Vibhu Bakhru, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition impugning an order dated 09.06.2017 (hereafter ‘the impugned order’) passed by the Central Information Commission (hereafter ‘the CIC’) allowing the second appeal (Appeal No.CIC/SB/A/2016/001171/MP) preferred by respondent no.2 under Section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereafter ‘the Act’).

2. By the impugned order, the CIC rejected the petitioner’s contention that the Central Bureau of Investigation (hereafter ‘the CBI’) was outside the purview of Section 24 of the Act and was therefore not obliged to disclose the information as sought for by respondent no.2. Accordingly, the petitioner was directed to disclose the information as sought for by respondent no.2.

3. Briefly stated, the relevant facts necessary to address the controversy are as under:-

3.1 Respondent no.2 is an Officer with the CBI and is currently posted in STF, CBI (H.O.), New Delhi. Respondent no.2 was transferred from Imphal to Delhi on 12.09.2013. The CBI initiated departmental proceedings against respondent no.2 under Rule 14 of the CCA (CCS) Rules, 1965. The petitioner further claims that the allegations made against responden