Gnanaraj.a.T v. State Information Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner approached the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court via a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash an order rejecting his review petition as belated and directing the Information Commission to admit and dispose of the same on merits within six months, considering circumstances related to the pandemic lockdown.
What did the court decide?
The impugned order rejecting the review petition was set aside. The petitioner's review petition was directed to be admitted and disposed of on merits within six months.