VIJAYAWADA: The high court on Wednesday allowed the request of the petitioners who challenged the withdrawal of GOs from the online mode to amend their prayer in view of the fresh GO issued by the state government that allows for publishing select GOs on the e-gazette website.
Arguing on behalf of the petitioner, advocate Y Balaji said the government has issued a GO on Tuesday stating that the GOs will be uploaded on e-gazette website. However, the conditions in the GO to publish only select GOs on the website are highly objectionable and in violation of provisions of the Right to Information Act.
Balaji further said that in the new GO, it was stated that secret, top secret and GOs that are not important will not be published on the website. He sought time to file a fresh application to challenge the new GO. The high court asked the government pleader why the GOs are not being published. As the special government pleader was not available at the time of hearing, the high court bench headed by Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice Ninala Jayasurya posted the matter for further hearing on Monday by allowing the request of the petitioners.
