Appeal against dismissal of writ petition challenging rejection of RTI application. Court held that requesting information on a selection process from 33 years ago is unwarranted when documents are destroyed and the inquiry was already disposed of by the spouse.
Writ appeal dismissed. No order as to costs.
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W.A.No.1453 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10.07.2023
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU
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T.Malaithai
.. Appellant
Vs.
Prayer: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order passed in W.P.No.59 of 2018 dated 13.01.2020.
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For the Appellant : Ms.R.S.Maitreya For the Respondents : Mr.P.Muthukumar State Government Pleader assisted by Mrs.R.Anitha Special Government Pleader for R2 & R3
JUDGMENT
(Delivered by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)
Heard Ms.R.S.Maitreya, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr.P.Muthukumar, learned State Government Pleader assisted by Mrs.R.Anitha, learned Special Government Pleader for respondents 2 and 3.
learned Single Judge dismissing the writ petition, where, the petitioner / appellant is challenging the order passed by the State Information Commissioner, thereby rejecting the application of the petitioner / appellant for information.
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appellant is independently entitled for the information under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The reason given is erroneous.
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learned Single Judge. The writ appeal, as such, is dismissed. There will be no order as to costs.
(S.V.G., CJ.) (P.D.A., J.) 10.07.2023 Index : Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No
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THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND P.D.AUDIKESAVALU, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether an independent right to information exists when the spouse's prior application regarding historical records (over 30 years old) was rejected due to document destruction.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
T. Malaithai
The Central Information Commissioner
The State Information Commissioner
The Public Information Officer cum Commissioner of Police
Sanjay V. Gangapurwala
P. D. Audikesavalu
As recorded by the court registry
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