1 2-WP-4565-20.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4565 OF 2020 RAMESH GORSING PAWAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ... Mr. D. K. Dagadkhair, Advocate for the Petitioner Mrs. V. P. Dama, AGP for Respondent/State ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV, JJ. DATE : 04th MARCH, 2026 PER COURT : 1. The petitioner by application dated 08/09/2015 sought information under the Right to Information Act, from public information officer in respect of ‘Primary / Secondary Ashram Schools’ on 21 points. The public information officer forwarded the application of petitioner to the concerned Ashram Schools situated within his jurisdiction and asked the petitioner to approach the respective Ashram Schools and seek information from Headmaster or School Management by applying afresh. He also directed all the Ashram Schools situated within his jurisdiction to supply information to the petitioner. Since the petitioner did not receive the information, he approached the first appellate authority under Section 19(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. 2. The first appellate authority, after hearing the SVH 2026:BHC-AUG:10343-DB 2 2-WP-4565-20.odt petitioner, on 14/06/2017 directed all the Ashram Schools to supply the information sought by the petitioner, free of costs. Petitioner, thereafter preferred appeal before respondent No.4 State Information Commission contending that deliberately the information is not supplied to him and he was not heard. Since there was mental and financial exploitation of the petitioner, he be given compensation. The said appeal is dismissed observing that the first appellate authority has directed to supply the information to the petitioner. Petitioner did not attend the hearing of first appeal. Even before respondent No.4, he remained absent, hence, his appeal is disposed of. Petitioner is aggrieved by this order. 3. Heard learned advocate for petitioner and learned AGP for respondents / State. Perused the record. 4. Record indicates that there are separate information officers at every Ashram School. Petitioner can approach there and seek necessary information. Though the petitioner was absent before first appellate authority / respondent No.3, the said authority has directed the concerned Ashram Schools to supply the information to the petitioner, free of costs. Even before respondent No.4, petitioner remained absent. The contention raised by the petitioner that deliberately the information was not supplied to him and no hearing was taken and therefore, he suffered financial and mental exploitation, cannot be accepted. No case is made out by SVH 3 2-WP-4565-20.odt the petitioner for compensation. 5. We find no merit in the contentions raised by the petitioner in present petition. No case is made out by the petitioner to interfere with the impugned order and award him compensation. The writ petition, being devoid of merit, is dismissed. (VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) SVH