Smt. Smita Gupta v. State Information Commission

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2763 of 2017 Smt. Smita Gupta W/o Shri Prabhat Kumar Gupta, Aged about 38 years, R/o Gandhi Ward No. 9, Mungeli, Tahsil - Mungeli, Revenue District Mungeli ChhattisgarhaAnd Civil District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Information Commission Through The Secretary, 1st Floor, Indravati Khand, Shastri Chawk Raipur Civil & Revenue District- Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. The First Appellate Authority, District Program Officer, Women and Child Development Department, Mungeli, Revenue District- Mungeli Chhattisgarh and Civil District- Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

3. The Public Information Officer/ The Officer In Charge, Vikas Mandali Association Trust Mungeli, Bada Bazar Mungeli, Tahsil Mungeli, Revenue District- Mungeli Chhattisgarh and Civil District- Mungeli Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Paras Mani Shriwas, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Shyam Sunderlal Tekchandani, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 11/10/17 Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's second appeal under the Right to Information Act is pending before the State Information Commission since January, 2017 and has neither been considered nor been decided till date. Therefore, directions may be issued to decide the same expeditiously.

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I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 3.

The prayer appears to be fair and reasonable and is accordingly allowed.

4.

Be that as it may, the respondent No. 01- State Information Commission, Raipur is directed to consider the petitioner's appeal and decide the same expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 5.

With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands finally disposed of.

SD/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka