Vishwanath Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.1928 of 2015 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16834 of 2013 ====================================================== Vishwanath Choudhary S/o late Sone Lal Choudhary, R/O VillageRampur, Jalalpur, P.S. - Dalsingh Sarai, District - Samastipur .... .... Petitioner / Appellant

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Education (Research and Training), Govt. of Bihar, Patna

2. The Joint Secretary, Department of Education (Research and Training), Govt. of Bihar, Patna

3. The State Information Commission, Suchana Bhawn, Bailey Road, Patna

4. The Public Information Officer, Research and Training, Education Department, Bihar, Patna

5. The Principal, Primary Shishak Shikscha Mahavidayalaya RampurJalalpur, P.S.- Dalsingh Sarai, District- Samastipur .... .... Respondents / Respondents.

====================================================== Appearance:

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Amrendra Kr. Sinha No.1, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anshuman Singh, GP 24. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 18-04-2018 Having heard learned counsel for the appellant we find no error in the order passed by the State Information Commission refusing to grant information to the petitioner-appellant and, at the same time, the information sought did not fall within the purview of the Right to Information Act.

The Writ Court also in dismissing the Writ Application has not committed any error.

The appeal stands dismissed.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Dilip, AR U