WP No. 30477 of 2025 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18.08.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WP No. 30477 of 2025 S.Ramachandran S/o.Late R.Sivanesan Pillai ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Information Commissioner Tamil Nadu Information Commission No.19, Nandanam Chennai-600 035. 2. The First Appellate Authority O/o.Thiruvarur Taluk Thiruvarur District – 610 004. 3. The Public Information Officer O/o.Thiruvaur Taluk Thiruvarur District – 610 004. … Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to dispose of the petitioner’s second appeal dated 30.04.2025 under Section 19(3) of the RTI Act, 2005 within the time frame to be fixed by this Court with consequential direction to the 2nd and 3rd respondents to furnish appropriate information as requested by the petitioner. For Petitioner: Mr.R.Santhanam For Respondents: Mr.C.Vigneshwaran Standing Counsel, for R1 and R3 Mr.C.Prabakaran Special Government Pleader, for R2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 30477 of 2025 __________ Page2 of 4 Order The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the second appeal dated 30.04.2025 filed under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. 2. The petitioner sought certain information from the first respondent. As the information was not furnished within the prescribed time, the petitioner filed a first appeal under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act before the second respondent. 3. As the second respondent neither disposed of the appeal nor furnished the information sought, the petitioner filed a second appeal before the first respondent. The petitioner’s grievance is that, though the second appeal was filed on 30.04.2025, it has not yet been disposed of. 4. Learned State Counsel appearing for the first respondent submitted that the appeal has been numbered as SA/12703/2025 and that the same would be considered in accordance with law within the time stipulated by this Court. 5. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and dispose of the second appeal in SA/12703/2025 on its own merits and in accordance with law, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 18.08.2026 Speaking / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes / No Index : Yes / No mk https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 30477 of 2025 __________ Page3 of 4 To 1. The Information Commissioner Tamil Nadu Information Commission No.19, Nandanam Chennai-600 035. 2. The First Appellate Authority O/o.Thiruvarur Taluk Thiruvarur District – 610 004. 3. The Public Information Officer O/o.Thiruvaur Taluk Thiruvarur District – 610 004. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 30477 of 2025 __________ Page4 of 4 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR J. mk WP No. 30477 of 2025 18.08.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis