The Muslim Orphanage Regd v. Karnataka Information Commission
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 7227 of 2020 (GM-RES), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; decided 19-01-2026 by M.G.S. Kamal J.; petition dismissed as withdrawn on petitioner's own memo dated 19.01.2026. Petitioner: The Muslim Orphanage (Regd.) (counsel: Sri. Naveed Ahmed). Respondents: Karnataka Information Commission (R1, counsel: Sri. Rajashekar K.); First Appellate Authority/District Waqf Officer, Bengaluru Urban North (R2, served and unrepresented); Waqf Officer, District Waqf Advisory Committee, Bengaluru Urban (R3, counsel: Sri. Ayub Khan Kasim); Syed Meraj Ahmed (R4, counsel: Sri. Harish Kumar M.S.). Underlying subject matter: RTI Act, 2005 - challenge to State Information Commission order dated 05.08.2019 and claim that the petitioner is not a 'public authority' u/s 2(h), D(i) and (ii). Useful searches: withdrawal of writ petition, memo for withdrawal, Articles 226/227, RTI Act public authority, waqf/orphanage records. Caution for citation: purely procedural disposal; contains no ratio, no rulings on merits, and cites no precedents.