112 TRIPURARI CHOPRA STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION, HARYANA & OTHERS CORAM: Present: HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) CM-2450 73 days in filing the appeal and 48 days in re same are allowed. appeal is condoned. CM-2452 document An nature of th considered view that no ground is made out to permit the same, at this stage. LPA-991 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM-2450 LPA-991 Date of Decision : TRIPURARI CHOPRA VERSUS STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION, HARYANA & OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Mr. Prince Goyal, Legal Aid Counsel along with the appellant. Mr. Suvir Sidhu, Advocate fo HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) 2450-2451-LPA-2026 Present applications have been filed for condoning the delay of 73 days in filing the appeal and 48 days in re Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the applications, the same are allowed. Delay of 73 days in filing the appeal appeal is condoned. 2452-LPA-2026 Present application has been filed document Annexure A-1 by way of additional evidence. Having considered the contents of the application and the nature of the document sought to be produced, this Court is of the considered view that no ground is made out to permit the same, at this stage. Consequently, the present application is dismissed. 991-2026 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 2450-2451-2452-LPA-2026 in/and 991-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision : 16.04.2026 ........Petitioners VERSUS STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION, HARYANA & OTHERS ........Respondents HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Legal Aid Counsel for the appellant for respondent Nos.2 and 3. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) Present applications have been filed for condoning the delay of 73 days in filing the appeal and 48 days in re-filing the appeal. Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the applications, the Delay of 73 days in filing the appeal and 48 days in re-filing the Present application has been filed for placing on record 1 by way of additional evidence. Having considered the contents of the application and the e document sought to be produced, this Court is of the considered view that no ground is made out to permit the same, at this stage. Consequently, the present application is dismissed. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present applications have been filed for condoning the delay of Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the applications, the filing the on record Having considered the contents of the application and the e document sought to be produced, this Court is of the considered view that no ground is made out to permit the same, at this stage. SAPNA GOYAL 2026.04.17 17:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CM-2450-2451-2452-LPA-2026 in/and LPA-991-2026 (O&M) -2- 1. Present appeal has been filed against the order dated 07.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in Civil Writ Petition No. 32903 of 2025, by which the information sought by the appellant has been held to be “No Information” and has been termed only as a “Query”, reply to which cannot be given under Section 2(f) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the information sought is in the nature of a question, and hence, an opinion to the same was required to be supplied, which has not been provided. 3. We have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records of the present case with their able assistance. 4. Keeping in view the fact that the “Query”, answer to which is being sought by the appellant under the Right to Information Act, 2005 is whether the Legal Aid Counsel for the appellant could be changed, which is in the nature of a query and does not amount to seeking of any information as is defined under the Right to Information Act, 2005 hence, the impugned order dated 07.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge needs no interference by this Court. 5. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed. 6. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE 16-04-2026 Sapna Goyal (YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR) JUDGE NOTE: Whether speaking/ reasoned: YES Whether reportable: NO SAPNA GOYAL 2026.04.17 17:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document