Petitioner sought quashing of a State Information Commission order and disclosure of information sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Counsel did not press the writ petition, and the Patna High Court dismissed it as not pressed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4857 of 2022
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Mani Bhushan Kumar Son of Ravindra Prasad Singh, resident of Village and P.O.- Aunta, P.S.- Hathidah, District- Patna, PIN- 803303.
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. M. K.Tiwary, Advocate For the SIC : Ms. Binita Singh, Advocate ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER
following relief:-
“(i) Writ of certiorari to set aside or quash the order Dt. 13.09.2021 (Annex-5) passed by the respondent no. 1, the State Chief Information Commissioner, without consideration of merit of the case and without proper hearing of the petitioner; be issued.
(ii) Writ of certiorari to set aside or quash the letter Dt. 01.02.2022(Annex-7) issued by the respondent no. 3, the Public Information Officer-cum-Branch Officer, in compliance of order dated 13.09.2021(Annex-5) by which tried to mislead to the petitioner in furnishing
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information as demanded by him; be issued. (iii) Writ of MANDAMUS for direction to the respondent no-3 to provide the copy of information as demanded in Form-A (prapatrak) under the Right to Information Act,2005 be issued.
(iv) Appropriate Writ/Writs to direct the respondent authorities to the respondent to take step under the R.T.I. Act for imposition and recovery of penalty from the guilty person who has responsible for not providing information to petitioner, be issued.”
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
Mani Bhushan Kumar
The State Information Commission through its State Chief Information Commissioner
The Appellate Authority (First), Bihar Public Service Commission
The Public Information Officer-cum-Section Officer, Bihar Public Service Commission
Mohit Kumar Shah
As recorded by the court registry
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