- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47330 WP No. 1600 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH WRIT PETITION NO. 1600 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. C.P. DODDAPUTTAIAH S/O LATE PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O CHAKANA KERE VILLAGE, ATHAGOOR HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571427 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOPAL K B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA INFORMATION COMMISSION MAHITI SOUDHA, DEVARAJU URS ROAD, OPPOSITE TO VIDHANA SOUDHA, WEST GATE-2, BENGALURU-560001 BY CHIEF COMMISSIONER Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47330 WP No. 1600 of 2024 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MANDYA SUB DIVISION, R/O PARK ROAD 2, PES COLLEGE CAMPUS, NEAR DISTRICT COURT, MANDYA-571401 3. THE THASILDAR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, MADDUR, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DIST - 571 428 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAJASHEKHAR K., ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R1 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION, DTD 14.08.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-F AND DIRECT THE R1 TO DECIDE THE DISPUTE NO.KIC/8824/APL/2022 WITHIN THE PERIOD OF 45 DAYS FROM THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONBLE COURT ANNX-E AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47330 WP No. 1600 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH ORAL ORDER The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following prayers: "a) Issue a writ of mandamus by directing the respondent No.1 to consider the representation, dated 14.08.2023, vide Annexure -'F': b) Issue a writ of mandamus by directing the Respondent No.1 to decide the Dispute No:KIC/8824/APL/2022 within the period of 45 days from the judgment of this Hon'ble Court, Annexure - 'E'; c) And pass such other order or relief as this authority deems good and fit on the facts and circumstances of this case, in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The petitioner has sought certain information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short referred to as 'RTI Act') in respect of several entries of agricultural land situated at Dundanahalli Village, Athaguru Hobli, Mandya District. When the information was not given to the petitioner, he filed the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47330 WP No. 1600 of 2024 appeal. The First Appellate Authority directed respondent No.3- the Pubic Information Officer to provide the requisite information as sought by the petitioner in the application filed under Section 7 of the RTI Act. In pursuance to the said direction, the Public Information Officer has passed an order stating that the information sought by the petitioner is not available. Against the said order, the petitioner filed a Second Appeal before respondent No.1, which is pending as per Annexure-E. 3. Considering the aforesaid facts, I propose to dispose of this writ petition directing respondent No.1 to consider and take necessary decision on the appeal (Annexure-E) expeditiously and in accordance with the law, preferably within a period of two months. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE VM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27