Prashanth Narayan G v. Central Information Commission & ANR.

$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 6892/2024 PRASHANTH NARAYAN G ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Anindiya Malhotra, Mr.

Kaustubh Prakash, Ms. Prachi Bhatia, Mr. Lavish Sharma and Mr. Kartik Wadhwa, Advocates.

versus CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION & ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 15.05.2024 CM APPL. 28719/2024 (Exemption) Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

W.P.(C) 6892/2024 1.

The instant petition has been filed by the Petitioner for issuance of a direction to the CIC to grant early hearing to the Petitioner in a Second Appeal bearing file no. CIC/DIREN/A/2024/105893 pending before the CIC.

2.

Material on record indicates that the Second Appeal was filed on 07.02.2024. It is stated that the Petitioner has also filed an application for expeditious disposal of the Second Appeal on 23.04.2024. 3.

In view of the facts of the present case, since the information is The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/05/2024 at 11:47:30

crucial to the matter pending before the Appellate Tribunal and the Government is not furnishing the information before the Appellate Tribunal despite the order of the Tribunal, this Court is inclined to request the CIC to dispose of the early hearing application of the Petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two weeks from today. 4.

The petition is disposed of along with pending application(s), if any. SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J MAY 15, 2024 hsk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 20/05/2024 at 11:47:30