Writ petition filed under Article 226 seeking mandamus for information under RTI Act, 2005, filed by friend of petitioner. Court held petitioner not be applicant and dismissed as not maintainable.
Writ Petition dismissed as not maintainable.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.02.2020
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAVICHANDRABAABU
W.P.No.3017 of 2020
Lieutenant Colonel S.Ganesan (Retd.) S/o.Subbusamy ...Petitioner
vs.
No.68, College Road, Chennai-600 006.
No.68, College Road, Chennai-600 006. ...Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondents to provide the information under the RTI Act, based on the petitioner's fried representation dated 26.12.2019 within the time stipulated.
For Petitioner : Mr.L.C.M.Lazarus For Respondents : Mr.Niranjan Rajagopal, for R1 Mr.C.Munusamy,
Special Government Pleader, for R2 & R3
O R D E R
This writ petition is filed seeking for mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to provide the information under the Right to Information Act, 2005, based on the representation of the petitioner's friend dated 26.12.2019.
the provisions made under the RTI Act, before the competent authority instead of filing the present writ petition, that too, not by the said applicant, but by his friend viz., the petitioner herein.
Sd/Assistant Registrar(CS)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
mk
To
1.The Commissioner
Tamil Nadu Information Commission
No.2, Theagaraya Salai, Near Aalai Amman Koil
Teynampet, Chennai-600 018.
Post Box No.6405.
2.The Member Secretary
Tamil Nadu Text Book and Educational Services Corporation
EVK Sampath Maligai, DPI Campus,
No.68, College Road, Chennai-600 006.
3.The Managing Director
Tamil Nadu Text Book and Educational Services Corporation
EVK Sampath Maligai, DPI Campus,
No.68, College Road, Chennai-600 006.
+1cc to M/s.G.R.Association , Advocate SR.No. 16558
+1 cc to Government Pleader Sr.No. 16702
W.P.No.3017 of 2020
ppa co
A.SK(28/05/2020)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a writ petition filed by an individual, whose friend made the RTI application, is maintainable.
Whether the petitioner has the locus standi to challenge non-compliance of an RTI application made by his friend.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Lieutenant Colonel S.Ganesan (Retd.)
The Commissioner Tamil Nadu Information Commission
The Member Secretary Tamil Nadu Text Book and Educational Services Corporation
The Managing Director Tamil Nadu Text Book and Educational Services Corporation
K. RAVICHANDRABAABU
As recorded by the court registry
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