Kovaishakthi @ M.R.Jawahar v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17-12-2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.NO.21828 OF 2008 Kovaishakthi @ M.R.Jawahar ... Petitioner .Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary to Government, The Commercial Taxes Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Special Officer/Joint Receiver of Kalaimagal Sabha (Regn.No.16/84), 67, New Pallipalayam Road, Kumarapalayam, Salem - 638 183.

3. The Joint Receiver, Kalaimagal Sabha (Regn.No.16/84), No.48, New Usman Road, T.Nagar, Chennai.

... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders on the representation of the petitioner sent on 01.08.2007 acknowledged by the first respondent in its proceedings Letter No.18133/M1/2007-1 dated 30.08.2007. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Selva Thirumurugan For Respondent-1 : Mr.V.Prashanth Kiran, Government Advocate (Taxes) For Respondent-2 : Mr.C.Sathish Government Advocate For Respondent-3 : Mr.T.R.Raja Raman https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to direct the first respondent to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner on 01.08.2007.

2. The representation submitted by the petitioner reveals that it was submitted under the provisions of the Right to Information Act.

3. However, the learned Government Advocate (Taxes) appearing on behalf of the first respondent brought to the notice of this Court that with reference to the representation submitted by the petitioner under the Right to Information Act, the Government in its letter dated 30.08.2007, informed that those informations, sought for by the information seeker, were not available with the Department of Commercial Taxes and Registration.

4. This being the factum, it is left open to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the concerned Public Information Officer for the purpose of securing instructions by following the procedures as contemplated under the Right to Information Act.

5. With the abovesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar Svn To The Secretary to Government, The State of Tamil Nadu, The Commercial Taxes Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.68654 +1cc to the Special Government Pleader (Taxes), S.R.No.68435 W.P.NO.21828 OF 2008 AK-II(CO) PBS/06/01/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/