1. The petitioner was working as the Deputy Manager in Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) at the time of filing of the writ petition. It is informed that subsequently he has resigned. The fourth respondent made an application to the Public Information Officer of TNPL seeking information under the Right to Information Act ("the Act" in short) regarding the details of the petitioners annual gross income. The fourth respondent had not given any reasons for this request. The Chief Manager, Human Resources of TNPL by his letter dated 19-10-2006 declined to give the information on the ground that it is of a personal nature and that it would not be revealed to a third person without the authorisation of the concerned employee. The letter also informed the fourth respondent that TNPL was not bound by the provisions of the Act. Aggrieved by this, the fourth respondent filed an appeal under Section 19 of the Act. The first respondent-Commission passed the impugned order on 13-11-2006 holding that "All Government Public Sector Undertakings come under the purview of the Act as per Section 2(h)(d)(i) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Specific information must be give