Petitioner challenged non-compliance of an information order without filing a PIL. The High Court declined to consider the matter as a PIL and indirectly disposed of the writ petition, reserving opinions on merits.
Petitioner at liberty to resort to appropriate remedies. Writ petition indirectly disposed of.
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PIL.160-2013
Dond
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.160 OF 2013
Mr. Shrinath R. Pal ..Petitioner Vs. Mr. Ratnakar Gaikwad & Ors. ..Respondents.
Mr. A.A. Siddiqui, for Petitioner. Mr. P.P. Kakade,AGP for State. Ms. A.R.S. Baxi for Respondent Nos.5. Ms. Prachi Puranik for Respondent No.6-BMC.
CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL & A.S. GADKARI, JJ. DATE : 11th February 2015.
P.C.
1 The learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner submits that
he sought certain information, however, the same is not provided to him.
He further submits that the order passed by the State Information Commissioner dated 26th June 2012 has not been complied with. It is submitted that in other matters also the order passed by the Chief Information Commissioner filed by the third party is also not followed/implemented.
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PIL.160-2013
2 We have perused the record and considered the submissions.
We are not inclined to consider the present Writ Petition as a PIL.
3 The Petitioner is at liberty to resort to appropriate remedies.
We have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
4 Writ Petition is disposed of.
(A.S. GADKARI, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.)
Mr. Shrinath R. Pal
Mr. Ratnakar Gaikwad & Ors.
NARESH H. PATIL
A.S. GADKARI
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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