PRATHIBA M. SINGH
Delhi State Legal Services Authority Through Member Secrtary – Appellant
Versus
Cheif Public Information Officer (Cipo) – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner-Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) challenging the impugned order dated 3rd August, 2017 passed by the CIC. By the said order, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJ Board) had been asked to reconstruct the file and furnish the documents sought by the RTI Applicant/Respondent No.2-D. Kumar in his RTI application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act).
3. The background of this case is that the RTI Applicant/Respondent No.2 is the father of a minor victim who was subject to a chain-snatching incident. An FIR being FIR No. 312/2009 dated 20th July, 2009 was filed in PS Mandawali regarding the same.
4. The accused in the said incident were three individuals one of whom was a juvenile at the time of the incident. The RTI Applicant/Respondent No.2, accordingly, sought information from the JJ Board vide RTI application dated 14th March, 2017. The information sought under the said RTI application is as under:
"1. Present status of the case in Juvenile Justice Board in respect of the Juvenile.
2. Last date of hearing of the case in Ju
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