Hemant Sharma Vs State Information Commission Haryana and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Hemant Sharma Vs State Information Commission Haryana and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Practical relief to the petitioner: the requisite information was furnished through the additional affidavit dated 11.11.2025 of Ms. Anupma Malik, Land Acquisition Officer, Urban Estates, Gurugram, with Annexures R-1 and R-2, a copy of which was supplied to petitioner's counsel who recorded her satisfaction; the Court issued no further directions and closed/disposed of the writ petition accordingly.

Issue for consideration

Whether directions should issue to the respondents to supply the petitioner the requisite information in view of the order dated 04.09.2023 passed by respondent No. 1 - State Information Commission, whose handling of his representation dated 27.10.2023 was alleged to be indolent and lackadaisical.

Court's answer

Since the additional affidavit dated 11.11.2025 of the Land Acquisition Officer, Urban Estates, Gurugram, along with Annexures R-1 and R-2 enclosing the requisite information had been taken on record and a copy supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner, who after perusal recorded her satisfaction, no further directions were required to be passed and the writ petition stood closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab and Haryana High Court (Kuldeep Tiwari, J., oral) — CWP-18033-2024, decided November 12, 2025. Hemant Sharma v. State Information Commission, Haryana and Ors. The petitioner complained of the indolent and lackadaisical approach of respondent No. 1 - State Information Commission in deciding his representation dated 27.10.2023 and sought directions for supply of requisite information in view of respondent No. 1's order dated 04.09.2023. On 17.09.2025 the Court had noted that the information lay with the Land Acquisition Authority (as distinct from the Revenue Patwari) and adjourned the matter to 12.11.2025 requiring an additional affidavit from the Land Acquisition Authority. On 12.11.2025 the State filed an additional affidavit dated 11.11.2025 of Ms. Anupma Malik, Land Acquisition Officer, Urban Estates, Gurugram, enclosing Annexures R-1 and R-2 with the requisite information; a copy supplied to petitioner's counsel, who recorded her satisfaction. Holding that no further directions were required, the Court closed the writ petition and disposed it of accordingly.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

105 CWP-18033-2024 Date of Decision : November 12, 2025

HEMANT SHARMA

-PETITIONER

V/S

STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION, HARYANA AND ORS.

-RESPONDENTS

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI

Present: Ms. Sunita Shekhawat, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Bhupender Singh, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

Fetching grievance from the alleged indolent and lackadaisical approach of respondent No. 1 - State Information Commission in deciding his representation dated 27.10.2023, the petitioner has filed the instant writ petition seeking issuance of directions to the respondent(s) to supply him with the requisite information in view of the order dated 04.09.2023 passed by respondent No. 1.

On 17.09.2025, this Court passed the following order:-

“Learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that District Revenue Officer, Mahendergarh, and Halqa Patwari concerned, today were called upon, to put up appearance before this court in deference to the direction issued by this the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 22.08.2024, and he informed that the information sought is from the Land Acquisition Authority, whereas, the Patwari, who is present in Court is the Revenue Patwari. Learned State counsel seeks an adjournment to seek

DEVINDER YADAV 2025.11.14 11:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

CWP-18033-2024

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instructions, and to file additional affidavit on behalf of the Land Acquisition Authority, from whom the information is sought.

Adjourned to 12.11.2025.

To be shown in the urgent list .

It is made clear that no further request for adjournment

shall be entertained on the next date of hearing.”

Today, learned State counsel has filed an additional affidavit

dated 11.11.2025 of Ms. Anupma Malik, Land Acquisition Officer, Urban Estates, Gurugram, which is taken on record. The additional affidavit is accompanied by Annexures R-1 and R-2, wherein becomes enclosed the requisite information sought by the petitioner.

A copy of the additional affidavit along with Annexures R-1 and R-2 has been supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner, who, after perusing the same, records her satisfaction.

Consequently, no further directions are required to be passed. Hence, the instant writ petition stands closed.

6. Disposed of accordingly.

		(KU	LDEEP TIWARI)
November	12, 2025		JUDGE
devinder
	Whether speaking/reasoned	:	Yes/No
	Whether Reportable	:	Yes/No

DEVINDER YADAV 2025.11.14 11:08 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment