Shivraj Singh Markam v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 3823 of 2019

1. Shivraj Singh Markam, S/o Late Ramnath Singh, Aged About 68 Years R/o Village And Post Ketka, Police Station Surajpur, District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya New Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Collector Surajpur, District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh

3. Tahsildar Tahsil Surajpur, District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ---Respondent For Petitioner :

Mr. Vinod Kumar A., Advocate For State :

Mr. P. Acharya, Panel Lawyer :

adfasf Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 23.10.2019

1. The grievance of the petitioner in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the respondent authorities for issuing the necessary information sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

2. This Court at the outset is of the view that the writ petition may not be maintainable for the simple reason that the petitioner has an alternative efficacious remedy by preferring an appeal under provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 to the appellate authority.

-23. Reserving the right of the petitioner to approach the Appellate Authority for ventilating his grievance. The present Writ Petition stands disposed off holding it to be not maintainable. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rahul