The petitioner via petitioners' legal counsel sought and obtained court permission to withdraw the Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India which sought writ of mandamus corporally towards the disciplinary authority and other respondents to supply information else under Right to Information Act, 2005.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 06.03.2020
C O R A M
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ
W.P.No.30462 of 2017
G. Kalyana Raman ... Petitioner
Vs. 1.The Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 2.The State Chief Information Commissioner, Tamil Nadu information Commission, No.2, Thiyagaraya Road, Teynampet Chennai 600 018. 3.R. Sampath M.A. The First Appellant Authority/Deputy Secretary to Government of TamilNadu Office of the Agriculture Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department, Chennai 600 009. 4.R. Sathiyavathi, The Public Information officer/ Under Secretary to Government of TamilNadu Office of the Agriculture Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 5.Gagandeep Singh Bedi The Agriculture Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009. 6.Sunil Paliwal Principal Secretary to Government of TamilNadu, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the disciplinary authority, the Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009, the 1st respondent herein, shall take disciplinary action against the offended officials of Respondents 2 to 7 for denial to supply of information sought by the petitioner under Right to Information Act, 2005.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Ramana Reddy For Respondent : Mr.M.Venkadesh Kumar Government Advocate ***** O R D E R
The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.
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Assistant Registrar
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W.P.No.30462 of 2017
TM (CO) AT (22/05/2020)
G. Kalyana Raman
The Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu
The State Chief Information Commissioner
R. Sampath M.A.
R. Sathiyavathi
Gagandeep Singh Bedi
M. Govindaraj
As recorded by the court registry
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