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T. Dhangopal Rao v. State of Telangana

Telangana HC6 Feb 2024WP/35172/2023

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What is this about?

Public interest writ sought compliance with the Supreme Court's direction to States to operate online RTI portals. The Government Pleader produced instructions and the live RTI web portal URL showing requests being registered. Finding compliance with the direction in W.P. (C) No.1040 of 2019, the court closed the petition without costs.

What did the court decide?

None granted; writ petition closed, no order as to costs.

T. Dhangopal Rao Vs State of Telangana — RTI and Transparency | Telangana HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR^{THE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN^REDDY

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WRIT PETITION NO: 35172 OF m23

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Between

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T. Dhangopal Rao, S/o. T.Y. Rao, aged^{about 52 years,Occ: Law Student} (BBA-LLB) & Public lnterest Judicial Activist Sultan Ul-Uloom College of Law, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, R/o. 20-1S96, Shivnagar,^{Bahadurpura Post Office,} Hyderabad-500064.Telangana

...PETITIONER

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State of Telangana, rep. by its Chief Secretary,^{GAD, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar} Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 ol the^{Constitutionof lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the affkjavit^{filed therewith,the High Court may be} pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more so^particularly one^{in the nature} of writ of Mandamus:-^(a) To declare^{the inaction of the Respondent in not} complying with the direction Dt.^{2010312023of Hon'blesupreme court of lndia to} commence ONLINE RTI WEBSITE^{BY EVERYSTATE in the matter of PRAVASI} LEGAL CELL Vs. UNION^{OF INDIA & OTHERSvide WP.No.1040of 20'19 as} illegal, arbitrary, malafide^{and violative of the Article 1a, 19(1)(a)'20(2')} '^{21' 514'} 14i and 144 of the Constitution of^{lndia. (b).To direct the Respondentto} forthwith comply the direction^{of the Honourablesupremecourt of lndiacited} supra and file compliance^{beforethis HonourableCourt-}

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Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s.^{SINCLAIR LEGAL CONSULTANTS (P) LTD}

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Counsel for the Responilent:^{ASST. GPFOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION}

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The Court made the following:^ORDER

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HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICB B. VIJAYSBN REDDY

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WRIT PETITION No.35172 oF 2023

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ORDER:(ORAL)

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Learncd Assistant Govemment Pleader for Information Technology produced instructions dated 25.01 .2024 along with a hard copy of proforma online application with URL: https://rti.tel anqana. sov. in. It is submitted that this online

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facility is on Iive and many RTI requests were registered on various

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Govemment Departments through this online web portal.

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Thus, there is compliance of the directions issued by the

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Ilon'ble Supreme Court by order dated 20.A3.2023 in W.P. (CIVIL)

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No.l040 of20 19. In view ofthe same, no fuflher orders are required

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to be passed

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Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any,

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pending in the writ perition stand closed

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SD/. K.SREERAII/IA MURTHY ASSISTANT EGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTI N OFFICER To, 1. One CC to M/s. SINCLAIR LEGAL CONSULTANTS⁽ P) LTD, Advocate IOPUCI 2. Two CCs to GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUII J. Two CD Copies BN GJ $

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ORDER

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WP.No.35172 ot 2023

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CLOSING THE WRIT^PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ,"c#4 t9 Q99^$-

T. Dhangopal Rao v. State of Telangana

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