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के (cid:574)ीय सूचना आयोग

Central Information Commission

बाबा गंगनाथ माग१, मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka

नई िद(cid:671)ी, New Delhi – 110067

ि(cid:554)तीय अपील संূा /Second Appeal No. CIC/AAOIN/A/2025/621127

Gyan Singh Verma ….अपीलकता१/Appellant

VERSUS

बनाम

CPIO,

Airports Authority of India

New Delhi ... ঋितवादीगण /Respondents

Date of Hearing : 06/05/2026

Date of Decision : 06/05/2026

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Ashutosh Chaturvedi

Relevant facts emerging from Second Appeal/Complaint:

RTI application filed on 25/01/2025

CPIO replied on 18/02/2025

First appeal filed on 12/03/2025

FAA’s order dated 28/03/2025

Second Appeal dated 14/05/2025

Information sought:

The appellant has filed RTI application dated 25/01/2025 seeking the following

information:

“1) Please provide both 1st and 2nd list of appointment with category wise

candidates selection list. Also provide number of selection in each category in

both lists.

2) Since 2nd list of appointment depends on candidates who have not joined from

1st list, please provide list of candidate category wise who have not joined from

1st list of appointment which creates 61 vacancies for 2nd list.

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3) Since General Category is open category, this means any candidate from

category (OBC, SC or ST) who cleared general category cut-off of 87 and not

taking any relaxation of category is eligible for General category seat. Is this

followed in preparing both list of appointment or not? If followed, please provide

the list of candidate selected with marks and seat type (Gen, OBC, SC, and ST)

provided to candidate in both 1st and 2nd list, also mention the category of

candidate…”

2. The CPIO has furnished a reply to the appellant on 18/02/2025 stated as:

“1 to 3. The information is exempted under Section 8(1) (j) of the Act-2005.”

3. Aggrieved and dissatisfied, the appellant filed the First Appeal with the

first Appellate Authority and the First Appellate Authority vide order dated

28/03/2025 stated as under:

“…In view of the contentions made of the RTI First Appeal, it would be important

to cite the decision of Hon'ble Central Information Commission in the matter of

Dhananjay Asati versus CPIO, O/o Cantonment Board. Jabalpur, Hon'ble

Central Information Commission cited the observations of the Hon'ble Supreme

Court in the matter of Central Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of India

vs. Subhash Chandra Agarwal in Civil Appeal No.10044 of 2010 with Civil

Appeal No.10045 of 2010 and Civil Appeal No.2683 of 2010. The relevant portion

of the said judgment is produced as under:

.....Reading of the aforesaid judicial precedents, in our opinion, would Indicate

that personal records, including name, address, physical, mental and

Psychological status, marks obtained, grades and answer sheets, are all treated

as personal information. Similarly, professional records including qualification,

performance, evaluation reports, ACRS, disciplinary proceedings, etc. are all

personal information. Medical records, treatment, choice of medicine, list of

hospitals and doctors visited, findings recorded, including that of the family

members. Information relating to assets, liabilities. Income tax returns, details of

investments, lending and borrowing, etc., are personal information. Such

personal information is entitled to protection from unwarranted invasion of

privacy and conditional access is available when stipulation of larger public

interest is satisfied. This list is indicative and not exhaustive......

In view of the above; it is observed that the appellant is seeking disclosure of the

information which pertains to personal information of the third party, the

disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest and there

seems to be no larger public interest in seeking information under the RTI Act,

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2005. Hence, the Information sought for is exempt from disclosure under Section

8(