The writ Petitioner School is an Aided Private Recognised School and the petitioner is seeking for a declaration that either under the Tamil Nadu Right to Information Act, 1997 or the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22/2005) [for short, RTI Act, 2005] does not apply to the Aided Private School and also for consequential relief for quashing the circular issued by the District Educational Officer, the third respondent, directing the Management to furnish the information sought for on 18. 2006 and 19. 2006 by the fourth respondent.

2. I have heard the learned counsels appearing for the parties and have perused the records.

3. The writ petitioner is an Aided Private Recognised school running Higher Secondary pattern under the State Board and they are running classes from VI Std to +2 Course and there are about 2374 students studying in the school. There are 59 teaching staff and all of them have given 100% salary from the aid. Besides the staff for whom aid has been granted, there are other teaching staff and non-teaching staff appointed by the Management who are not getting the aid. In the year 2005-2006, the fourth respondent started a programme in which he t