DELHI HIGH COURT
JAYANT NATH
Amit Kumar Shrivastava – Appellant
Versus
Central Information Commission, New Delhi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. rti application filed for information. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. issues raised in appeals. (Para 4 , 10) |
| 3. suppression of material facts. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 4. pending inquiries against petitioner. (Para 6 , 8 , 9) |
| 5. interpretation of section 8(1)(h) of rti act. (Para 11 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 6. criteria for withholding rti information. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 7. order quashed and remanded. (Para 19) |
JUDGMENT
Jayant Nath, J. This writ petition is filed seeking a writ, order or direction to impugn the order dated 15.01.2018 passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC).
2. The case of the petitioner is that he filed an RTI Application on 05.09.2016 under Rule 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as `the RTI Act') seeking disclosure of point wise information which was mentioned at serial No. 5(i) to 5(xxv) of the said application. It is claimed that the CPIO did not provide correct information in respect of point 5(i) of the RTI application. The CPIO hid the cases registered under IPC/PC Act. It is also claimed that the CPIO misled regarding the other issues. Information was not disclosed under Section 8 (1) (h) of the RTI Act.
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