KURIAN JOSEPH, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL
FERANI HOTELS PVT. LTD. – Appellant
Versus
STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER GREATER MUMBAI – Respondent
JUDGMENT
SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, J.
1. The present appeal raises the issue of disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘said Act’), seeking information regarding the plans submitted to public authorities by a developer of a project.
2. Late Shri E.F. Dinshaw was the owner of three plots in Malad (West), Mumbai and Mr. Nusli Neville Wadia/respondent No.3 is the sole administrator of the estate and effects of late Shri E.F. Dinshaw. It may be noted that there is litigation pending qua the functioning of respondent No.3 as an administrator, but it is not in doubt that at present, there is no interdict against him in performing his role as the sole administrator. A Development Agreement dated 2.1.1995 was executed inter se respondent No.3 and Ferani Hotels Private Limited /appellant for carrying out the development on the said three plots. This Agreement was coupled with an irrevocable Power of Attorney executed by respondent No.3 in favour of the appellant. However, disputes are stated to have arisen between the parties some time in the year 2008.
3. As a consequence of the disputes having arisen, respondent No.3 is stated to have terminated the
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