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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 12173

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
K. Surender, J
S.SENTHAMIL SELVAN – Appellant
Versus
THE TAMIL NADU STATE – Respondent
W.P.(MD)No.5610 of 2018

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: S. Senthamil Selvan
For the Respondents: D. Sadiq Raja

A writ petition is closed when the relief sought, such as the provision of information under the RTI Act, has already been granted, thereby extinguishing the cause of action.

Headnote:The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash an order passed by the State Information Commission and to direct the Public Information Officer to furnish information under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, based on an application dated 25.03.2017. The court noted the submission of the respondent that the requested information had already been provided to the petitioner. The central issue was whether the cause of action for the writ petition persisted given the current status of the information request. The court reasoned that since the information sought by the petitioner had already been furnished, the grievance was resolved and no cause of action survived in the present petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is closed.

Table of Content
1. closure of petition due to lack of surviving cause of action after relief is granted. (Para 1 , 2)

PRAYER:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the order passed by the first respondent vide S.A.No.5057/B/2017 dated 20.02.2018 and to quash the same and consequently, directing the third respondent to furnish information within a time frame limit based on the petitioner's RTI application dated on 25.03.2017 under Section 6 of Right to Information Act, 2005.

ORDER

Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the second respondent submitted that the information sought by the petitioner has already been furnished to him.

2. Since the information sought by the petitioner has already been furnished, no cause of action survives in the present Writ Petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is closed. No costs.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 12173

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURTK. Surender, JS.SENTHAMIL SELVAN – AppellantVersusTHE TAMIL NADU STATE – RespondentW.P.(MD)No.5610 of 2018

A writ petition is closed when the relief sought, such as the provision of information under the RTI Act, has already been granted, thereby extinguishing the cause of action.

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
K. Surender, J
S.SENTHAMIL SELVAN – Appellant
Versus
THE TAMIL NADU STATE – Respondent
W.P.(MD)No.5610 of 2018