Petitioner filed a writ petition seeking direction to provide information under the Right to Information Act. The court observed that remedies exist before the State Commission if the Information Officer refuses information. Finding no merit, the writ petition was dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.23867 of 2019
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Shyama Devi Wife of Janki Nandan Mishra Village + Post- Brahampur, Police Station- Kamtaul, District- Darbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Syed Asgher Najmi Mr. Alok Kumar For the Respondent/s : Ms.Shilpa Singh (G.A.12) Mr. Ranjan Kumar, A.C. to G.A.12 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER
The petitioner filed this writ petition for a direction to
the authority to provide her information.
If any information as sought for by the petitioner is not provided by the Information Officer or First Appellate Authority under the R.T.I., the petitioner has got remedy before the State Commission.
Having considered the facts, I do not find any merit in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed.
(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J)
Saurabh/- U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction to provide information under the R.T.I. Act since remedies are available before the State Commission.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Shyama Devi
The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna
The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
The District Magistrate, Darbhanga
The District Education Officer, Darbhanga
Prabhat Kumar Jha
As recorded by the court registry
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