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5.2. The respondent submitted that they had not submitted any written submissions in respect of the show cause notice and tendered apologies for the same. Further, the respondent submitted that they would provide the information promptly and requested the Commission to grant some more time.

6. The Commission after adverting to the facts and circumstances of the case, hearing both the parties and perusal of records, notes that there appears to be trust deficit between the sons of the account holder Dr. Bhagwat Dayal who has been suffering from paralysis as informed by the appellant and that he was bed-ridden living with his younger son. The respondent has failed to give explanations to the show cause notice dated 04.08.2020 and thus is guilty of not honouring the order of the Commission's order. It is noted that both the CPIOs were given sufficient opportunity to appear before the Commission to present their cases as well as respond to the show cause notice issued to them. The scheduling of matters for multiple times exhausts public resources and puts avoidable load on the Commission. However, no written explanation or reply was given to the Commission. The respondent have not only violated the provisions of the RTI Act but also have not complied with the Commission's directions. Thus, the Commission finds that Mr. Rafat Ali Khan, present CPIO, and Mr. Amit Kumar Kansal, the then CPIO, are responsible for obstructing the administration of justice and also withholding the information with mala fide.