2025:PHHC:034241 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 204 CWP-23784-2019 (O&M) Decided on : 11.03.2025 MAHENDER SINGH CHAWLA . . .Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI PRESENT: None for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Jindal, Additional A.G. Haryana. None for respondents No. 3 to 5. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) In the present petition, the grievance being raised by the petitioner is that the information qua points No. 1, 3 & 6 being sought by him through application dated 31.10.2017 (Annexure P-3) under the Right to Information Act, 2005 has not been provided to him. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, on 22.07.2022, the following order was passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court:- “Learned counsel for respondents No.3 to 5 has submitted that the petitioner is at liberty to visit the office of Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Block and Village Sanolikhurd, Tehsil Bapauli, District Panipat (respondent No.4), on any working day and after inspection of the records, he can have the photocopy duly attested of the desired information. If that be so, let petitioner visit the office of Block Development and Panchayat Officer on 01.08.2022 at 11:00 am and may inspect the records. SAPNA GOYAL 2025.03.17 16:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 2 CWP-23784-2019 (O&M) 2025:PHHC:034241 Needless to say that requisite papers/documents shall be provided to the petitioner as per rules after charging the requisite fee. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 has apprised the Court that the entire records have already been submitted in the office of respondent No.4. Posted on 14.10.2022. ” 3. A bare perusal of the above order would show that in order to get the information sought by the petitioner, the petitioner was required to visit the office of Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Block and village Sanolikhurd, Tehsil Bapauli, District Panipat (respondent No. 4) on 01.8.2022 at 11.00 am so that he may inspect the record pertaining to the information sought. But nothing has come on record to show whether the said opportunity given to the petitioner was availed by him or not; if answer to this question is yes and the said opportunity was availed by the petitioner then what was the outcome of the said inspection of record and if the answer is no, then why the said opportunity was not availed by the petitioner. 4. Keeping in view the totality of the circumstances of the present case and in the interest of justice, in case, the petitioner has not availed the opportunity given to him so as to retrieve the information sought by him by virtue of order dated 22.07.2022, then he may file a representation seeking another opportunity to inspect the record as per the order dated 22.07.2022 which opportunity will be granted to the petitioner by the concerned officer for inspection of the record. In case, the petitioner has already availed the opportunity for inspection of the record, no further opportunity needs to be provided to him and in case, the petitioner is still aggrieved qua the SAPNA GOYAL 2025.03.17 16:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 3 CWP-23784-2019 (O&M) 2025:PHHC:034241 information sought, he can approach the appropriate authority including the State Information Commission for the redressal of his grievance. 5. The present petition is disposed of in above terms. 6. Pending civil miscellaneous application, if any, stands disposed of. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE 11.03.2025 Riya Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No SAPNA GOYAL 2025.03.17 16:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document