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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS
Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission Through The Public Information Officer, Chhattisgarh – Appellant
Versus
Chhattisgarh State Information Commission, Through Its State Information Commissioner, Chhattisgarh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. information sought about a candidate's qualifications. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments regarding the denial of information. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. court's analysis on petitioner's obligations under rti. (Para 7 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. determination of public interest in relation to privacy. (Para 13 , 14) |
| 5. precedents on public interest and rti provisions. (Para 15 , 16) |
| 6. court's ruling on the quashing of the orders. (Para 18) |
| 7. final judgement and allowance of writ petitions. (Para 19) |
Order :
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS, J.
1. Since common question of law and facts are involved in both writ petitions, they are heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.
Writ Petition No. 2759 of 2025
2. Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission has filed this petition against the order dated 16.01.2025 passed by Chhattisgarh State Information Commission (hereinafter referred to Commission) by which S.A. bearing No. A/4396/2024/ Raigarh filed by the respondent No. 2 has been allowed and the Commission has directed the petitioner to provide information relating to the selected candidate Shailesh Kumar Patel regarding his 15 years of teaching or academic experience with grade pay of Rs. 7,000
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