DHANI THAKUR v. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS
Court: High Court of Himachal Pradesh
Bench: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE L. NARAYANA SWAMY,HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA
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Case summary
High Court of Himachal Pradesh judgment dated 2020-07-20. DHANI THAKUR v. STATE OF HP AND OTHERS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 2493 of 2020 Decided on: 20. 07. 2020 Dhani Thakur ... Petitioner Versus State of H. P. & others ... Respondents Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Narayana Swamy, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Ms. Justice Anoop Chitkara, Judge Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner: Mr. Kul Bhushan Khajuria, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Ashok Sharma, Advocate General, with Mr. Yudhvir Singh Thakur, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No. 1 to 4. L. Narayana Swamy, Chief Justice. (Oral) The respondents have issued show cause notice to the petitioner directing him to show cause as to why action as per Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, should not be taken against him. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that along with the show cause notice relevant documents and information has not been supplied to the petitioner in order to give an effective reply to the show cause notice within the stipulated period.
Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner made an application under the Right to Information Act with the respondents for supply of inquiry report and other relevant documents, for which he was informed by the respondents that the documents sought for by him would be made available within 30 days. Hence, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 10 days fixed to give reply to the show cause notice be extended. 3. In the light of the facts and circumstances, we dispose of the present petition with direction to the respondents to compute 10 days immediately after 30 days is over or from the date of supply of the copies sought for by the petitioner under the Right to information Act. 4. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. ( L. Narayana Swamy), Chief Justice ( Anoop Chitkara), Judge July 20, 2020 ( vt )
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