ORDER :

HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK, J.

1. Present petition is filed by the party-in-person, petitioner herein under Articles 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 38, 46, 226 and 335 of the Constitution of India and under the provisions of the Right to Information Act (hereinafter be referred to as “the RTI Act”) seeking the following reliefs:-

(A) YOUR LORDSHIP may be pleased to admit and allow this petition.

(B) YOUR LORDSHIP may be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or directions directing to set aside the direction or order of Chief Gujarat Information Commissioner for A-4684-2024 and C-0145-2025 dated 15/09/2025.

(C) YOUR LORDSHIP may be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or directions directing to quash the direction or order of Chief Gujarat Information Commissioner for A-4684-2024 and C-0145-2025 dated 15/09/2025.

(D) YOUR LORDSHIP may be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or directions directing to the respondent authorities to provide information as requested in RTI applications dated 03/09/2024 and 30/11/2024 as per provisions of Section 2(F) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

(E) YOUR LORDSHIP may be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or directions directing to provision of compensation to the RTI applicant (the petitioner) under Section 19(8)(b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

(F) Pass any such other and/or further orders that may be thought just and proper, in the facts and circumstances of the present case.

2. Brief facts of the present case are, in nutshell, as under:-

2.1 That the Government of Gujarat has issued resolution on 22.04.1983 regarding reservation of posts in the cadre of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Socially Educationally Backward Classes and physically handicapped.

2.2 That the Education Department, State of Gujarat has directed 14 Public Universities for 11 months contractual appointment of teaching posts and out-sourcing of non-teaching posts, both against the sanctioned vacant posts.

2.3 That the petitioner has made an application under Right to Information Act on 06.09.2023 for total number of temporary teaching posts as per reservation, total number of application received for temporary teaching posts, list of selected and non-selected candidates based on reservation, SCs/STs representative in the selection committee and other information from Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

2.4 That the petitioner has made an applications on 01.01.2024 for prevailing reservation policy of State Government in appointment of temporary posts at General Administrative Department and Commissionerate of Higher Education, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.

2.5 That the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda had invited online application for the post of Temporary Assistant Professors and various other Teaching posts in different Departments of Faculties/ colleges/Institutions that are to be filled for 11 months of the Academic Year 2024-2025 purely on temporary basis Notification No. ADE/09/01/2023-2024 dated 11.03.2024.

2.6 That the petitioner has made an application on 19.03.2024 for total number of temporary posts, their classification based on reservation policy of State, Government of Gujarat resolution on conversion of sanctioned posts into non-sanctioned post for temporary appointment and head budget expenditure from the Maharaja Sayajirao University.

2.7 That the petitioner has made an RTI application for total number of temporary teaching posts as per reservation, total number of application received for temporary teaching posts, list of selected and non-selected candidates based on reservation, SCs/STs representative in the selection committee and other information at Faculty o