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Madhya Pradesh HC orders State Information Commission to submit pending RTI second‑appeal details within a week
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jabalpur
🗓 03 Nov 2026, 03:31 PM
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the State Information Commission to provide a full list of pending second‑appeal RTI cases within seven days, after hearing a 14‑month‑old appeal by Prashant Tripathi.
Justice Vishal Mishra, sitting alone, took cognizance of the prolonged delay in disposing of second appeals filed under the Right to Information Act after hearing a petition by Prashant Tripathi, whose appeal had remained pending for 14 months.
The bench ordered the Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission to submit a detailed report of all pending second‑appeal RTI cases within seven days, including the number of cases, their current status and reasons for the backlog.
The directive is intended to enforce timely compliance with the RTI Act and to prevent citizens from being denied access to information due to administrative inertia.
The High Court’s intervention underscores increasing judicial scrutiny of information‑governance mechanisms in the state and signals that further delays may attract additional legal action.
The bench ordered the Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission to submit a detailed report of all pending second‑appeal RTI cases within seven days, including the number of cases, their current status and reasons for the backlog.
The directive is intended to enforce timely compliance with the RTI Act and to prevent citizens from being denied access to information due to administrative inertia.
The High Court’s intervention underscores increasing judicial scrutiny of information‑governance mechanisms in the state and signals that further delays may attract additional legal action.