IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2008 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 18714 OF 2007(C) PETITIONERS: 1. ZAMORIN RAJA OF CALICUT, CHALAPPURAM, CALICUT-2. 2. MANAGER, VALAYANAD DEVASWOM, VALAYANAD, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: 1. COMMISSIONER, HR & CE(ADMINISTRATION) DEPARTMENT, CALICUT. 2. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, HINDU RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT(ADMN)DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE. 3. P.RAMACHANDRAN, POOTHALATH HOUSE, POST KOMMERI, KOZHIKODE-7. ADDITIONAL 4TH RESPONDENT: KRISHNAN THUROOR, THUVACODE P.O., CHEMANCHERY, KOZHIKODE - 673304. (IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 12.6.2008 ON I.A. NO. 10815/2007) BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN FOR R.3 GOVT. PLEADER SRI. R. LAKSHMINARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVIN GBEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) 18714/2007 APPENDIX ORDER ON I.A. NO. 10814/2007 IN WP(C) 18714/2007 // DISMISSED // 12.6.2008 SD/-, P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE. SD/-, T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DEMANDING DETAILS UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT DATED 21.5.2007 RECEIVED BY 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P1A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY 3RD RESPONDENT TO 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 17.5.2006. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 12.6.2007 BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO 2ND PETITIONER TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 12.6.2007 RECEIVED BY 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 5.7.2007. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 28.6.2007. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. // TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE. KNC/ P.R. RAMAN & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(C) NO. 18714 OF 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2008. J U D G M E N T Raman, J. Petitioner, aggrieved by Ext.P2 and P3 letters issued by the Public Information Officer under the Right to Information Act, has filed this writ petition seeking to quash those letters. As per Section 19 of the said Act, any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, is entitled to file an appeal within 30 days from the expiry of such period or from the receipt of such a decision to such officer who is senior in rank to the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, Officer in each public authority. 2. In such circumstances, the petitioner may approach the appellate authority for necessary relief. Since this writ petition was filed and pending before this court for all these time, that period shall stand excluded and if the petitioner prefers an appeal within two weeks from today, the appellate authority shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance WP(C) 18714/2007 :2: with law. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Issue photo copy urgently. P.R. RAMAN, (JUDGE) T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, (JUDGE) knc/-