HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.2832 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 15.02.2011 **** M/s. Bakshi Chemicals (P) Ltd. . . . . Petitioner VS. Punjab National Bank & Anr. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Rakesh Bhatia, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner has been denied information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (in short, ‘the Act’) on the plea that the records have been destroyed. (2). The impugned order dated 10.12.2010 (Annexure P6) is admittedly appealable under the Act. The petitioner is accordingly relegated to the alternative remedy with a direction to the appellate/revisional authority not to reject the petitioner’s petition on the plea of limitation and decide the same on merits keeping in view Section 8 of the Act, at the earliest and preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (3). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. CWP No.2832 of 2011.doc - 2 – 15.02.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge 2