- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13938 WP No. 109457 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 109457 OF 2017 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. PRAHLAD S/O. PAMPANNA JAVALI, AGE:64 YEARS, OCC:AGRICULTURE, R/O: HITNAL, TQ AND DIST:KOPPAL …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HEMANTHKUMAR L. HAVARAGI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, RPTD BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, THE KARNATAKA STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOPPAL, DIST:KOPPAL. 4. THE TAHASILDAR, TALUKA MAGISTRATE, OFFICE OF THE TAHASILDAR, KOPPAL. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.S.KALASURMATH, AGA FOR R1, R3, R4; SRI SRINIVAS B. NAIK, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 4 TO GIVE INFORMATION AS PER APPLICATION DATED 25.06.2015 AND 12.09.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE D AND H RESPECTIVELY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13938 WP No. 109457 of 2017 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer. “a. A writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No.1 to 4 to give information as per Application dated 25.06.2015 and 12.09.2016 Vide Annexure D and H respectively. b. Issue any other writ or direction, which this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the facts circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. The petitioner is at the doors of the Court on the score that the information that is sought by the petitioner has not been furnished to its complete extent. 3. The learned AGA on instructions would submit that the application submitted by the petitioner is not in the necessary format, but a narration of several events which runs into 30 pages. Therefore, the learned AGA would submit that if a specific request of a particular document is made, in accordance with the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 the information would be provided within 7 days from the date of submission of said application. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13938 WP No. 109457 of 2017 4. The said submission is placed on record. 5. The petition stands disposed reserving liberty to the petitioner to submit an application in strict consonance with the provisions of Right to Information Act seeking specific documents without narration of any further narration. 6. In the event the petitioner would submit an application under the Right to Information Act as observed herein above, information that is sought shall be furnished by the respondents in accordance with law, within 7 days from the date of receipt of the said application. 7. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE RSH/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 106