IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8043 of 2009 ***** Arbind Prasad Singh son of Sri Tokhi Yadav, resident of village- Malichak, P.S. Rahui, District- Nalanda. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the State Chief Information Commissioner, Bihar State Information Commission, Soochna Bhawan, 4th Floor, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The State Information Commission, State Information Commission Soochna Bhawan, 4th Floor, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Information Commission, Soochna Bhawan, 4th Floor, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif. 5. Sri Ganga Paswan, son of Sadhu Paswan, the then Panchayat Secretary, resident of village- Raitar, P.O. Raitar, P.S. Giryag, District Nalanda. 6. Sri Surendra Krishna Prasad Singh, son of Ram Krishna Prasad Singh resident of village- Chauriya, P.O. Sosandi, P.S. Harnaut, District-Nalanda. …. …. Respondents ----------- 2. 16.7.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the Information Commission. The impugned order contained in Annexure-6 by virtue of which a fine of Rs.25,000/- has been imposed upon the petitioner for the reasons indicated therein is under challenge before this Court. The present situation is a creation of the petitioner because when a citizen asserted his right for certain information an illegal kind of demand was made that the person seeking information has to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000/- as fee for such information. It is not known under what law such a demand has been made by the petitioner. The Commission obviously has treated this conduct of the petitioner as an intentional and deliberate method of not providing information which he is duty bound to do. The Commission has committed no wrong by passing such an order because appropriate punishment must accrue in favour of such - 2 - officers who do not want to go by the law of the land. This writ application has not merit it is dismissed. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)