1. These two petitions are filed by two different Market Committees. In Special Civil Application No.10259 of 2013, to be referred as ‘First Petition’, Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Unjha and its Chairman have challenged the order dated 14.5.2013 passed by respondent No.1- Chief Information Commissioner in Complaint No.646/ 2006-07 filed by respondent No.5 under Section 18 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (‘the Act’).

2. In Special Civil Application No.13987 of 2013, to be referred as ‘Second Petition’ Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Chhota Udepur has challenged the order dated 25.7.2013 passed by respondent No.1 in Complaint No.673/2010-11 filed by respondent No.3 under Section 18 of the Act.

3. In the first petition, by order dated 27.6.2013, notice was issued to the respondents for final disposal of the petition making it returnable on 15.7.2013. In second petition, by order dated 10.1.2014, the Court after recording that the issue involved therein was identical to the issue involved in the first petition, ordered to hear the second petition with the first petition.

4. The common issue raised in both the petitions is as to whether a Market Committee