The Chief Justice: This writ appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 17th July, 2008 passed by a learned Judge of the writ Court, whereby the learned Judge was pleased to dismiss the writ petition and inter alia upheld the order passed by the Tamil Nadu Information Commission dated 21.05.2008, whereby the State Commission, the first respondent herein, held that the appellant is a “public authority” under Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (herein after referred to as the “RTI Act”) and directed the appellant to furnish the required information to the second respondent.

2. The material facts of the case which are not disputed are that the second respondent in her letter dated 210. 2007 requested the appellant to furnish the following details.

(i) Who are the contractors for constructing the IT corridor?

(ii) Copies of contract agreements with the contractors constructing the IT corridor?

(iii) Copies of documents published by TNRDC or other consultants about the IT corridor?

The appellant refused to furnish those details. The main ground of objection on which the matter was argued before us is that the appellant is not covered under the