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2025 DAILYLAW 31568 (AP)

NOOTHIGATTU SATYA NAGARJUNA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WA/1064/2025 · 2025-10-05

Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Ravi Cheemalapati

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APHC010462242025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT APPEAL NO: 1064 of 2025 Bench Sr.No:-2 [3483] Noothigattu Satya Nagarjuna ...Appellant Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents ********** Advocate for Appellant : Party in person Advocate for Respondents : GP for Revenue for R.1 to R.4 CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE : 6th October, 2025 P C : We have heard the appellant appearing in person. 2. It appears from the record that the prayer made by the petitioner – appellant was two-fold. Firstly that his appeal which was pending before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Anakapalle, was required to be disposed of and, therefore a Mandamus was sought in that direction, which was allowed by virtue of the judgment and order under appeal. The second limb of the prayer was that the information that was required from respondent No.7 – Public Information Officer, Anakapalle District, was not furnished in accordance with the request made by the petitioner and issued the endorsement dated 19.11.2024. 2 HCJ & RC, J WA_1064_2025 3. The grievance of the appellant is that while the learned single Judge had issued directions with regard to his first prayer, no direction was given to respondent No.7 to provide the information as was sought by the petitioner in his representation, dated 20.10.2024. 4. It appears that the Public Information Officer, Anakapalle by virtue of the endorsement, dated 19.11.2024, had informed the petitioner that the information which was sought by the petitioner was not available in the office from whom the information was sought. 5. In our opinion, the order passed by the Public Information Officer can also be challenged in appeal before the appropriate authority in terms of the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005. It shall be open to the appellant to avail his remedies in accordance with law. 6. We find no merit in the present Writ Appeal, which is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ RAVI CHEEMALAPATI, J Vjl