Jeetendra Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary,

          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                     Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14022 of 2021
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     Jeetendra Kumar Singh, Son of Gaya Singh, Resident of Village - Kuarpur,
     Ramgarh, P.S. - Pipra, District - East Champaran, Motihari.


                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                          Versus
1.   The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Rural Development
     Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2.   The Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Bihar,
     Patna.
3.   The Bihar Information Commissioner, Bihar, Patna.
4.   The District Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari.
5.   The Sub Divisional Officer, Chakia, District- East Champaran, Motihari.
6.   The Land Reform Deputy Collector, Chakia, District- East Champaran,
     Motihari.
7.   The Anchaladhikari, Chakia, District- East Champaran, Motihari.


                                                               ... ... Respondent/s
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     Appearance :
     For the Petitioner/s    :      Mr. Deepak Kumar, Adv..
                                    Mr. Sumit Kumar Gupta, Adv.
     For the State           :      Mr. AC to GA-2
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     CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
     ORAL JUDGMENT
     Date : 13-03-2026

                        Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

                        2. The present writ application has been filed for

      issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus for a direction to

      respondent No. 3 to consider the application of the petitioner
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         dated 06.08.2020 as the same has not yet been considered and

         is still pending for due consideration.

                         3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits

         that the second appeal preferred by the petitioner under

         Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 has not yet

         been disposed of and it is for disposal of such appeal that the

         petitioner has been compelled to approach this Court.

                         4. It has been submitted on behalf of the

         petitioner that he is aggrieved by the fact that though the copy

         of the order-sheet has been given to him, however there was

         some documents, attested copies of which were also demanded

         by the petitioner, but the same was not given to him.

                         5. The learned AC to GA-2 submits that the

         appeal preferred by the petitioner is still pending before the

         Bihar     State     Information         Commission   (in   short   the

         Commission) and, therefore, two parallel proceedings cannot

         proceed ahead at the same time. It has been submitted that the

         counter affidavit specifies that the appeal filed by the

         petitioner is still pending before the Commission and the

         photocopy of the file of Settlement Case No. 08/2005-2006

         has also been brought on record with the counter affidavit.

                         6. Having heard the learned counsel for the
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                      parties and taking into account the fact that the second appeal

                      of the petitioner is still pending before the Commission, the

                      continuation of the present application would serve no useful

                      purpose. It is, however, directed that the Commission shall

                      expedite the hearing of the second appeal of the petitioner as

                      early as possible, preferably within a period of three months

                      from today.

                                      7. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the

                      application stands disposed off.

                                      8. Interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands

                      disposed of accordingly.




                                               (Sourendra Pandey, J)
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