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SCA/12402/2008 2/ 2 ORDER
IN
THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
SPECIAL
CIVIL APPLICATION No. 12402 of 2008
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AJITBHAI
AMRUTLAL TRIVEDI (MARFATIYA) & another
Versus
REGISTRAR
- CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES & another
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Appearance :
MR
PRAKASH K JANI for Petitioners
Mr.
Vipul Mistry, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent
No.1
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CORAM
:
HONOURABLE
MR.JUSTICE ANANT S. DAVE
Date
: 10/10/2008
ORAL
ORDER
1 Learned
counsel for the petitioners submits that, though it is specifically
provided under Section 7 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 [for
short, ‘the Act’] to deal with application preferred by the applicant
seeking information under the Act, respondent No.2 has yet not
supplied information as asked for by the petitioner vide letter dated
22.9.2008 in the prescribed format under Rule 31 of the Rules which
are vital and relevant for replying the show cause notice dated
5.9.2008 issued by the Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Gujarat
State. He further submits that delay in supplying information may
have adverse consequence on the proceedings under Section 81 of the
Gujarat Cooperative Societies Act, 1961, pending before the
Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Gujarat State.
2 Considering
the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in mind the
provision under Section 7 of the Act, which prescribes time limit for
30 days to deal with the application seeking information under the
Act, but, at the same time ,the above provision does not preclude the
concerned Authority from supplying information as expeditiously as
possible and not to wait till the deadline of 30 days is over. In
case the petitioner approaches respondent No.2 again with request to
supply the information as sought for, respondent No.2 shall look into
it and pass necessary orders as expeditiously as possible.
3 With
this observation and direction, this petition stands disposed of with
no order as to costs.
4 Direct
service is permitted.
(ANANT
S. DAVE, J.)
(swamy)
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