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Shambulingappa B. Wali v. the Central Information Commission

Karnataka HC13 Oct 2025WP/109419/2017

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Withdrawn writ petition (GM-RES) before the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench; RTI-related grievance concerning refusal of information relating to the petitioner's wife as third-party information; challenge to Central Information Commission order dated 03.08.2017 in Appeal No. CIC/SB/A/2015/000462/MOCIT; respondents included CIC and Deputy Director/CPIO, UIDAI Regional Office, Bengaluru; prayer under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India; disposed as withdrawn on counsel's memo at preliminary hearing; NC: 2025:KHC-D:13757; no merits decision — usable only to evidence the withdrawal/disposition, not for any substantive RTI holding.

What the court decided

Shambulingappa B. Wali Vs the Central Information… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:13757 WP No. 109419 of 2017

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 109419 OF 2017 (GM-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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SHAMBULINGAPPA B. WALI S/O. LATE BASAVARAJAPPA WALI, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O: BASAVANA BEEDI, BASAVESHWARA TRADERS, HIREKERUR – 581 111, HAVERI DIST.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. N. L. BATAKURKI, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 2^ND FLOOR, "B" WING, AUGUST KRANTI BHAVAN, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI – 110 066.

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Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad

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DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CPIO, UIDAI, REGIONAL OFFICE NO.49, 3^RD FLOOR, KHANIJA BHAVAN SOUTH WING, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001.

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…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. M. B. KANAVI, CGSC FOR RESPONDENTS)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO WRIT/ORDER/DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 03.08.2017 IN APPEAL NO.CIC/SB/A/ 2015/000462/MOCIT, PASSED BY TEH 1^ST RESPONDENT, INSOFAR AS THE ORDER THAT PETITIONER IS NOT ENTITLED TO GET INFORMATION RELATING TO HIS WIFE AS IT IS THIRD PARTY INFORMATION, WHICH IS MARKED AS ANNEXURE-F TO THE WRIT PETITON. DIRECT THE 2^ND RESPONDENT TO FURNISH THE INFORMATION AS SOUGHT FOR BY THE PETITIONER IN HIS APPLICATION DATED 03.07.2015 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

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NC: 2025:KHC-D:13757 WP No. 109419 of 2017

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HC-KAR

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THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)

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