IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH JUNE 2010 / 3RD ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 12667 of 2010(G) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- THE VANCHINAD BHAVANA NIRMANA SAHAKARNA SANGHAM LTD. NO.T-1088, SREEKANTESWARAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM, SRI.M.ANEESH. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION, PUNNEN ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (G), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SRI.M.K. MURALEEGOPAL, KRUNAKARAM, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 035. R1 BY ADV. SRI.M.AJAY, SC, STATE INFORMATION COMMN. R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER R3 BY ADV. SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP, SRI.S.MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/06/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 12667/2010-G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 22/07/2008. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 25/07/2008. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 20/04/2009 FILED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 29/05/2009 GIVEN TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 12/01/2010 IN CP NO.483(1)/2009/SIC. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE NOTICE NO.4296/SIC-GEN 1/2009 DATED 18/01/2010. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO. 3053/2010 DATED 30/01/2010. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE EXPLANATION DATED 01/02/2010. EXT.P9: COPY OF THE NOTICE NO.4296/SIC-GEN 1/2009 DATED 23/03/2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 12667 OF 2010 G ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th June, 2010. JUDGMENT The counsel for the petitioner has handed over the copy of an order dated 15/5/2010 passed by the State Information Commission, Kerala in CP 483(1)/2009/SIC holding that the petitioner, The Vanchinad Bhavana Nirmana Sahakarana Sangham Ltd.No: T-1088 is not a “public authority” under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act. The said order shows that further proceedings initiated against the Secretary of the petitioner society has also been dropped. Since final orders have been passed pursuant to Ext.P9 in favour of the petitioner, no further orders are necessary to be issued in this writ petition. Recording the above facts, this writ petition is closed. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj 2