$~97 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010352812026 + W.P.(C) 10982/2026 AJAY KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Swami, Adv. versus CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr Devvrat Yadav, SPC with Mr Kartik Sharma, GP and Mr Manhan Chawla, Adv. for R-1. Mr. Akhil Mittal, ASC for DDA with Ms.Riddhi Jain and Ms.Shayna Das Pattanayak, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 04.08.2026 1. By way of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks following reliefs: “1. Issue a writ of Mandamus directing Respondent No.1 (CIC) to expeditiously list and decide the Petitioner's non- compliance/contempt petition vide Diary No. 118766 dated 29.05.2025. 2. Direct Respondent No.1 to enforce its order passed in Second Appeal No. CIC/DDATY/A/2023/105932-UM; TITLE: AJAY KUMAR VS. CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION & ANRS. 3. Direct Respondent No.2 to comply with CIC order by furnishing complete information or filing a notarized affidavit; 4. Pass directions for time-bound disposal of non-compliance matters by CIC;” 2. Issue notice. The learned counsels accept notice on behalf of the This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2026 at 11:30:16 respondents. 3. The case of the petitioner, as set out in the petition, is that he had filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 seeking information regarding alleged misuse of public funds by the Delhi Development Authority in procurement of earthworms for Najafgarh Park. Dissatisfied with the reply furnished by the concerned CPIO, the petitioner had preferred a First Appeal and thereafter a Second Appeal before the Central Information Commission (CIC), alleging that complete information had not been furnished. 4. It is stated that in Second Appeal, the CIC directed the concerned CPIO to furnish complete information to the petitioner or, in the alternative, to file a notarised affidavit regarding its non-availability. According to the petitioner, the said directions were not complied with, whereupon he filed a non-compliance/contempt petition bearing Diary No. 118766 dated 29.05.2025 before the CIC. Though notice is stated to have been issued in the said proceedings, the grievance of the petitioner is that the matter has not been listed or decided thereafter, despite repeated representations seeking an early hearing. The petitioner has, therefore, approached this Court, inter alia, seeking expeditious disposal of the aforesaid non-compliance proceedings and enforcement of the earlier order passed by the CIC. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the present writ petition be treated as representation, which will be decided by the respondents within a period of ten weeks from date, under intimation to the petitioner. 6. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. In case the petitioner is aggrieved by any further order, he This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2026 at 11:30:16 will be at liberty to approach this Court again. 7. With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. 8. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J AUGUST 04, 2026/A TD This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2026 at 11:30:16