IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 206 Decided on : 05.05.2025 CWP No. 20155 of 2010 (O&M) MANAGING COMMITTEE OF HINDU PUTRI PATHSHALA, KAPURTHALA ..PETITIONER Versus THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, PB AND ANR ...RESPONDENTS CWP No. 9660 of 2012 (O&M) MANAGING COMMITTEE (REGD.) HINDU KANYA COLLEGE ..PETITIONER Versus THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, PB AND ANR ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI PRESENT: Ms. Sanchi Bindra, Advocate for Mr. Amar Vivek Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Akshita Chauhan, DAG, Punjab. None for respondent No. 2. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral) 1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the order dated 01.11.2010 (Annexure P-1) by which, the petitioner-Managing Committee of the school was held to be a ‘public authority’ as defined under Section 2 (h) of the Rights to Information Act, 2005 for the releasing of the information RIYA 2025.05.07 10:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-20155-2010 (O&M) -2- sought by. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that vide order dated 12.11.2010, the operation of the impugned order dated 01.11.2010 (Annexure P-1) was stayed by the then Co-ordinate Bench of this Court and a period of more than 1 ½ decade has lapsed, but no one has appeared on behalf of the respondent No. 2, hence, the present petition may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further with liberty to the petitioner to revive the same in case respondent No. 2 takes any action to get the impugned order dated 01.11.2010 (Annexure P-1) executed. 3. Ordered accordingly. 4. Pending civil miscellaneous application, if any, stands disposed of. 5. A photocopy of this order be placed on the file of connected case. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE 05.05.2025 Riya Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No RIYA 2025.05.07 10:04 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document