- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18537 WP No. 29501 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 29501 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. SHIVAPPA AMEENAPPA HALAWAR, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, NO.27/180, 3RD FLOOR, VENKATAPPA LAYOUT, B.E.M.L. LAYOUT, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 098. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVAPPA AMEENAPPA HALAWAR, PARTY IN PERSON (ABSENT)) AND: 1. THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, KARNATAKA INFORMATION COMMISSION, COURT HALL-2, ROOM NO. 204, 2ND FLOOR, MAHITI SOUTHA, DR. AMBEDKAR STREET, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER VIJAYAPURA, KARNATAKA - 586 212. 3. P.I.O. THASILDHAR OFFICE OF THE THASILDHAR, MUDDEBIHAL, DIST: VIJAYAPURA, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18537 WP No. 29501 of 2017 KARNATAKA - 586 212. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR K, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. SIDHARTH BABURAO, AGA FOR R3; R2 - FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER VIJAYAPURA, SERVED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 14.3.2017 PASSED BY THE R-1, THE KARNATAKA STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER AS PER ANNEX-L AND CONSEQUENTLY AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this court seeking for the following reliefs: (i) Issue a writ of certiorari quashing the order in KIC7294APL2014 dated 14.03.2017 passed by the respondent No.1, the Karnataka Information Commissioner as per Annexure 'L' of the writ petition and consequently (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.3 to provide information to the petitioner as sought for in the application - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18537 WP No. 29501 of 2017 produced as Annexure-A of the writ petition with proper compensation and also expenditure of this whole process spent by the petitioner. (iii) Issue such other writ, order or direction as deemed fit in the circumstance of the case. 2. The court notice issued to the petitioner has been returned with the endorsement 'addressee cannot be located'. 3. There is no other address of the petitioner which is available on record. The petitioner was representing himself as a party-in-person. 4. Since there is no other address which is available and the petitioner, party-in-person is not traceable at the address found in the cause title, no purpose would be served by continuing with the above matter. 5. Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5 CT: BHK