O'- APHC010401772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY. THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 20616 OF 2025 Between: Saripalli Ashok Kumar, S/o. Bala Swami, aged 42 years, Advocate, residing at D.No.6-4-7, Tailor pet, Chittinagar, Vijayawada-5200 01. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary Panchayat Raj, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. State Information Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh O/o. Andhra Pradesh Information Commission, floor MGM Capital, Chinnakakani Village, Mangalagiri Mandal. Guntur District-522503. 3. Public Information Officer, Unikili Grama Panchayat, Mandavalli Mandal, Krishna District. for ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the State Information Commissioner application made under sec. 18(1) of Right to Information Act, 2005 days. to decide his within 30 Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI GANTA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : SRI P. RAJESH KUMAR ASST.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : GP FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : SRI Y. KOTESWARA RAO, SC FOR GRAM PANCHAYAT The Court made the following order: 1 APHC010401772025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3328] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 20616/2025 Between: 1.SARIPALLI ASHOK KUMAR, S/O BALA SWAMI, AGED 42 YEARS, ADVOCATE, RESIDING AT D.NO.6-4-7, TAILOR PET, CHITTINAGAR, VIJAYAWADA-5200 01, ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELGAPUDI, AMARAVTI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, ANDHRA PRADESH 0/0 ANDHRA PRADESH INFORMATION COMMISSION, 1ST FLOOR MGM CAPITAL, CHINNAKAKANI VILLAGE, MANGALAGIRI MANDAL. GUNTUR DISTRICT-522503. 3.PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, UNIKILI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MANDAVALLI MANDAL,KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT{S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.GANTA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: 2 ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Ganta Prasad, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development appearing for the Respondent No.1. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition, at the admission stage, without going into merit, directing the State Information Commissioner (Respondent No.2) to decide the Application submitted by the Writ Petitioner under Sub-section 1 of Section 18 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 within a period of four (04) weeks from today in accordance with law and convey a copy of such Order to the Writ Petitioner forthwith. 2. 3. Writ Petitioner is directed to submit a copy of this Order along with the photocopy of the Application to Respondent No.2 within one week from today. 4. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. 5. Sd/- K.KASI RAO ACHAR! ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFiCER To, 1. The Principal Secretary for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. State Information Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh O/o Andhra Pradesh Information Commission, 1®' floor MGM Capital, Chinnakakani Village, Mangalagiri Mandal. Guntur District-522503. The Public Information Officer, Unikili Grama Panchayat, Mandavalli Mandal, Krishna District. One CC to Sri Ganta Prasad, Advocate [OPUC] 2. 3. 4. 5. Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT 6. Two CCs to GP for Public Information, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 7. One CC to Sri Y. Koteswara Rao, SC for Gram Panchayat (OPUC) 8. Two CD Copies Cnr HIGH COURT DATED:06/08/2025 C.C. TODAY ORDER WP NO. 20616 OF 2025 ^ 0 8 AUG 2025 ;iirr»ntSectioiiXJ5^ DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS