R.S.Bharathi, v. The Secretary To The Governor
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 07.06.2023 CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU W.P.Nos.24972 and 25360 of 2015 R.S.Bharathi ..
Petitioner in W.P.No.24972 of 2015 Vijaykant ..
Petitioner in W.P.No.25360 of 2015 v.
2. Selvi J.Jayalalithaa
3. Thiru Vijayakanth
4. The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Chief Secretary to the Government Secretariat, Fort St.George
5. The Tamil Nadu State Information Commission rep by its Member Secretary No.2, Theagarya Salai Teynampet, Chennai 600 018
6. K.Ramanujam
7. R.Dhakshinamurthy
8. G.Murugan
9. The Principal Secretary to the Government Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department Fort St.George Secretariat, Chennai-9 .. Respondents in W.P.No.24972 of 2015
2. Selvi J.Jayalalithaa
3. The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Chief Secretary to the Government Secretariat, Fort St.George
4. The Principal Secretary to the Government Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department Fort St.George Secretariat, Chennai 600 009
5. The Tamil Nadu State Information Commission rep by its Member Secretary No.2, Theagarya Salai,Teynampet, Chennai 600 018
6. K.Ramanujam
7. R.Dhakshinamurthy
8. G.Murugan .. Respondents in W.P.No.25360 of 2015 Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Quo Warranto, against the respondents 6 to 8 requiring them to show under what authority they hold the office of the Tamil Nadu Chief Information Commissioner and Tamil Nadu Information Commissioners respectively and consequently to declare their appointments are contrary to the Right to Information Act, 2005 and resulting in their said offices remaining vacant.
For Petitioners ::
Mr.R.Girirajan in WP 24972 of 2015 Mr.V.T.Balaji in WP 25360 of 2015 For Respondents ::
Mr.K.Karthick Jeganath Government Advocate for R1, R4, R5 and R9 in WP 24972 of 2015 and for R1, R3, R4 & R5 in WP 25360 of 2015 Mr.Ashokpathy for M/s Pass Associates for R7 in both Writ Petitions No appearance for R6 & R8
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) Both the learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, submit
that nothing survives in the writ petitions.
2. In the light of that, the writ petitions stand disposed of. No costs. Consequently, M.P.Nos.1 & 2 of 2015 are closed. (S.V.G.,C.J.) (P.D.A.,J.) Index : yes/no 07.06.2023 ss To
2. The Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Fort St.George
3. The Principal Secretary to Government Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department Fort St.George
4. The Member Secretary Tamil Nadu State Information Commission No.2, Theagarya Salai Teynampet, Chennai 600 018
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND P.D.AUDIKESAVALU,J.
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