Puspita Lenka v. Commnr. Odisha Information Commission, Bbsr
Case brief
What is this about?
Puspita Lenka v. Commissioner, Odisha Information Commission, W.P.(C) No. 18045 of 2024, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 02.01.2025 by Justice K.R. Mohapatra. Subject: delay in disposal of RTI Second Appeal Nos. 2028 and 2029 of 2023 under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005; appeal pending since 30.05.2023 without notice to respondents. Outcome: writ petition disposed; no mandamus for time-bound disposal; liberty to apply to the Information Commission for out-of-turn hearing in case of urgency, to be considered per law. Keywords: Odisha Information Commission, RTI Act s.19(3), second appeal pendency, notice not issued, out-of-turn consideration, writ disposed with liberty.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the Petitioner to file an application before the Odisha Information Commission for out-of-turn consideration of Second Appeal No. 2028 of 2023 if there is urgency, such application to be considered in accordance with law; no direction for disposal within a stipulated period was issued.