M.Selvakumar v. State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE M.Selvakumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by its Co-operative Secretary, St.George Fort, Chennai-6.

2.The Chief Information Officer, Tamil Nadu State Information Commission, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018.

3.The Director, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Chennai.

4.The District Collector, Thoothukudi.

5.The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Thoothukudi.

6.The Tahsildar, Kovilpatti Taluk.

...Respondents

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 4 and 5 to receive all information by themselves pending at Taluk Office, Kovilpatti and Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Societies of Kadambur and Chockalingapuram or from places it is available within 7 days and hand over the same to this petitioner based on the petitioner's representation dated 17.12.2019. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Selva Kumar (Party-in-Person) For R1, R4 to R6 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader For R2 : Ms.Porkodi, for Mr.K.K.Senthil, Standing Counsel For R3 : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) With reference to the relief sought for in this Writ Petition, if at all an application is filed under RTI Act, the Information Officer has to provide information to the information seeker within a period of 30 days. If he failed to do so, the petitioner has to approach the State Commission for redressal. Contrarily, this Writ Petition cannot be entertained.

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2.Therefore, granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Public Information Officer or the State Commission as the case may be for the purpose of receiving information sought for by him, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

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2.The Director, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Chennai.

3.The District Collector, Thoothukudi.

4.The Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Thoothukudi.

5.The Tahsildar, Kovilpatti Taluk.

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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

AND DR.A.D.MARIA CLETE, J.

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