C.Selvaraj v. Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.07.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.MAHADEVAN W.P.No.15737 of 2013 C.Selvaraj ... Petitioner

Versus

The Secretary Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, AR III Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.

... Respondent Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, quashing the respondent's impugned order in Letter No.3038/A.R 3/ 2012-1 dated 6.2.2012 as ultra vires of Article 14, and consequently direct the respondent to include Court-fee stamps, Money orders and Indian Postal Orders as a mode of payment of further fee under the RTI Act.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Sundaravadanam For Respondent : Mr.S.T.S.Murthi Government Pleader assisted by Mr.V.Shanmugasundaram Government Advocate

O R D E R

(The Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble The Chief Justice) On the conspectus of the matter in issue raised and the counter affidavit filed, we are not inclined to entertain the present petition as Pubic Interest Litigation. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2. The writ petition is thus dismissed, leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(J) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ksr To The Secretary Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, AR III Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.

+1cc to Mr.T.Sundaravadanam, Advocate, S.R.No.37379 +1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No.37403 W.P.No.15737 of 2013 SVI(CO) CA(22/07/2016) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/