High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/3161/2021dismissed

Mandeep Singh v. State Information Commission And ORS

2021-02-11Mr. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia2 pages

CWP No.3161 of 2021 - 1 - *** HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.3161 of 2021 Date of decision:11.02.2021 Mandeep Singh ... Petitioner

Versus

State Information Commission, Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.S. SANDHAWALIA

Present:

Mr. Bhavdeep Singh Mamli, Advocate, for the petitioner.

(The proceedings were conducted through video conferencing, as per instructions.) ***** G.S. Sandhawalia , J. (Oral) In the present writ petition, filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks directions to the respondents to supply the information, as requested by the petitioner from respondent no.4, the Gram Panchayat, Khairi, Block Uklana, District Hisar. Perusal of the paper book would going to show that the petitioner has availed his statutory remedy under the Right to Information Act, 2005 as his second appeal is pending before respondent no.1. The same is not being entertained on account of not submitting the requisite documents as per the notice sent to the petitioner on 21.01.2020 (Annexure P-4), as per which legible sets of the requisite documents, in accordance with Rule 6 of the Haryana Right to Information Rules, 2000, were asked by respondent no.1-State Information Commission. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the necessary documents have been supplied.

VINOD KUMAR 2021.02.11 15:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP No.3161 of 2021 - 2 - *** If that is being so, it is always open to the petitioner to approach respondent no.1-State Information Commission for registration of his second appeal. It is also pertinent to notice that an earlier writ petition filed by the petitioner has been dismissed as withdrawn, whereby liberty had been given to the petitioner to file the writ petition afresh with better particulars.

Nothing has been placed on record to show that the compliance has been made of Annexure P-4 by the petitioner. In such circumstances, the present petition would not be maintainable as such. Faced with this situation, counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of the present petition, with liberty to approach respondent no.1State Information Commission for rectification and appropriate listing of his second appeal, which he has filed before it.

Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with the liberty aforementioned.

(G.S. SANDHAWALIA) February 11, 2021 JUDGE vinod* Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether Reportable:

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