V.Anandan v. The State Chief Information Commission

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.12.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU V.Anandan ... Petitioner -vs1. The State Chief Information Commissioner, The Tamil Nadu Chief Information Commission, No. 2, Thiygaraya Nagar Road, Thenampettai, Chennai - 600018.

2. The Public Information Officer, The Superintend of Engineer,

3. The Public Information Officer, Executive Engineer / General, Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution System, Dharmapuri - 5.

4. Assistant Account Officer, ... Respondents Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records in pursuance of order of the Second Respondent vide in letter K-No. 685-1/NEE PEE.1/UOO/KOO. THA. AOO. VOO. SA/2022 dated 19.10.2020 and quash 1/4

the same and consequently direct the Second Respondent to provide M-BOOK COPY to the Petitioner in period of the Petitioner worked from 1981 to 1996. For Petitioner : Mr. C.Venkatesan For Respondents : Mr. C.Vigneswaran (for R1) Mr. A.P. Venkatesh Prasad for M/s. T.S. Gopalan & Co (for R2 to R4)

O R D E R

Heard Mr. C.Venkatesan, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. C.Vigneswaran, Learned Counsel appearing for the First Respondent, Mr. A.P. Venkatesh Prasad, Learned Counsel appearing for the Second to Fourth Respondents and perused the materials placed on record, apart from the pleadings of the parties.

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Though the grievance ventilated by the Petitioner in the Writ Petition relates to refusal of the Second to Fourth Respondents to furnish copies of the entries made in the M-Book maintained by them, which has become redundant by passage of time, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw this Writ Petition reserving the right of the Petitioner to work 2/4

out his remedies for claiming the monetary benefits due to him before the proper forum in the manner recognized by law, and he has made an endorsement to that effect in the court record.

In fine, the Writ Petitioner is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid clarifications. No costs.

07.12.2023 kv Index: Yes/No Note: Issue order copy by 28.02.2024.

To

1. The State Chief Information Commissioner, The Tamil Nadu Chief Information Commission, No. 2, Thiygaraya Nagar Road, Thenampettai, Chennai - 600018.

2. The Public Information Officer, The Superintend of Engineer,

3. The Public Information Officer, Executive Engineer / General, Tamil Nadu Electricity Distribution System, Dharmapuri - 5.

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P.D. AUDIKESAVALU, J.

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