W.P.No.31239 of 2026 Page Nos.1/4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 14.08.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.No.31239 of 2026 S.Vinoth Ragavendran S/o.R.Shankar ... Petitioner vs. 1. The State Information Commission No.19, Government Estate Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai-35. 2. The Public Information Officer Office of the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious Charitable and Endowments Department Chennai-34. 3. The First Appellate Authority / Joint Commissioner (Public) Hindu Religious Charitable and Endowments Department Chennai-34. … Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to dispose of the RTI Second Appeal filed by the petitioner on 09.03.2026 within the period specified by this Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.31239 of 2026 Page Nos.2/4 For Petitioner : Mr.N.Suresh For Respondents : Mr.C.Vigneswaran Standing Counsel, for R1 Mr.Veerabathran Prasanth M Government Advocate, for R2 and R3 ***** O R D E R The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to dispose of the Second Appeal dated 09.03.2026 filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005. 2. The information sought by the petitioner was not furnished by the Public Information Officer or the First Appellate Authority. Therefore, the petitioner filed the Second Appeal under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. 3. The petitioner’s grievance is that the first respondent has not yet taken steps to dispose of the appeal. 4. The learned State Counsel submits that the Second Appeal filed by the petitioner has been numbered as SA/3984/D/2026 and that the same will be considered in accordance with law within the time fixed by this Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.31239 of 2026 Page Nos.3/4 5. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the Second Appeal in SA/3984/D/2026, in accordance with law, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 14.08.2026 Speaking / Non-speaking order Neutral Citation : Yes / No Index : Yes / No mk To 1. The State Information Commission No.19, Government Estate Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai-35. 2. The Public Information Officer Office of the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious Charitable and Endowments Department Chennai-34. 3. The First Appellate Authority / Joint Commissioner (Public) Hindu Religious Charitable and Endowments Department Chennai-34. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.31239 of 2026 Page Nos.4/4 HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J., mk W.P.No.31239 of 2026 14.08.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis