"Chief Information Commissioner G R Sufi issued notices to Public Information Officer and Managing Director of the Housing Board, the first appellate authority, to explain their conduct within 30 days," an official spokesman said.
Sufi observed that Public Information Officer of the Housing Board was under an obligation to pass orders within 30 days and also provide as much information as he could have deciphered from the application.
The Chief Information Commissioner has also observed that the first appellate authority, the Managing Director Housing Board, was under legal obligation in terms of Section 16 of Right to Information Act, 2009, to adjudicate upon the appeal and decide the issue.