The Public Information Officer v. The Central Information

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 23.02.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.SIVAGNANAM W.P. No.19699 of 2013 The Public Information Officer, Madras High Court, Chennai - 600 104.

...Petitioner

Vs.

1. The Central Information Commission, Commission's Office, Room No.314, 2nd Floor, B.Wing, August Kranti Bhavan, Khikaji Cama Place, New Delhi - 110 066.

Rep., by its Deputy Registrar.

2. C.J.Karira

...Respondents

PRAYER : Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records in Hearing Notice dated 27.06.2013, issued by first respondent in connection with Case No.CIC/SM/A/2011/1293, and complaint dated 23.01.2010, filed by second respondent under Section 18 of the Right to Information Act before the First respondent/Central Information Commission and quash the same as illegal, without jurisdiction and non-est in law.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Narayanan for M/s.B.Vijay For Respondents :

Mr.Manikanda Vanthan Chettiar for R2 No appearance for R1 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

By consent of the learned counsels on either side, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal.

2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has made an endorsement that in view of the order passed by the first respondent dated 26.08.2014, the Writ Petition may be dismissed as infructuous.

3. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar pbn To The Deputy Registrar, The Central Information Commission, Commission's Office, Room No.314, 2nd Floor, B.Wing, August Kranti Bhavan, Khikaji Cama Place, New Delhi - 110 066.

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