SANJEEV SACHDEVA
Union of India Ministry of Railways – Appellant
Versus
Kishan Lal Meena – Respondent
Sanjeev Sachdeva, J.
1. Notice in the petition was issued to the respondent on 18.09.2015. By order dated 24.02.2016, this Court recorded that despite service none had appeared for the respondent. The respondent was proceeded ex-parte.
2. The petitioner seeks quashing of order dated 04.06.2015, passed by the Central Information Commission allowing the appeal of the respondent and directing the petitioner to provide information sought for by the respondent.
3. The petitioner by his application filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) had sought for inter alia the information being copies of the files pertaining to investigation against one Sh. Akhilesh Kumar, Senior DME, Ajmer.
4. The provision of the said information was declined on the ground that the same was exempted under Section 8(1)(g) and (j) of the Act being personal information and there being no public interest involved.
5. On an appeal by the respondent, the first Appellate Authority upheld the decision of the CPIO and held that the information was exempted from being disclosed.
6. The Central Information Commission, by the impugned order, has directed the petitioner to pr
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