Shri Aphfe-O Sote v. the State of Nagaland and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court (Kohima Bench), WP(C)/32/2026, decided 23.03.2026 by Justice Devashis Baruah (neutral citation: 2026:GAU-NL:146). Keywords: RTI Act 2005 application; second appeal; Nagaland Information Commission order dated 18.02.2026; Notice Inviting Tender (NIT); publication in Local/National Dailies; NIMSR Kohima; College of Nursing/Administrative Block; Article 226 jurisdiction declined; writ petition dismissed; liberty preserved to renew specific RTI query. No precedent discussed; single-judge order.
What did the court decide?
Since the information sought by the Petitioner (a copy of the Notice Inviting Tender, along with the photograph of the NIT published/displayed on the Department's Notice Board) had already been provided to him by the Respondent Authorities, the Court was not inclined to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, and accordingly dismissed the writ petition.