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2. By a Circular dated 29.11.2000, the first respondent directed all Regional Transport Authorities cum District Collector to consider the request of the mini bus operators while issuing permits sand to issue suitable instructions to the Regional Transport Officer to allow the existing mini bus operators to touch the bus stand and to switch over the permits issued from the old scheme to the new scheme subject to the provisions of law and scheme.
4. The learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents further submits that 6 mini bus operators from Kanyakumari District filed Writ Petitions before this Court, to permit those mini bus operators to touch the Anna Bus Stand since they are operating lesser distance below 4.0 kms on the served sector, based on the Circular of the first respondent dated 29.11.2000. Details of those mini bus operators are as under:
5. It is submitted that this Court allowed the above Writ Petitions and directed the respondents to permit the above mini bus operators to go inside the Anna Bus Stand as per the Circular of the first respondent dated 29.11.2000 and in the light of the earlier order passed by this Court in W.P.(MD) No.12257 of 2011, dated 29.10.2011 [R.Bharathi Vs. _____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Regional Transport Officer, Dindigul] by ascertaining the facts that all the aforesaid mini buses are operated lesser distance below 4 kms. on the served sector of the route.
6. It is further submitted that thereafter, the petitioner Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Nagercoil Division sent a representation in Lr.No.010/Va8/TNSTC/Nager/18 dated 23.02.2021 to the first respondent to take appropriate action against the aforesaid mini bus operators as the said mini buses enter the Anna bus Stand at Nagercoil as against their permit. The first respondent in his turn sent a representation dated 18.03.2021 bearing reference Lr.No.V2/3361/2020 to the second respondent with a request to take appropriate action against the said mini bus operators. The second respondent, by his Letter dated 29.06.2022 bearing reference R.No.011680/A2/2022, directed the Motor Vehicle Inspector, Nagercoil to verify the operation of the aforesaid mini buses along with Deputy Manager of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd, Nagercoil Division. In the joint inspection held on 08.07.2022, it was ascertained that there was a overlapping in the served sector for the mini buses to go inside the Anna Bus Stand, details of which, are given below: