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RAJESH SHANKAR
Pawan Kumar Agarwal – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand through its Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand – Respondent
ORDER :
The present case is taken up through video conferencing.
2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing order dated 13.11.2019 (Annexure-10 to the writ petition) passed by the first appellate authority declining to provide documents relating to minutes of meeting of General Body of Marwari Panchayat, Chas asked by the petitioner under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (in short, “the Act, 2005”) or in alternative to direct the respondent no. 3 to provide information as sought by him within a specified period.
3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the content of the writ petition.
4. The petitioner earlier filed a writ petition being W.P.(C) No. 48 of 2021 for issuance of direction upon the Chief Information Commissioner, Jharkhand State Information Commission, Ranchi (the respondent no. 2 herein) to consider the second appeal preferred by him under Section 19 (3) of the Act, 2005. The said second appeal was preferred by the petitioner against the order dated 13.11.2019 passed by the first appellate authority declining to provide the documents asked by the petitioner under the said Act.
5. W.P.(C) No. 48 of 2021 was disposed of by this Court vide ord
The lack of provision empowering the authorities to reconsider their orders refusing to supply documents under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the mandatory adherence to the principles of natural justice and the requirement for a reasonable opportunity of being heard before imposing a pena....
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