{"id":18199,"date":"2009-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-v-shashidhar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-april-2009"},"modified":"2014-05-04T20:01:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T14:31:01","slug":"sri-v-shashidhar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-v-shashidhar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sri V Shashidhar vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri V Shashidhar vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 April, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE\n\nIDATED 'i'}~i1S\"I'I:~iE 2ND DAY 0;' APRIL 200.9 j\n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE I~ION'BLE MR. P.D. BINAl{ARAN, c}%::1\u00a7:\u00a7*1V;31js'~T1g\u00a3\u00ab3_V ' '\n\nAND\n\nTHE HONBLE MR.J{}Sj'}C,E V.i<:},M \n\nWRIT APPEAL NQ.978 'GM -9 Pouch\nBETWEEN: " " M  V' "\n\nSri VShashidha'::f,"  1 - _  - \nS\/o.Venugopa3=_."     _  \nAged about y.\u00a2\u00a3:z'.s';_V " Q  V"    ' '\n\nR\/a.No;vV\ufb01"\u00e92;  \nLayout,  %   \nBaz:1galor1\u00bb.\/;~A0f'_4lI;{a\"I}' =.:gf;3l\u00a7al.\/_jl%1ighl l u\n\nCourt Act, 1962, praying to set'.'=__asjd.ef1 the' ..(5rde.:Wcia:eci\n\n9.3.2009 passed in W.P.N0.5627\/ 2009 dismiesing \"<.vi*;'it \n\npetition by the learned Single'J1__1.clge 201' this  \n\nThis WRA coming up for before\nCourt this day, SABHAHIT J.,eldeIiv\u00a7?red._f11e following:\n\nThis    peti\ufb01onez' in\nWP. by the order dated\n\n9.3.20{)9A;"w\u00a7::ereil*1lVtl*le l1c:.\u00ab.\u00a7n'\u00ab.4,c1 Single Judge has declined\n\nto q:'.1,;;*;sTl1e..tl1eV englofsei\u00e9xent issued by the 2M respondent .<\/pre>\n
 ldamgi 1e\u00a7;}2\u00a729es. “”” ll
\n ‘~\\&?;v.??.\u00bbf=\u00a3e\u00abll.\u20ac;ef27\/2009 was \ufb01ie\u00e9 by the appellant<\/p>\n
axferrixig  petitioner] appellant herein was werldng<\/p>\n
  ‘as a Fo\u00a7iee Eionsiabie and he served the police department<\/p>\n
l   ”  from $9’??? to 3991 and during that perim, he<\/p>\n
‘ ” llhalz\ufb01tl taken an initiative to organize police personnel and<\/p>\n
  ifkkhila Karnataka Police Mahasangha was established<\/p>\n
\\EW,9x<\/p>\n
during 1986-87 and this was not iiked by the higher<\/p>\n
officers. The petitioner\/ appellant herein was Vr\u00e9 I1:\u00a7ojsred<\/p>\n
from service and he wanted to contest the   _<\/p>\n
well as pariialnentary elections by jg)iz1i11g.” <\/p>\n
of his choice and that he sought’ Ibif” C\u20acT:r\u00a5i\u00e9:ij”1’A.ii”:fO’I4::n\ufb01.fi&j\u00a31<\/p>\n
under the Right: to InforI11\u00e9ii;ic–x} Acx:t-,v.  ,pr’-2:’ <\/p>\n
request, the infoI’r1;at.ion  fu:.x9i’1is1:1\u00a2df 5 The
\npetitioner\/appe\ufb02ant h\u00e9rfiin  -answers to the<\/p>\n
foliowing four qu._\u00a2s1;i0I3.$’i”  * :1 V<\/p>\n
“1, …. ._’i_’he_”f\u00e9Lt3;1i1y*–\u00bb._”::1em’ct2::s.\u00bb’state police who
\nthcmseiwas \ufb01at gc\u00e9vcrnment servant, if wants
\nb\u00e9eome ‘Pz’ajaI’ajyam er Congess
\n?ar’1:}aj ?53{:0IE1\u20acS- ..ii1e7g:-.;1L'< <\/p>\n
 _ Tiie-.Vp9:nip1;;3.e\u00a3:of Prajarajyam or Congess
\n  pan ii)t3.c1is&,z'ib1}.ted in non prohibited araa<\/p>\n
 " A _  lik\u00e9 :'pQlisi;e quarters.\n<\/p>\n
 3. Elm  the family members of police<\/p>\n
A “becoI’):’3\u20acj; \u00e9ctive members or office bearers of<\/p>\n
“”‘—p0E.i;ticai\u00b0 pariiies Wi\ufb02 that e\ufb02hct on the post of
\npralic\ufb01 sta\ufb01” (W111 they lose their post)’<\/p>\n
 4. The family memmrs of the state police<\/p>\n
 ‘entirely if join. Prajarajyam er COI{1\u00a7’\u20acSS Party<\/p>\n
enbiock, Whether state election cemmis\ufb01on hats
\ngot any objection.”\n<\/p>\n
K2<\/p>\n
The foiiowing answer was given to the above questions
\nunder the Right to II1fOI’I}.’1ati(}I1 Ac:t, 2005:<\/p>\n
“As per the 1’u1\u00a2:’:s 5(3) to (4) of Kaxnataka;*’6ix;j1 5
\nServices (Conduct) Ruies, 19665 ”\n<\/p>\n
Gcvemment servant or his\/her\u00bb  ..ffaJ_niiy . V
\nmembers can participats’ “321    L”\n<\/p>\n
activities.”\n<\/p>\n
Beirig aggrieved by the said.’i1:fQ1ms;tid1%   v<\/p>\n
the Right to informati\u00e9n,   _V Act,”  i_ 5, the<\/p>\n
I petitianerj appellant h\u00e91*si:\u00a33_ \ufb01i.\u00a2d%.:_\u00bb’iP};’.”P,Vi%E\u00a7\u00a7L’5,627\/ 2009 ts the<\/p>\n
effect that the en-dQ_rseme11t  533%’ respondent is
\nnot correct anti   .1zia\u00a53icj ‘i\u00e9\u00e9iitsguashed.\n<\/p>\n
3. ‘1’h\u00a7;3. 2 ducige by his order dated<\/p>\n
9.3.2099 LA hsid :iI1fD}’I}1ati{)I1 sought far by the<\/p>\n
  petitic\u20aciz\u00e9f;’af;p\u00a2Ha:it”}i\u00e9reiI} was fumished as per the Right<\/p>\n
its  2005 and the petitiorxer\/appeilant<\/p>\n
it  _ hersin is.__vi3ot.7cs11fem’ed with any right to chaiienge the said<\/p>\n
it   and the same amounts to abuse of the<\/p>\n
 s._\u00ab;’3r;<$Visio11 of Right to Infsrmation Act, 2605 and<\/p>\n
it ac\u00e9ordirigly, the writ petition has beer: dismissed. Being<\/p>\n
' it aggieved by the order \u00e9aited 9.3.2009 dismissing the writ<\/p>\n
w<\/p>\n
=2:\n<\/p>\n
petition, this writ appea} is \ufb01led by the petitioner. The<\/p>\n
learned eozmse} appearing for the appeilant reitere\u00a3ed.tI1e<\/p>\n
arguments submiited befere the iearned  _<\/p>\n
further Submitted that the writ petition   to  .. <\/p>\n
allowed.\n<\/p>\n
4. On the other hand, lear\ufb01ed <\/p>\n
argued in suppert of “tle oz’d’er’Vr.:’\u00a7e’e$d  learned<\/p>\n
Single Judge.\n<\/p>\n
contentions ‘ur\u00e9gerii-“‘*}.eerned emmsel appearing for<\/p>\n
the partieSV”eri\u00e9_sei’utLme\u00a7\u00b0; the materia} on record.<\/p>\n
  . V. ~5’r<V3'x"1;1'1i1"i3*;xef\u00abVmateI'ia1 on record weuid eleariy<\/p>\n
'Vehes\u00e9z\ufb01 irpetitiorier\/appeilant herein sought for<\/p>\n
 _answersgteiethe four questions under the Right to<\/p>\n
H H  frxfexieie\ufb01ee Act from the Director General and Inspector<\/p>\n
 of Pelice. The endorsement has been issued and<\/p>\n
VT  " tile Director General and mspecior General of Police has<\/p>\n
' A. furnished answer 'me the said questions stating that as per<\/p>\n
W'<\/p>\n
Rules 5[i) to (4) of the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct)<\/p>\n
Rules, 1966, no government servant er i"1iS\/h\u00a73I'L"f\u00a3\u00a7i1'\ufb02ily<\/p>\n
members can participate in political  i "   <\/p>\n
basis of answer gven by the .[)i_1_'eetc_af    <\/p>\n
inspector General of Police, the wzzfit ifpetitiorz 'v.?s.s an<\/p>\n
the gonad that the enclorseteent is V not i'eo:*:jeet,.  The-'<\/p>\n
petitioner\/appellam herein es.x1.rioi?.. \u00a5:1eLAag,gI'ieved_.;3erso1} as
\nno action whatsoever has   "er: the basis of<\/p>\n
information   the information<\/p>\n
sought 'i'('}1"*   i"-}oetiitioiiez'\/Vleappe\ufb02ant herein, the
\nH\ufb02ornia\ufb01oii  has' ftiiittished as per the Right to<\/p>\n
I11f'\u20ac)I'IIv}_8\u00a7I,i01';1i4')5.CV1i',   aggieved by the irlformation<\/p>\n
 V' '-f12rni.si1e\u00a7i.A by the '2\ufb01'~""~' respondent, the writ petition was<\/p>\n
"1 Judge has rightly held that the Act<\/p>\n
has  apolieaiiorz te a case where a party wants te put<\/p>\n
questidi1.s'3~and get answers an\u00e9 even if some answers are<\/p>\n
 T."g\u00a5,ve.n_:'.–'u31der a misceiiception that the Authorities are<\/p>\n
    te give answers to the questions put by an<\/p>\n
"VVappiiea1"\ufb02; and this itself would not confer any right; on the<\/p>\n
petitioner] appellant herein and it shall amount to abuse<\/p>\n
of the provisions of the Righ{ to Information <\/p>\n
Leanied Single Judge has rightly dismiss_63:\u20ac1"'   <\/p>\n
petition. Having regard to the above sais\u00e9  9&1'  <\/p>\n
record, the order passed by tI1e:'\u00bb1ea1f\ufb01e\u00e9i  <\/p>\n
justi\ufb01ed an\u00e9 does not su\ufb01"er"f_'1"o.m atiy \u00e95:1ro1'T'{\u00a7fAVVi\u00a7}egaiity as;  L'<\/p>\n
to call for mtexferexgge    appeal.\n<\/p>\n
Accordingly, We hold  -is’ deveid sf merit<\/p>\n
arid pass me ._ h . . _.\n<\/p>\n
The   <\/p>\n
$d\/-\n<\/p>\n
Chief Justice<\/p>\n
3\u00bb sdl”\n<\/p>\n
Judge<\/p>\n
V’  l;;:\u00a7dex::’A.’?f%\/ No<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Sri V Shashidhar vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 April, 2009 Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE IDATED ‘i’}~i1S”I’I:~iE 2ND DAY 0;’ APRIL 200.9 j PRESENT THE I~ION’BLE MR. P.D. BINAl{ARAN, c}%::1\u00a7:\u00a7*1V;31js’~T1g\u00a3\u00ab3_V ‘ ‘ AND THE HONBLE MR.J{}Sj’}C,E V.i<:},M WRIT APPEAL NQ.978 'GM -9 Pouch BETWEEN: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSri V Shashidhar vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 April, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-v-shashidhar-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-2-april-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sri V Shashidhar vs The State Of Karnataka on 2 April, 2009 - 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