1. The petitioner, a Cooperative Housing Building Society, questions the legality and validity of an Order passed on 08-04-2008, by the 1st respondent – Information Commission, constituted under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short ‘the RTI Act’), allowing the Appeal preferred by the 2nd respondent herein.

2. The petitioner is a Cooperative Housing Building Society, registered under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 (henceforth referred to as ‘the Co-operative Societies Act’). It is formed essentially for the purpose of providing house sites to its members. The area of operation is confined to the erstwhile Medchal Taluq in Ranga Reddy District. The 2nd respondent is a member of the petitioner Society. He filed an application invoking the provisions of the RTI Act for supply of the following information:

“1) Upto date list of total members of the Society with addresses.

2) List of members who were allotted plots and registered along with their addresses.

3) List of members who paid Rs.200/- or Rs.230/- per square yard and waiting for allotment by way of lottery.”

3. Since, the same was not supplied, he preferred an Appeal to the