IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13905 of 2009 Om Prakash Mandal Versus The State Information Commission & Ors. 4/ 08/09/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State Information Commission. The petitioner who was the Circle Officer, Kalyanpur, is aggrieved by the orders dated 14.1.2009/20.7.2009 imposing the fine of Rs.25,000/- on grounds of failure to furnish information under the Right to Information Act (hereinafter referred to as the R.T.I. Act) within the statutory time specified. A similar matter has been considered by this Court with regard to the petitioner in C.W.J.C. No.13875/09 and disposed with directions. In the present case also the petitioner on 30.5.2008 failed to furnish information. There is no explanation to the satisfaction of the Court that why the information to the extent furnished by him on 8.9.2008 could not have been done on 30.5.2008. But, insofar as the deficient informations are concerned, due to reasons of non- availability in the local office, the Court finds that the same explanation has been given by his successor also. The request of the petitioner to recall the fine on that ground has been declined on grounds of lack of jurisdiction. 2 The writ application is disposed in similar terms as C.W.J.C. No.13875/09. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)