08.2025. Ct.No.7. as WPA 1048 of 2020 Krishna Mishra v. The State of West Bengal Mr. Gazi Faruque Hossain, Ms. Varsha Roy & Ors.
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
writ petition is disposed of by directing the Public Information
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 22. Ms. Roy, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner, submits that the petitioner had submitted an application under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, seeking certain information from the concerned Public Information Officer as early as 6th June, 2018. However…
- Para 77. With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of, however, without any order as to costs. (Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.)
Judgment
Ms. Munmuyn Tewary. …for the State.
The present writ petition has been filed alleging inaction on the part of the Public Information Officer, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Baruipur Police District, in furnishing the information sought under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Ms. Roy, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner, submits that the petitioner had submitted an application under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, seeking certain information from the concerned Public Information Officer as early as 6th June, 2018. However, despite receipt of the said application, no information has been furnished to the petitioner, nor has any order been passed in respect thereof. She further submits that, as per the petitioner’s knowledge, certain internal departmental correspondences were made following receipt of the said application, yet no final decision has been taken thereon. Accordingly, she prays for a direction upon the Public 2 Information Officer to forthwith consider and dispose of the petitioner’s application in accordance with law
Ms. Tewary, learned Advocate representing the State, submits that if a direction is given to the concerned Public Information Officer to take a decision on the petitioner’s application, the State will not stand in the way.
Operative part
Having heard the learned Advocates appearing for the respective parties, and upon perusal of the materials on record and taking note of the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the Public Information Officer to take a decision on the application submitted by the petitioner under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act,
2005. If the Public Information Officer finds the petitioner’s claim to be justified, the information shall be supplied to the petitioner in accordance with law. If the Officer finds that the information sought by the petitioner cannot be supplied, a reasoned order shall be passed, and the same shall be communicated to the petitioner.
The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
The concerned respondent is directed to act on the server copy of this order without insisting upon production of the certified copy of this order by the petitioner.
With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of, however, without any order as to costs. (Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.)
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: writ petition is disposed of by directing the Public Information
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Right to Information Act, 2005 — s. 6.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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