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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. NITIN JAMDAR, MR. JUSTICE S.MANU, JJ.
Muppathadam Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State Chief Information Commissioner, Tc-14, 2071, Punnen Road – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Nitin Jamdar, C.J.
1. The application made by a member of the Appellant Cooperative Society under the Right to Information Act, 2005, for supplying a copy of a resolution of the Society and details of a construction contract, the State Chief Information Commissioner directed the Appellant Society to furnish the information. The learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition filed by the Appellant Society challenging this direction. The Appellant Society has now filed this appeal under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958.
2. The Appellant is a Cooperative Society registered under the Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 1969 (Act of 1969). Respondent No.4 is a member of the Appellant Society. The Appellant Society had given a contract for the construction of a building. Respondent No.4 approached the Appellant Society seeking information in respect of an agreement entered into by the Appellant Society and a Labour Contract Society and also asking for copies of the minutes of the last general body meeting. Since this was not given, Respondent No.4 filed an application on 14 January 2023 before Respondent No.3 / State Public Information Officer, under Section 6 of the
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