ORDER

FACTS

The Appellant vide RTI application sought information, as under:-

Dissatisfied due to non-receipt of any reply from the PIO, the Appellant, approahced the FAA. The FAA vide order dated 12.04.2023, directed the PIO to provide the point-wise reply to the appellant within 10 days.

Thereafter, the Appellant filed a Second Appeal before the Commission.

HEARING:

Facts emerging during the hearing:

The following were present:

Appellant: The appellant attended the hearing through AC.

Respondent: The respondent Shri R.P. Gupta, EE (Bldg.) attended the hearing in person.

The appellant’s 59 cases were scheduled for hearing on 13.10.2023, at 10:15 AM, at the Central Information Commission (CIC). The hearing notices had been duly delivered to the appellant on 04.10.2023 (as per the Indian Post website). However, the appellant informed via telephone that he was unable to present his case due to an urgent matter scheduled at the Hon’ble Tis Hazari Courts. Subsequently, the appellant's son visited the CIC in person, informing that his father was occupied at the Hon’ble Tis Hazari Courts, although he lacked the hearing notice or any proof related to the hearing in the Hon’ble Court. Despite this,