- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4548 WP No. 36425 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 36425 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: PATRICK GONSALVES S/O. PHILLIP GONSALVES, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, HEGGALE VILLAGE AND POST, VIRAJPETE TALUK, KODAGU DISTRICT - 571 218. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. G.M. ANANDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, KARNATAKA STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION, MAHITHI SOUDHA, DEVARAJ URS ROAD, OPP TO VIDHANA SOUDHA, WEST GATE-2, DEVARAJ URS ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. PRESIDING OFFICER AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (LAND GRANT-2), MULTI STOREY BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REVENUE DEPARTMENT, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.B. SHARATH GOWDA, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4548 WP No. 36425 of 2024 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION ISSUE WRIT OR ORDER IN NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECT THE R-1 TO CONSIDER AND DISPOSE OF APPEAL FILED AT ANNX-D AT THE EARLIEST. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Sri.G.B.Sharath Gowda, learned counsel is directed to take notice for the respondents. 2. Having regard to the innocuous prayer made in the writ petition where the petitioner is seeking directions to the respondent-Information Commissioner to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner on 29.08.2023 at Annexure-D and dispose of the same within a time frame, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner and dispose of the same as expeditiously as - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4548 WP No. 36425 of 2024 possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24 CT: BHK