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DEVASHIS BARUAH
SHASANKAR KOUSHIK BORUAH – Appellant
Versus
MANGING DIRECTOR ASSAM ELECTRICITY GRID CORPORATION LIMITED – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Heard Ms. S.G. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner. I have also heard Mr. T.J. Mahanta, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent nos.1, 4 and 7. Mr. S.P. Sharma, learned counsel appears for the respondent nos.3, 6 and 9 and Mr. H.K. Sarmah, learned counsel appears for the respondent nos.2, 5 and 8.
2. This is an application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the actions of the respondent authorities in not providing the information as requested by the petitioner under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act of 20050 from the Public Information Officer of the respondent authorities.
3. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner had pursuant to an Advertisement on 01.12.2020 applied for recruitment as the Assistant Manager as well as Junior Manager in the Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL), Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL) and Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL). The petitioner was selected as the Junior Manager in Assam AEGCL and he joined the post of his place of posting on 03.03.2021 and is presently working as Junior Manager in 132 KV
The Court emphasized the need for a case-by-case determination of disclosure based on public interest and the distinction between 'personal information' and information relating to public activity or....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that personal information sought under the Right to Information Act must have a relationship to a public activity or interest and its disclosure sh....
The court established that communications between public authorities regarding an employee's performance, when classified as private, do not warrant disclosure under the RTI Act if they do not relate....
Disclosure of personal information under RTI requires explicit consent from the candidate, balancing public interest and privacy provisions.
Personal information like interview marks exempt from disclosure under S.8(1)(j) RTI Act absent larger public interest.
Personal information like interview marks exempt under S.8(1)(j) RTI Act unless larger public interest shown; privacy prevails over disclosure in recruitment processes.
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