1. In this petition, the petitioner-Prof. S.K Bhalla has raised the issue of misuse of Government Vehicles by the then Deputy Chief Minister of the State, Sh. Tara Chand and his personal staff. The petitioner claims to have received information in response to his application moved under J&K Right to Information Act, 2009. It is submitted that as per the information supplied at the relevant point of time, the then Deputy Chief Minister was exercising administrative control over the following departments:-

(i) Housing and Urban Development Department, J&K Government.

(ii) Jammu Municipal Corporation.

(iii) J&K State Motor Garages.

(iv) J&K Housing Board.

(v) Jammu Development Authority.

(vi) Director Urban Local Bodies, Jammu.

(vii) Srinagar Development Authority.

(viii) Srinagar Municipal Corporation.

(ix) Director Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir.

(x) Lakes and Waterways Development Authority, Srinagar.

(xi) IGP, Security Headquarters, J&K.

2. The petitioner has claimed that as per the information made available to him, the then Deputy Chief Minister had been requisitioning vehicles from various departments and autonomous institutions under his administrative control and acting contrary t