1 Lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3149 OF 2010 Jevrilal Tejmal Ostwal : Petitioner. Versus State Information Commission and ors. : Respondents. Mr. P B Shah i/by M/s. J J Associates for the Petitioner. Mr. R P Behre Addl. GP for the Respondent Nos.4, 6 and 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 39. CORAM : A. M. KHANWILKAR, R. M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 26th April 2010 P.C. : 1. Primary grievance of the Petitioner in this Petition is that although the applications have been filed before the appropriate authorities under the provisions of Right To Information Act, 2005 as back as in September 2008, neither the desired information has been furnished nor the relevant documents have been made available to the Petitioner by the concerned Respondents. It is stated that the Petitioner made that grievance before the Appellate Authority which has also remained unattended. In this background the present petition has been filed. 2 2 The learned Addl.Government Pleader appearing for the Respondents, in all fairness, submits that the Respondents would offer inspection of the relevant documents to the Petitioner if he so desires and after taking inspection, if the Petitioner wants any particular document, he may have to pay requisite fee only thereafter the request for issuance of copies of such documents can be taken forward. 3 The Petitioner through counsel submits that the Petitioner will comply with all the necessary formalities including payment of fee either for taking inspection or for obtaining copies of the documents as the case may be. 4 Subject to compliance of that formalities, the concerned Respondents may take appropriate decision as may be warranted in this situation and communicate the same to the Petitioner expeditiously. In the circumstances, we dispose of this Petition on the following terms :- 5. The Petitioner may appear in the office of the concerned Respondents and submit a formal application for inspection of 3 relevant record. On receipt of such application, the concerned Respondents shall provide inspection as early as possible and in any case not later than two weeks from the date of the application. This, however, shall be subject to Petitioner’s paying necessary fees for the inspection of the relevant record as per the Rules. 6 After taking inspection, the Petitioner would be free to apply for copies of the documents. On the receipt of such application, the concerned Respondents shall furnish the relevant documents subject to Petitioner paying requisite fee as per the Rules as early as possible and in any case not later than two weeks from the date of presentation of the said application to the concerned authorities. 7 In case it is not possible to furnish the documents in questions to the Petitioner, the concerned authorities shall record reasons in writing in that behalf and communicate the same to the Petitioner within the same time. 8 In view of the above arrangement, the counsel for the Petitioner, in all fairness, submits that the Petitioner will not pursue the applications which are already pending with the appropriate 4 authorities and appellate authority as the case may be and same be treated as having been withdrawn. 8 Petition is disposed of on the above terms. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (A. M. KHANWILKAR, J.)