The petitioner sought documents regarding a temple under RTI. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the documents have already been issued. The court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous.
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W.P. No.16955 of 2024
I N THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED:23.07.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE V.BHAVANI SUBBAROYAN
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K. Palaniswamy
....Petitioner
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to furnish
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the documents related to Arulmigu Patteshwar Swamy Temple, Perur, Coimbatore based on my RTI application dated 09.12.2023, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court and pass orders accordingly.
For petitioner : Mr.GK. Muthu Kumar For Respondents : Mr.K. Karthikeyan for R1 & R2 (Govt. Advocate) : Mr. C. Vigneswaran for R3 (Standing Counsel) *****
ORDER
This Writ petition has been filed seeking to issue a Writ of
Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to furnish the documents related to Arulmigu Patteshwar Swamy Temple, Perur, Coimbatore based on my RTI application dated 09.12.2023, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court and pass orders accordingly.
for the petitioner submits that the relevant documents related to Arulmigu Patteshwar Swamy Temple, sought by the petitioner have been issued by the respondents. Hence, nothing survives for adjudication in this Writ Petition.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition survives adjudication after the respondents have furnished the requested documents?
K. Palaniswamy
The Public Information Officer, Assistant Commissioner/Executive Officer, Arulmigu Patteshwar Swamy Temple
The Appellant Public Information Officer, and Joint Commissioner, Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment
The State Public Information Officer, Tamil Nadu State Information Commissioner
V.BHAVANI SUBBAROYAN
As recorded by the court registry
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