The petitioner is the New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Ltd. represented by its Authorised Signatory. The prayer in the writ petition filed by them is for setting aside the order, dated 23. 2008 passed by the second respondent, wherein and by which the State Information Commission (R2) held that the petitioner is a "public authority" as defined under Section 2(h)(d) in view of the public funding and the Government control and therefore, they were directed to supply the information sought for by the fourth and fifth respondents within 15 days. The writ petition was admitted on 22.04.2008. Pending the writ petition, an interim stay was granted. In the other application for an interim injunction, only notice was ordered.

2. The short question arises for consideration is whether the petitioner company is a "public authority" within the meaning of Section 2(h)(d) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short RTI Act).

3. Heard the arguments of Mr. AL. Somayaji, learned senior counsel appearing for Mr. S. Raghunathan, counsel for petitioner, Mrs. C.K. Vishnupriya, learned Additional Government Pleader for first respondent, Mr. G. Rajagopal, learned Senior Counsel ap