Sri Hariraj Shetty v. the Public Information Officer and Under Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition filed under Article 226, the petitioner sought direction to the First Respondent to dispose of an RTI appeal under Section 19(3) of the RTI Act, 2005 within a fixed time. The Court found the prayer innocuous and directed the authority to dispose of the appeal within eight weeks from receipt of the order.
What did the court decide?
Directed the First Respondent to dispose of the RTI appeal within eight weeks and to intimate the petitioner about the complaint status within a time limit.