Prashant Kumar Mishra, J.

1. The petitioner has assailed the legality and validity of the order passed by the District Registrar and Licencing Authority, Korba revoking the petitioner's licence for sale of stamps under Rule 27(c) of the CG Stamp Rules, 1942 (henceforth 'the Rules').

2. Facts of the case, briefly stated, are that the petitioner was granted a vendor's licence under the Stamp Act and the Rules framed thereunder, for the first time in the year 2006. The licence was renewed in terms of Rule 26(3)(c) of the Rules and on the date of passing of the impugned order, the renewed licence was in operation.

3. One RTI activist moved an application before the Public Information Officer, Office of District Registrar on 10.3.2014 seeking copy of stamp register maintained by the petitioner for the period 1.11.2008 to 31.12.2008. He also sought copy of entries from 9500-9700 maintained by the petitioner in her register of the year 2008-09. The Sub Registrar informed the RTI activist that the said register is not available in the office. In the appeals preferred by the RTI activist before the first Appellate Authority under the RTI Act, the appellate authority i.e. the District Re