( 1 ) LEARNED counsel for the respective parties waive service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondents. Important issues have been raised for the adjudication by this Court, under the Right to Information Act, 2005, viz. :- (I) Whether the third party is entitled to get, written notice, of request of applicant (who is seeking information), so as :- (i) to allow/permit the third party to treat the information (relating to or supplied by the third party) as confidential, if so far not treated as confidential; and (ii) to oppose the disclosure of such information i. e. information relating to or supplied by the third party and has been treated as confidential by the third party under s. 11 (1) to be read with S. 7 (7) of the Act, 2005. (II) Whether the third party is entitled to get an opportunity of personal hearing before disclosure of information relating to or supplied by the third party and has been treated as confidential by the third party under S. 11 (1) to be read with S. 7 (7) of the Act, 2005. (III) Whether Public Information Officer should pass speaking order when he discloses information relating to or supplied by the third party and has been treated as confidentia

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