Chandrakant C. Shah v. Central Information Commission
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11902 OF 2024 Chandrakant C. Shah .....Petitioner Vs.
Central Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission & Ors.
.....Respondents Mr. Chandrakant C. Shah Petitioner present in-person. Mr. R.S.Pawar, AGP for Respondents-State.
Mr. Manu T. Ramachandran, for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.
DATE : 10th JUNE 2025.
P.C.:- 1.
By this Petition, the Petitioner seeks quashing and setting aside of the impugned order dated 14th September 2023 passed by the Respondent No.1-Central Information Commissioner, New Delhi. The Petitioner also seeks quashing and setting aside of the impugned order dated 3rd January 2023 passed by the Respondent No.3-the First Appellate Authority & General Manager, (NW-II), State Bank of India at Ahmedabad.
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Learned counsel appearing for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 raises a preliminary objection. He states that the Petition is not maintainable in this Court inasmuch as, the impugned orders have been passed by the Respondent No.3-the First Appellate Authority i.e. General Manager, State Bank of India at Ahmedabad and by the Central Information Commissioner, i.e., the Second Appellate Authority at New Delhi. He submits that the Petitioner ought to have filed a Petition challenging the said orders before the Gujarat High Court or the Delhi High Court.
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In view of the aforesaid objection raised by the learned counsel appearing for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 with respect to jurisdiction of this Court to entertain this Petition, the Petitioner, who appears in person seeks leave to withdraw the Petition with liberty to file appropriate proceeding before the appropriate forum as may be maintainable in law.
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Petition is accordingly disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.
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5.
We make it clear that we have not gone into the merits of the Petition and as such, keep all contentions of all the parties on merits open.
(DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.) Digitally signed by SHAMBHAVI NILESH SHIVGAN Date:
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