JUDGMENT

(Prayer:Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records of the proceedings of the first respondent in its Case No.SA.10634/D/2016/X dated 10.10.2017 and quash the same.)

1. The proceedings of the first respondent-Tamil Nadu Information Commission dated 10.10.2017, is sought to be quashed in the present writ petition.

2. The petitioner states that he was appointed as an Executive Officer Grade II and he was working as an Executive Officer at Mangalampettai Town Panchayat. He was posted as an Executive Officer In-charge at Pennadam Town Panchayat.

3. During the relevant point of time, an Information Seeker submitted an application seeking information regarding the application submitted by him for Building Plan Approval. Since the said application was not responded in consonance with the Right to Information Act, 2005, the unsatisfactory Information Seeker preferred an appeal before the Tamil Nadu Information Commission.

4. The Tamil Nadu Information Commission based on the files produced by the Public Information Officer, recorded the facts and issued show cause notice to the writ petitioner, asking