- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9227 WP No. 6240 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 6240 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. JAYAPRAKASH REDDY S/O SRI ERAPPA REDDY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/A KONAPALLI AMBAJIDURGA HOBLI CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKBALLAPUR DISTRICT PIN-563125 …PETITIONER (BY SRI L VENKATARAMA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NIRVACHAN SADAN ASHOK ROAD NEW DELHI-110001 REP BY THE SECRETARY. 2. UNION OF INDIA REP BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE PARLIAMENT HOUSE NEW DELHI-110001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHANTHI BHUSHAN H, ADVOCATE FOR R2 SRI S R DODAWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R1) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO ANSWER THE SIX IMPORTANT QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE PETITIONER, ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE RESPONDENTS TO ANSWER THE SIX IMPORTANT QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE PETITIONER AS PER ANNEX-A AND GRANT ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS AND ETC. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9227 WP No. 6240 of 2017 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR DISMISSAL, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. This petition is filed seeking for the following reliefs: (a) Issue a writ of mandamus to the respondents to answer the six important questions raised by the petitioner as per Annexure-A and grant all consequential benefits. (b) Issue such other appropriate writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant in the interest of justice and equity, including the award of costs of this writ petition. 2. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that an application for certain information has been filed under Right to Information Act, 2005 before the Election Commission of India. Finally, the Central Information Commission in Second Appeal vide order dated 07.12.2015 had directed the CPIO of the Election Commission of India to provide authenticated copy of the expenditure statement of BJP for the Lok Sabha Election of the year 2014. 3. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the entire details are not furnished and only partial details have been furnished. If that be so, it is for the petitioner to agitate his grievance before the appropriate Forum. The - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9227 WP No. 6240 of 2017 petitioner seeking for a mandamus to again re-agitate the questions or information as sought for in the present petition, is not maintainable. 4. Writ petition is dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach appropriate Forum. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1