Dismissed
G K Kantharaju v. the Public Information Officer
Karnataka HCWP/1196/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a refusal to provide RTI information. The court held that the petition was not maintainable as a statutory appeal under Section 19 of the RTI Act was available to the petitioner.
What did the court decide?
No relief; writ petition dismissed as not maintainable due to availability of statutory appeal under Section 19 of the RTI Act.