2010 (9) TMI 693

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....rmation under Annexure P-1. The petitioner made deposit of the amount required to be deposited and the application was in accordance with the Act and Rules. Respondent No. 3 i.e. State Public Information Officer, Office of Commissioner & Director General, School Education, failed to supply the information as provided under Section 7 of the Act. Constrained with the circumstances, the petitioner preferred an appeal under Section 19 of the Act. Copy of grounds of appeal has been placed on record as Annexure P-4. Petitioner, however, did not receive any response to his appeal. In such circumstances, the petitioner approached respondent No. 1 i.e. State Information Commission, Haryana, vide Complaint dated 30-7-2010 (Annexure P-6). Till date, t....

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....tate Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may within thirty days from the expiry of such period or from the receipt of such a decision prefer an appeal to such officer who is senior in rank to the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer as the case may be, in each public authority : Provided that such officer may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of thirty days if he or she is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time. (2)  xx       xx       xx       xx (3) A second appeal against the decision under sub-section (1) sha....

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....mplaint before the State Information Commission, Haryana. Even the State Information Commission has not taken any notice of the complaint. 7. Since it is the pleaded case that statutory authorities are seized of the matter, however, no decision has been conveyed, it would not be appropriate for the writ Court to take on the task of the authorities, and issue directions, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. The authorities however are required to ensure that appropriate action is taken on an application/appeal/complaint brought before them. The appellate Forum or the second appellate Forum under Section 19(1) or under Section 19(3) of the Act is required to deal with the appeal/complaint/second appeal also with expedien....