IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A S BOPANNA WRIT PETITION No.44535/2017 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN:
SMT. SAKAMMA AGED 58 YEARS W/O CHELUVANAYAKA R/O BHERYA VILLAGE HOSA AGRAHARA HOBLI K.R. NAGAR TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT – 571 601 (BY SRI. M. KRISHNAPPA, ADV.) AND:
1 STATE OF KARNATAKA ... PETITIONER REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE – 560 001 2 THE ADDL. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE C.R.E. CELL PALACE ROAD BANGALORE – 560 001 3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT CELL No.42/A, VINAYAMARG SIDDARTHANAGAR MYSORE – 570 004 4 SRI K. DINESHA AGED 38 YEARS S/O LATE KRISHNEGOWDA R/O 1ST BLOCK BHERAYA POST K.R. NAGAR TALUK MYSORE DIST. 571 601 5 THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER C.R.E. CELL OFFICE OF SUPDT. OF POLICE No.42/A, VINAYAMARG SIDDARTHANAGAR MYSORE – 570 004 (BY SRI C. JAGADEESH, SPL.G.A. FOR R1TO 3 NOTICE TO R-4 & 5 DISPENSED WITH) .. RESPONDENTS THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, WITH A PRAYER TO; QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.08.2017 AS AT ANNEXURE-E ISSUED BY R5 AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Sri C. Jagadeesh, learned Special Government Advocate accepts notice for respondents No. 1 to 3. He is permitted to file memo of appearance/vakalath in four weeks. Notice to respondents No. 4 and 5 is not necessary keeping in view the manner in which the petition is being disposed of.
2. The petitioner is before this Court assailing the endorsement dated 24.08.2017 at Annexure-E to the petition.
3. A perusal of the same would indicate that the Public Information Officer in response to the application dated 18.08.2017 has indicated reasons for not providing information as sought by the petitioner. As against such communication/endorsement, if the petitioner is aggrieved by non-furnishing of the information, the petitioner has the remedy of appeal/revision as provided under Sections 19 and 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Hence, reserving such liberty to the petitioner to avail the alternate remedy, the instant petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE hrp/bms