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2026 DAILYLAW 9931 (CHH)

KAILASH NIRALA v. CHHATTISGARH STATE INFORMATION OFFICER,

WPC/1551/2022 · 2026-04-28

Shri Amitendra Kishore Prasad

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1 2026:CGHC:19972 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1551 of 2022 1 - Kailash Nirala S/o Aamalal Nirala Aged About 31 Years R/o Village And Post Jevra, Tahsil Sarangarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Chhattisgarh State Information Officer, State Information Commission, Old Mantralaya (D.K.S. Bhawan), Indravati Block, First Floor, Shastri Chowk, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Staff Officer Chhattisgarh State Information Commission Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Additional Collector / Appellate Authority Janjgir Champa, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh. 4 - Public Information Officer O/o Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Janjgir Champa, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pradeep Jogi, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Vinod Kumar Tekam, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer. RAGHVENDRA JAT Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 For Respondent No. 1 : Mr. Shyam Sundar Lal Tekchandani, Advocate. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 29/04/2026 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “i) To call for records pertaining to the case from respondent no. 1, for kind perusal of the Hon'ble High Court. (ii) To quash impugned order dated 25.08.2021 passed by the respondent no. 1 in Second appeal case No. A/1580/2018, in the interest of justice. iii) To direct respondents to furnish the information sought for by the petitioner in his application (Annexure P-1) free of charge. (iv) To impose maximum penalty on respondent authority as per provision of Right To Information Act 2005 and direct disciplinary action against him. (v) To direct respondents to pay to petitioner cost of this litigation. (vi) To grant any other relief deemed fit and proper by the Hon'ble High Court in the interest of justice.” 3 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with the afflux of time, the petition has been rendered infructuous. 3. No objection has been raised from other side. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat