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2012 Supreme(Del) 1695

ANIL KUMAR
Union of India – Appellant
Versus
Central Information Commission – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner:Amarjeet Singh Chandhihok, Additional Solicitor General, with Sumeet Pushkarna Advocate, Ritesh Kumar, Gaurav Verma Advocates.
For the Respondents:R2, Prashant Bhushan Advocate, with Ramesh K. Mishra, Advocate.

Judgment :

ANIL KUMAR, J.

1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner, Union of India, seeking the quashing of the order/judgment dated 8th August, 2006 passed by respondent no.1, Central Information Commission, directing the production of the document/correspondences, disclosure of which was sought by respondent no.2, Shri C. Ramesh, under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent no.2, Shri C. Ramesh, by way of an application under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 sought the disclosure from the Central Public Information Officer (hereinafter referred to as „CPIO?) of all the letters sent by the former President of India, Shri K.R. Narayanan, to the then Prime Minister, Shri A.B. Vajpayee, between 28th February, 2002 to 15th March, 2002 relating to „Gujarat riots”.

3. The CPIO by a communication dated 28th November, 2005 denied the request of respondent no.2 on the following grounds:-

“(1) ……..that Justice Nanavati/Justice Shah commission of enquiry had also asked for the correspondence between the President, late Shri K.R.Narayanan and the former Prime minister on Gujarat riots and the






























































































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