ORDER :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. The short question involved in the writ petition is, whether by virtue of the impugned notification dated 1-8-2013 (Annexure P-1) issued by the State Government under sub-section (4) of Section 24 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short, ‘the RTI Act’), exempting the “Anti Corruption Bureau” from the operation of the RTI Act, the said Bureau is not legally obliged to furnish information pertaining to the allegations of corruption as provided under the first proviso to sub-section (4) of Section 24 of the RTI Act?

2. The aforesaid challenge has been made on the following factual backdrop: -

Relevant Facts

3. The State of Chhattisgarh exercising the power under Section 2(s) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 declared State Bureau of Investigation, Economic Offences, Raipur to be Police Station by the name of State Bureau of Investigation of Economic Offences at Raipur having the jurisdiction over the whole of the State of Chhattisgarh, by order dated 1-11-2000. Thereafter, the State Government further, in exercise of the power under Section 2(s) of the CrPC, constituted “Anti Corruption Bureau” and declared the State Bureau of Investigation,