f [3331 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY ,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 7046 OF 2025 Between: P. Dillibabu Reddy, S/o. Late P. Venkatachalapathi, Aged about 60 years, Occ: Editor, Asha Jyothi Evening Daily News Paper, Office St Floor, Sri Devi Complex, Tilak Road, Tirupati, Tirupati District at 1 ...PETITIONER •' -i AND rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj & Rural Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur DisTnct. 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh 2. The Chief Executive Officer/District Collector A.P. State Information Commission First Floor, MGM Capital, Abetting NH-16 Service Chinna Kakani, Mangalagiri, Near NRI Hospital Road, T Junction, Guntur District - 522 508. 3. The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, First Appellate Renigunta Mandal Tirupati District. 4. The Panchayat Secretary-Cum -Public Information Gram Panchayath, Renigunta Mandal, Tirupati District. Authority, Officer, Jeepalem ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High % Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly ' one in the nature of writ of mandamous or any other appropriate writ by declaring the action of the Respondent No. 4 in not providing information to Petitioner sought through application dated. 10.07.2024 in spite of show cause notice issued by the 3rd Respondent vide. Roc.No.B/RTI/2024 dated. 07.11.2024 as illegal arbitrary, contrary to the Right to Information Act- 2005 and contrary to the well-established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental and Constitutional rights guaranteed to the petitioner Article 14 and 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India and violation of Principles of Natural justice and consequently direct the Respondent Authorities to provide the information sought through RTI application dated. 10.07.2024 and further direct the competent authority to take strict action against the officer for denying information in contrary to the spirit of RTI Act 2005. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the Respondent Authorities to provide the information sought through RTI application dated. 10.07.2024 and furthefndirect the competent authority to take strict action against the officer for denying information in contrary to the spirit of RTI Act 2005 forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SHAIK MEERAVALI Counsel for the Respondents No.1 & 2: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV Counsel for the Respondent No.3 & 4: SRI MATTEGUNTA SUDHIR, STANDING Counsel for ZPP’S, MPP’S GRAM PANCHAYATS The Court made the following: A>HC010133932025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] r— THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO; 7046/2025 Between: 1.P DILLIBABU REDDY, , S/0. LATE P. VENKATACHALAPATHI, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC EDITOR, ASHA JYOTHI EVENING DAILY NEWS PAPER TILAK ROAD, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. OFFICE AT 1 ST FLOOR, SRI DEVI COMPLEX, ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE XHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DISTRICT COLLECTOR. A.P. FIRST FLOOR, MGM CHINNA KAKANI, GUNTUR STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION CAPITAL, ABETTING NH-16 SERVICE ROAD MANGALAGIRI, NEAR NRI HOSPITAL, T JUNCTION, DISTRICT - 522 508. 3.THE MANDAL PARISHAD DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY, RENIGUNTA MANDAL DISTRICT. TIRUPATI 4.THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARYCUM PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, JEEPALEM GRAM PANCHAYATH, RENIGUNTA MANDAL, TIRUPATI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): SRS.J ^ W.P.No.7046 of 2025?^ ^ 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 a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamous or any other appropriate writ by declaring the action of the Respondent No. 4 in not providing Information to Petitioner sought through application dated. 10.07.2024 in spite of show cause notice issued by the 3rd Respondent vide. Roc.No.B/RTI/2024 dated. 07.11.2024 as illegal arbitrary, contrary to the Right to Information Act- 2005 and contrary to the well-established legal principles apart from being violative of the fundamental and Constitutional rights guaranteed to the petitioner Article 14 and 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India and violation of Principles of Natural justice and consequently direct the Respondent Authorities to provide the information sought through RTI application dated. 10.07.2024 and further direct the competent authority to take strict action against the officer for denying information in contrary to the spirit of RTI Act 2005 and to pass such lA NO; 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the Respondent Authorities to provide the information sought through RTI application dated. 10.07.2024 and further direct the competent authority to take strict action against the officer for denying^ information in contrary to the spirit of RTI Act 2005 forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.SHAIK MEERAVALI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2.Mattegunta.Sudhir,Standing Counsel For Z.P.Ps,M.P.Ps,Gram Panchayats ,1 SRS.J W.P.No,7046 of 2025 The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: The above writ petition is filed to declare the action of respondent No.4 in not providing information to the petitioner under the provisions of Right to Information Act, 2005, in pursuance of the application dated 10.07.2024 (Ex.PI), is illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard Sri Shaik Meeravali, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri M. Sudheer, learned Standing Counsel, appeared for respondents 3 & 4. Sri Shaik Meervali, learned counsel for the petitioner, would submit that pending the writ petition, respondent No.4 furnished the information, in short, and the petitioner will take necessary steps to get the complete information. He also would submit that since the information is furnished, no cause survives for adjudication. He also submits that the petitioner will take the necessary steps to get the full information. 3. 4. Given the facts and circumstances of the case and since the information was furnished to the petitioner, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication, and thus the Writ Petition is closed. The petitioner is at liberty to get full particulars, as per the Law. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- G HELA NAIDU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER It. To, 1. One CC to SRI SHAIK MEERAVALI Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to SRI MATTEGUNTA SUDHIR, STANDING Counsel for ZPP’S, MPP’S GRAM PANCHAYATS [OPUC] 3. Two CCs to GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Three CD Copies ■ 4 HIGH COURT \ \ DATED:24/04/2025 ORDER OF O ■-yo\ 0 6 OCT 2025 mi WP.No.7046 of 2025 THE WRIT PETITION IS CLOSED WITHOUT COSTS