A.Syed Abdul Rahim, v. The State Information

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 05.03.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI A.Syed Abdul Rahim ... Petitioner versus

1. The State Information Commissioner, State Information Commission, No.2, Thiagaraya Street, Teynampet, Chennai - 18.

2. The Commissioner/Appellate Authority, Madurai Corporation, Madurai - 2.

3. The Public Information Officer/ Chief Town Planning Officer, Madurai Corporation, Madurai - 2.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first respondent to dispose the petitioner's representation/2nd 1/4

appeal dated 19.06.2018 in accordance with law and on merits and also following the procedure under Section 19 of Right to Information Act, within the time to be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Suriya Narayanan For R1 and R2 : Mr.K.K.Senthil For R3 : Mr.S.Vinayak Standing Counsel

ORDER

This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus, directing the first respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner dated 19.06.2018 on merits and in accordance with law.

2. Today, when this writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 submits that the appeal was already disposed of by the first respondent on 19.11.2018.

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3. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2, this writ petition is closed as infructuous. No costs.

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1. The State Information Commissioner, State Information Commission, No.2, Thiagaraya Street, Teynampet, Chennai - 18.

2. The Commissioner/Appellate Authority, Madurai Corporation, Madurai - 2.

3. The Public Information Officer/ Chief Town Planning Officer, Madurai Corporation, Madurai - 2.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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