(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN)

1. The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 10.09.2009 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC No.11913 of 2009 dismissing the writ application which had been filed for quashing the order dated 29.07.2009 whereby a penalty of Rs.25,000/- had been imposed on the appellant under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘RTI Act’).

2. An application dated 24.04.2008 was filed by Sri Sanjay Kumar Azad (Respondent no.3) seeking certain information under the RTI Act on various points. It is relevant to note that para 2 (iv) of the said application required, inter alia, the information on the points enumerated therein to be supplied after carrying out physical inspection of the site.

3. Pursuant to the application aforesaid, the appellant, who was posted as Sub-divisional Officer, Biharsharif at the relevant time furnished the requisite information on the various points in terms of letter No. 200 dated 26.05.2008 as contained in Annexure-

4. The appellant was subsequently transferred as Additional Collector, Lakhisarai and accordingly handed over charge on 01.12.2008. Sometime