S. Muralidhar, J.

1. A short but interesting question arises for determination in these petitions arising out of an order dated 12th June 2008, passed by the Central Information Commission ('CIC'). That question is whether the information seeker Mr. Arvind Kejriwal can be provided with copies of documents in the files concerning appointments at the levels of Deputy Secretary, Director, Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary and Secretary in the Government of India without the procedure outlined in Section 11(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 ('RTI Act') having to be followed?

2. The CIC allowed Mr. Kejriwal inspection of the relevant files concerning empanelment of Additional Secretaries and Secretaries to the Government of India and he was to be provided by the Department of Personnel and Training ('DoPT'), Government of India copies of the documents and records, as might be specified by him after inspection. Further, it was held that since Mr. Kejriwal had already been allowed inspection of the files of the appointments of officers in the rank of Deputy Secretary, Director and Joint Secretary, the denial of photocopies of the documents was not justified. These documen