretary-regional-transport-on-12-november-2003","title":{"rendered":"K.P. Govindarajan vs Secretary, Regional Transport &#8230; on 12 November, 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.P. Govindarajan vs Secretary, Regional Transport &#8230; on 12 November, 2003<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: I (2004) ACC 651, 2004 (1) CTC 525<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: R Balasubramanian<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: R Balasubramanian<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>ORDER<\/p>\n<p> R. Balasubramanian, J. <\/p>\n<p> 1. Admit. Mr.Sanjay Ramasamy learned Government Advocate takes notice. With the consent of the learned counsel on either side, the writ petitions are taken up for final disposal. The petitioner in each case is holding a national permit, the validity of which is upto 31.03.2004. The vehicles in question are admittedly 12 years old. The relief asked for in the writ petitions is for a direction in the nature of a mandamus to the respondent forbearing him or any of his subordinates from interfering with the operation of the vehicles in question till the expiry of the permit, on the ground that the vehicles are more than 12 years old. It is not in dispute that Rule 88 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 applies to the case on hand. Under the above Rule, no national permit shall be granted in respect of goods carriage, which is more than 12 years old at any point of time. This Rule is absolute. No discretion is left to the Authority concerned to give a permit in respect of a vehicle which is more than 12 years old.\n<\/p>\n<p> 2. From a reading of Rule 88(1) of the said Rules, it is clear that the vehicle, to be covered under a national permit throughout the validity of the permit, should be less than 12 years old. If the relief as prayed for is granted, then it would amount to directing a public authority to disobey a Rule, which is mandatory in nature. It is true, as pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner, that I have followed the earlier orders of this Court in the few sittings, which I had on this writ jurisdiction, granting the relief as prayed for. But on second thoughts, it strikes to my mind that a mandamus can never be granted to do an act, which is forbidden by law. If it is so given, then it would amount to mockery of justice. Consequently the writ petitions stand dismissed. No costs .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court K.P. Govindarajan vs Secretary, Regional Transport &#8230; on 12 November, 2003 Equivalent citations: I (2004) ACC 651, 2004 (1) CTC 525 Author: R Balasubramanian Bench: R Balasubramanian ORDER R. Balasubramanian, J. 1. Admit. Mr.Sanjay Ramasamy learned Government Advocate takes notice. 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