Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission v. Tamil Nadu Information Commission

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.12.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU and W.M.P. No. 486 of 2022 Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Represented by its Secretary, TNPSC Road, VOC Nagar, Chennai 600 003.

... Petitioner -vs1.Tamil Nadu Information Commission, Represented by its Registrar, No.19, Farm Village, Fanepet, Nandanam, Chennai 600 035.

2.M.P.Murugesan 3.The Transport Commissioner, Rep. by the Public Information Officer, Transport Commissionerate, Chepauk, Chennai 5.

... Respondents Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records of the First respondent in its order dated 12.10.2021 in order No.SA 6135/SCIC/2020, quash the same and pass such further order.

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For Petitioner : Mr. R.Baranidharan For Respondents : Mr. C.Vigneswaran (for R1) Mr. N.Subramanian (for R2) Mr. U.Baranidaran Additional Government Pleader (for R3)

O R D E R

Heard Mr. R.Baranidharan, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. C.Vigneswaran, Learned Counsel for the First Respondent, Mr. N.Subramanian, Learned Counsel for the Second Respondent and Mr. U.Baranidaran, Learned Additional Government Pleader for the Third Respondent and perused the materials placed on record, apart from the pleadings of the parties.

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The Petitioner, viz., Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, is aggrieved by the order dated 12.10.2021 in Case No. SA 6135/SCIC/2020 passed by the First Respondent in the exercise of powers under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act' for short), requiring to furnish the information sought by the Second Respondent. 3.

Learned Counsel for the Second Respondent, on instruction, states that 2/5

the information sought by the Second Respondent in item nos. 3 and 4 of the queries in his application dated 09.05.2020 made under Section 6(1) of the Act has been furnished and he has made an endorsement to that effect in the court record.

4.

In the aforesaid circumstances, nothing remains for further consideration in the Writ Petition, but if any of the parties still have any grievance to be redressed in the matter, they are not precluded from working out their remedies before the proper forum in the manner recognized by law. In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed on the aforesaid terms. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No costs. 08.12.2023 Index: Yes/No NCC: Yes/No Note: Issue order copy by 22.05.2024.

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To 1.The Registrar, Tamil Nadu Information Commission, No.19, Farm Village, Fanepet, Nandanam, Chennai 600 035.

2.The Transport Commissioner, Rep. by the Public Information Officer, Transport Commissionerate, Chepauk, Chennai 5.

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P.D. AUDIKESAVALU, J.

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