The High Court of Karnataka disposed of a writ petition for being infructuous. Since the underlying appeal under the Right to Information Act was dismissed, the impugned order imposing costs was quashed as unsustainable.
The impugned order dated 20.05.2015 bearing No.KIC 9965 APL 2014 stood quashed as unsustainable.
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WP No. 42495 of 2015
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 42495 OF 2015 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
PROF.P.S.YADAPADITHAYA S/O LATE P.N.YADAPADITHAYA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, REGISTRAR, MANGALORE UNIVERSITY, MANGALA GANGOTRI, MANGALURU – 575 199.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI.T.P.RAJENDRA KUMAR., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by PADMAVATHI B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
BENGALURU – 560 001.
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…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.SHARATH GOWDA G.B., ADVOCATE R1; DR.S.TIPPESWAMY, PARTY – IN-PERSON, R2)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RELEVANT RECORDS FROM THE R-1; QUASH THE ORDER DATED 20.5.2015 BY THE R-1 VIDE ANN-J AND DISMISS KIC/9965/APL/2014.
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The petitioner is before this Court seeking the
following prayer:
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order is rendered unsustainable. As a matter of form, the impugned order dated 20.05.2015 bearing No.KIC 9965 APL 2014, stands quashed.
Sd/JUDGE
NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 1
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition seeking quashment of an order costs imposed under RTI remains maintainable after the appeal is disposed of as infructuous.
Prof.P.S.Yadapadithaya
State Information Commissioner Karnataka Information Commission
Dr.S.Tippeswamy
M.Nagaprasanna
As recorded by the court registry
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