SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH v. STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION UTTAR PRADESH THROUGH HIS SECRETARY AND 4 OTHERS
WRIC/1974/2025 · 2025-07-13
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:112634 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1974 of 2025 Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Information Commission Uttar Pradesh Through His Secretary And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajeet Singh,Deepak Shukla,Himanshu Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Kunal Ravi Singh Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J.
1. Heard Sri Himanshu Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for State-respondents and Sri Kunal Ravi Singh, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 and 3.
2. The petitioner has preferred the present petition inter alia with the following prayers:-
"I. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 12.11.2024 passed by the respondent no. 2 and directed the respondent no. 2 and 4 to provide complete information to the petitioner without any further delay in view of his objection letter dated 02.09.2022 pursuance to the RTI application dated 04.12.2020 (Annexure no. 1 to this writ petition)."
3. It is argued that considerable time has already been lapsed but till date the information which was sought by the petitioner were not provided.
4. On the other hand, it is argued by Sri Kunal Ravi Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents that in case, the petitioner will submit an application in this regard before respondent No.2/State Information Commissioner Court No. S-3 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, he will pass appropriate orders in the matter expeditiously.
5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to file an application ventilating all his grievances before respondent No.2 along with certified copy of this order within a period of three
weeks from today. In case, the application is filed within the stipulated period, the respondent No.2 will pass appropriate orders most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of submission of application. Order Date :- 14.7.2025 Arti Digitally signed by :- ARTI SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ARTI SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad