A writ petition filed by a school challenging an RTI order directing it to provide information on its management status. The Court closed the petition, noting that the sought information had already been furnished to the applicant.
None; the writ petition was closed with no costs.
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W.P(MD)No.18302 of 2019
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 11.10.2023
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
W.P(MD)No.18302 of 2019 and WMP(MD) Nos.14745 & 14746 of 2019
The Correspondent, St.Lawrence Higher Secondary School, Madathattuvilai, Villukuri Post – 629 180 Kanyakumari District.
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PRAYER:
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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the impugned order issued by the 1st respondent State Information Commissioner in Order No.SA 2424 / D / 2019 dt.27/06/2019 and quash the same.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Ragatheesh Kumar For R1 : Mr.K.K.Senthil For R2 to R4 : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh Additional Government Pleader For R5 : Mr.D.Srinivasa Raghavan
O R D E R
The petitioner School has filed this writ petition as against the order passed by the Tamil Nadu Information Commission, Chennai/the first respondent, directing the petitioner School to furnish certain informations sought for by the fifth respondent.
2.The case of the petitioner is that the fifth respondent
has submitted an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005, claiming certain details with regard to the recognition of the
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petitioner School as Corporate Management by the Government. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that this petitioner School has not been considered for the Corporate Management that this Institution is a minority Institution and the same was also communicated by a letter in (2D) No.37/D1/2009, dated 23.07.2009. This letter has also been furnished to the petitioner and also enclosed along with the typed set of papers. However, the petitioner has approached the Information Commission and the Information Commission without ascertaining as to whether this information has been furnished to the fifth respondent or not has once again passed this impugned order dated 27/06/2019, directing the petitioner School to furnish the details to the fifth respondent.
3.This Court considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and also perused the materials placed on record.
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4.Since the information sought for by the fifth respondent has already been furnished to him by the petitioner School, this writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.
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Order made in W.P(MD)No.18302 of 2019
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1 issue framed by the court
The legality of the Information Commissioner's order directing the petitioner school to furnish details about its corporate management status.
The Correspondent, St.Lawrence Higher Secondary School
The State Information Commissioner, The Tamil Nadu Information Commission
The Director of School Education
The Chief Educational Officer, Kanyakumari District
The District Educational Officer, Thuckalay
S. Swamidhas
B. Pugalandhi
As recorded by the court registry
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