Petitioner, a PACS chairman, contended he was not a public authority under Section 2H of the RTI Act. The court held the writ petition was not maintainable and that the petitioner should respond directly to the information applicant; application disposed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12802 of 2023
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Lakshman Kumar Son of Ram Pratap Singh, resident of Village - Lahladpur, P.S. - Gaurichak, District - Patna.
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Versus
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gopal Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Uday Shankar Sharan Singh (Gp19)
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ORAL ORDER
2 . The only contention of the learned counsel for
the petitioner is that the petitioner being chairman of PACS is not covered under Section 2H of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
3 . If this is the position, it is for the petitioner to
give a reply to this effect to the person who has filed an application seeking the information.
4 . This writ application is not maintainable.
Patna High Court CWJC No.12802 of 2023(2) dt.03-01-2024 2/2
5 . This application is disposed of.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether a chairman of a PACS is covered under Section 2H of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Lakshman Kumar
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Cooperative, Government of Bihar, Patna
The Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Bihar, Patna
The District Co-operative Officer, District - Patna
Sri Dhananjay Madhu
Sandeep Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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