Anil Bhatt v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
RTI refusal writ dismissed on alternative-remedy ground. Anil Bhatt (petitioner; counsel Ajay Tripathi, Akhil Tripathi, Santosh Pathak) v. State Of U.P. And 2 Others (respondent; C.S.C.), WRIT - C No. - 43695 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 33, single-judge bench Vikram D. Chauhan, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:2113; Order Date 6.1.2025. Petitioner's RTI application and appeal had been rejected; three first-appeal letters Nos. 65, 66 and 67 dated 06.07.2021 were challenged via writs of certiorari and mandamus seeking disclosure of the requested information. With appeal before the State Information Commission available and undisputed, Article 226 jurisdiction was declined and the petition dismissed. No precedents cited; no amounts involved.
What did the court decide?
This Court declined to interfere in its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution because the petitioner has a remedy to file an appeal before the State Information Commission; accordingly, the writ petition was dismissed.