JUDGMENT

The petitioner is stated to be the owner of property in Sy.No.205/2-1 of Pulpatta Village in Ernad Taluk, having an extent of 2 hectares, 19 ares and 40 square meters.

2. Heard Sri. K. Rakesh, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as Sri. N.B. Sunil Nath, learned Government Pleader for R1 to R3. In spite of service of notice, there is no appearance from the side of the 4^th respondent herein. 3. The petitioner relies on Ext.P1 tax receipt to show that tax was being received from him for the entire extent of the property. However, the 4^th respondent herein, who is none other than the petitioner’s brother, filed an application under the RTI Act before the revenue authorities seeking certain information. Insofar as the information sought from the Village Office was not furnished, he filed an appeal under the Act before the Tahsildar in his capacity as the Appellate Authority.

4. The Appellate Authority, by Ext.P3 dated

27.4.2021, instead of disposing of the appeal either by directing the Village Officer to provide the information or by holding that the information need not be provided, went on to decide the dispute between the petitioner and the 4^th respondent herein a