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S.Venugopal v. the Chief State Information Commissioner

Madras HC21 Jul 2025WP/26358/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Keywords: RTI Act; Tamil Nadu Information Commission; State Information Commissioner; Chief State Information Commissioner; order SA.3081/E/2022 dated 30.11.2023; writ of mandamus; Article 226; Greater Chennai Corporation PIO; endorsement; disposed with liberty; no costs. Relevant for: writ petitions under Article 226 concerning RTI information requests being disposed of on counsel's endorsement with liberty to approach a specific public authority; matters where a Tamil Nadu Information Commission order is not examined on merits.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to approach the 3rd respondent (Public Information Officer/Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation) for the information sought under the RTI Act; writ petition disposed of with no costs. ¶39

S.Venugopal Vs the Chief State Information… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.No.26358 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 21.07.2025

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE N.MALA

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Writ Petition No. 26358 of 2025

S.Venugopal

... Petitioner

Vs.

1.The Chief State Information Commissioner The Tamil Nadu Information Commission No.19, Government Estate, Fanepet, Nandanam Chennai – 35.

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2.The State Information Commissioner The Tamil Nau Information commission No.19, Government Estate, Fanepet, Nandanam Chennai – 35.

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3.The Public Information Officer/Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner The Greater Chennai Corpo, Ripon Building Chennai – 600 003.

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4.The Revenue Divisional Offier (Central) Tondiarpet Revenue DivisionalNo.473, TH Road, Tondiarpet Chennai – 600 081.

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5.The Public Information Officer/Head Quarters Deputy Tahsildar, Ayyanavaram Taluk, Chennai – 600 102.

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6.The First Appellate Authority/Tahsildar Ayyanavaram Taluk, Tahsildar Office

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Chennai – 600 102.

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7.The Public Information Officer / Head Quarters Deputy Tahsildar, Velacherry Taluk, Velacherry Chennai – 600 042.

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8.The Public Information Officer/supervisor Directorate of Town and Country Planning CMDA Complex, Koyambedu Chennai – 600107.

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9.The Public Information Officer/Grievance Redressal Officer CMDA Egmore,

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Chennai – 600 008. … Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus to issue a direction in nature of a writ to quash the illegal and unjustified order SA.3081/E/2022 dated 30.11.2023 passed by the Tamil Nadu State Information Commissioner and direct the 2nd respondent to conduct a fresh enquiry for the above case SA.3081/E/2022 and to furnish all the information sought by the petitioner.

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For Petitioner : Mr.D.Giribabu For Respondents : Mr.C.Vigneswaran, Standing counsel for R1 and R2. Mr.E.C.Ramesh, Standing Counsel for R3. Mr.V.Manoharan, AGP for R4, R5, R6 and R7.

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O R D E R

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in view of the

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submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents 1 and 2, that the information sought for by the petitioner can be furnished by the 3rd respondent only, liberty may be granted to the petitioner to approach the 3rd respondent,

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for seeking the information sought for by the petitioner under RTI Act.

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2.The learned counsel for the petitioner has also made an endorsement

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to that effect. In view of the endorsement and the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of, with liberty

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by him under the RTI Act.

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