IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 3369 of 2010 Date of Decision: 3.3.2010 Amar Nath ....Petitioner. Versus Central Information Commission and another ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. H.C. Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. The prayer made in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 26.8.2009 (Annexure P-6) passed by respondent No.1 in appeal No. CIC/OK/C/ 2009/000052. Put shortly, the facts of the case are that on 18.8.2008, the petitioner filed an application dated 18.8.2008 (Annexure P-1) under Section 6 (1) of the Right to Information Act for obtaining information about a particular plan under which land was acquired at M-217/17-18 in Delhi Division. Respondent No.2 transferred the said application to the Ambala Division vide letter dated 26.8.2008 (Annexure P-2) who vide letter dated 29.8.2008 (Annexure P-3) sent the said application to respondent No.2. The Additional Divisional Engineer (Law), New Delhi vide letter dated 10.9.2008 informed the petitioner that the plan falls under Ambala Division. Feeling aggrieved, the petitioner filed an appeal CWP No. 3369 of 2010 -2- dated 15.10.2008 (Annexure P-3/1) before respondent No.1. Thereafter, the petitioner received a letter dated 20.11.2008 (Annexure P-4) from Ambala Division along with the plan. The petitioner approached the first appellate authority vide appeal dated 5.12.2008 (Annexure P-5) pleading therein that a wrong plan had been supplied to him. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall feel satisfied if a time bound direction is issued to the Additional DRM, Appellate Authority, Northern Railway, Ambala Cantt. to decide the appeal (Annexure P-5) filed by him. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the file, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Additional DRM, Appellate Authority, Northern Railway, Ambala Cantt. to decide the appeal (Annexure P-5) filed by the petitioner by passing a speaking order expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. March 3, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE