B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.

This petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India impugns the order dated 15th February, 2010 passed by the Central Information Commissioner (for short “the CIC”) holding that the petitioner is a public authority as defined under Section 2(h)(d) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short “the Act”) and directing the petitioner to provide the complete information to the present respondent No.3 before 5th March, 2010. This petition was filed on 4th March, 2010 and appeared before the Court for the first time on 17th March, 2010 and the Court had not granted stay to the impugned order.

2. The petitioner is the Board of Management of the Mumbai properties of the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore (for short “the Institute”) and the said Institute is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and is also a deemed University and financed by the Government of India. Late Shri Jamsetjee Nusserwanjee Tata had submitted a proposal to the Government of India for funding an Institute of Research in India and endowing such institute with immoveable properties in the City of Mumbai.