JUDGMENT :

1. Leave granted. These appeals are directed against judgment dated 12.12.2011 of the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court whereby the letters patent appeals filed by Appellant -Union Public Service Commission (for short, 'the Commission') questioning the correctness of the orders passed by the learned Single Judge were dismissed and the directions given by the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) to the Commission to provide information to the Respondents about the candidates who had competed with them in the selection was upheld.

2. For the sake of convenience we may notice the facts from the appeal arising out of SLP(C) No. 16870/20l2.

3. In response to advertisement No. 13 issued by the Commission, the Respondent applied for recruitment as Deputy Director (Ballistics) in Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Ballistic Division under the Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs. After the selection process was completed, the Respondent submitted application dated 17.3.2010 under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short, 'the Act') for supply of