SANJAY K. AGRAWAL, J.

1. R.V. Raveendran, J in the matter of CBSE & another Vs. Aditya Bandhopadhyay, (2011) 8 SCC 497 speaking for the Supreme Court pertinently observed qua right to information as under:

“The right to information is a cherished right. Information and right to information are intended to be formidable tools in the hands of responsible citizens to fight corruption and to bring in transparency and accountability. The provisions of Right to Information Act should be enforced strictly and all efforts should be made to bring to light under Clause (b) of Section 4(1) of the Act, which relates to securing transparency and accountability of working of public authorities and in discouraging corruption.”

2. Feeling deprived of above-stated right to information by enhancement/prescription of fee as Rs.500/- for submission of the application for getting information with a fee of Rs.15/- per page by amending Rule 5 and Rule 6(1) of Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Secretariat Right to Information (Regulation of Fees and Costs) Rules, 2011 as amended (hereinafter referred to as “Rules, 2011”), the petitioner herein acting pro bono publico has filed this writ petition calling in qu