John Shaji a vs State Information Commission

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Oct 06, 2022

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1545934
Court: Kerala High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr. Justice P.V.Kunhikrishnan
Decided On: Oct 06, 2022
Case Number: WP(C)/31240/2022

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

John Shaji a

Respondent

State Information Commission

Excerpt

.....day delivered the following:p.v.kunhikrishnan, j.dated this the 6th day of october 2022judgmentthe above writ petition is filed with the following prayers; “ i) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus to the 1 respondent to consider ext.p4 appeal and pass st orders thereon expeditiously, within the time frame to be fixed by this hon’ble court. ii) pass such any other direction, order or reliefs, as this hon’ble court may deem fit in the interest of justice, equity and good conscience.” (sic)2. the main prayer in this writ petition is for early disposal of ext.p4 appeal by the 1 st respondent.3. heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned standing counsel appearing for the 1 st respondent and the learned government pleader.4. the learned standing counsel appearing for the1st respondent submitted that, the appeal will be disposed within six weeks. if that is the case, the writ petition itself can be disposed of, directing the 1st respondent to dispose the appeal within six weeks.5. therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with thefollowing directions; there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose ext.p4 appeal, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. sd/- p.v.kunhikrishnan judge lu appendix of wp(c) 31240/2022 petitioner exhibits : exhibit p1 true copy of the application dated 15.02.2021 under right to information act along with its english translation exhibit p2 true copy of the letter dated 22.03.2021 of the 2nd respondent along with its english translation exhibit p3 true copy of the order dated 11.06.2021 of the 4th respondent exhibit p4 true copy of the appeal dated 09.07.2021 preferred by the petitioner before the 1st respondent exhibit p5 truecopy of the letter dated 06.08.2021 from the first respondent to the petitioner along with its english translation exhibit p6 copy of the covering letter dated 20.09.2021 // true copy // pa to judge

Full Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2022 / 14TH ASWINA, 1944 PETITIONER/S: JOHN SHAJI A AGED 47 YEARS, S/O ANTONY, RESIDING AT PUSHPA BHAVANAM, PADAPPAKKARA P.O., KOLLAM 691 503 MANU GOVIND A.JAYASANKAR RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION TC 14, PUNNEN ROAD, NEAR JACOB JUNCTION, VANROSS, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
2 STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 3 STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER CRIME BRANCH HEADQUARTERS, PHQ TOWERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, 4 APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT (SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (NRI CELL), SHRI.M.AJAY, SC GOVERNMENT PLEADER OTHER PRESENT: SRI.JIMMY GEORGE.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06.10.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J.
Dated this the 6th day of October 2022

JUDGMENT

The above writ petition is filed with the following prayers; “ i) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus to the 1 respondent to consider Ext.P4 appeal and pass st orders thereon expeditiously, within the time frame to be fixed by this Hon’ble Court. ii) Pass such any other direction, order or reliefs, as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interest of justice, equity and good conscience.” (SIC)

2. The main prayer in this writ petition is for early disposal of Ext.P4 appeal by the 1 st respondent.

3. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 1 st respondent and the learned Government Pleader.

4. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the

1st respondent submitted that, the appeal will be disposed within six weeks. If that is the case, the writ petition itself can be disposed of, directing the 1st respondent to dispose the appeal within six weeks.

5. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with the

following directions; There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose Ext.P4 appeal, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. Sd/- P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN JUDGE LU APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31240/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS : EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 15.02.2021 UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT ALONG WITH ITS ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 22.03.2021 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH ITS ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 11.06.2021 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 09.07.2021 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P5 TRUECOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 06.08.2021 FROM THE FIRST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH ITS ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXHIBIT P6 COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DATED 20.09.2021 // True Copy // PA To Judge

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