Allowed
S.M.Govindaswamy, v. The State of Information
Madras HCWP/38429/2015
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Petitioner filed a writ petition praying for a writ of mandamus directing the State Information Commission to dispose of a pending appeal filed under the RTI Act, which remained undetermined after a reminder. The High Court directed the Commission to pass appropriate orders within eight weeks and disposed of the writ petition.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the first respondent (State Information Commission) to consider and pass appropriate orders on the pending appeal within eight weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order.