Brojendra Prasad Katakey, J.

1. The Petitioner, who is a practicing advocate and formerly a Govt. Advocate of the State of Meghalaya, by the present petition has challenged the notification dated 21.09.2006 (Annexure-3) issued by the Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Meghalaya, Law (A) Department; communication dated (Annexure-5) issued by the Under Secretary to the Govt. of Meghalaya-cum-Public Information Officer refusing to furnish certain documents sought for by the Petitioner under the Right to Information Act, 2005; order dated 06.03.2007 (Annexure-6) passed by the Appellate Authority cum the Secretary to the Govt. of Meghalaya, Law Department under the Right to Information Act rejecting the appeal preferred by the Petitioner against the decision of the Public Information Officer refusing to furnish certain documents as well as the order dated (Annexure-8) passed by the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in the appeal preferred by the Petitioner against the decision of the Appellate Authority in so far as the prayer for furnishing certain documents made by the Petitioner.

2. The facts leading to the filing of the writ petition may be noticed as under:

The Petitioner, who