L.Lalitha, v. The Registrar,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18-11-2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM WP No.39727 of 2016 L.Lalitha

...Petitioner

vs.

1. The Registrar, Tamil Nadu State Information Commission, No.2, Sir Thiyagaraya Salai, Near Alai Amman Koil Street, Teynampet, Chennai - 18.

2. The Appellate Authority cum

3. The Public Information Officer cum

...Respondents

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to pass order on the Appeal dated 08.08.2016 preferred by the petitioner under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Saravanan For Respondent-1: Mr.Niranjan Rajagopalan for M/s.G.R.Associates.

For Respondents-2 and 3: No Appearance

O R D E R

The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to direct the first respondent to pass orders on the Appeal dated 08.08.2016 preferred by the petitioner under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act.

2. The writ petition was filed in the year 2016 and five years have lapsed.

3. Under these circumstances, the first respondent is directed to verify if the said appeal is pending or not and if the same is pending, then it is to be disposed of as expeditiously as possible. On the other hand, if it is already disposed of, no further order sought to be communicated to the petitioner.

4. With the abovesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

s/d- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub-Assistant Registrar Svn To

1. The Registrar, Tamil Nadu State Information Commission, No.2, Sir Thiyagaraya Salai, Near Alai Amman Koil Street, Teynampet, Chennai - 18.

2. The Appellate Authority cum

3. The Public Information Officer cum +1 CC to M/s.GR Associates sr 59561 +1 CC to Mr.G. Pugazhenthi, Advocate sr 60114. W.P.39727 of 2016 KG(CO) SP(30/11/2021)