$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 596/2026 DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HEALTH SERVICES .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu, Counsel for GNCTD with Mr. Priyankar Tiwary and Ms. Shaoni Das, Advocates.

versus SANJEEV KUMAR & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Mr. Sanyam Jain, Ms. Khushboo Singhal, Mr. P, Rohit Ram, Ms. Mishra Divya Santosh, advocates for R-1.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV

O R D E R

% 16.01.2026 CM APPL. 2908/2026

1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 596/2026

3. The petitioner seeks to challenge the order dated 16.01.2025 passed by the Central Information Commission, whereby, in addition to directing disclosure of certain information to Respondent No. 1, the Commission has also directed payment of compensation amounting to ₹45,000/-, issued an advisory under Section 25(5) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter ‘RTI Act’) and also imposed a penalty.

4. The facts manifest that an application under the RTI Act was filed by Respondent No. 1 on 31.10.2023, seeking the following information:

“Please provide me complete and detailed point-wise information together with all related documents/correspondence/file-notings etc on under-mentioned aspects:

1. Regulatory public-authority for Artemis Hospital (A-1, New Friends Colony, New· De!hi- 110025) mentioning date of first issue of license to the said Artemis Hospital by the said regulatory authority

2. Had the said Artemis Hospital valid license issued by DGHS anc/or any regulatory publicauthority on the dates of hospitalization (07.04.2023 and 08.04.2023) of my wife Smt Shikha Aggarwd

3. If yes to (2), provide a copy of the license with validity of 07.04.2023 to 08.04.2023 from the concerned regulatory authority to the said Artemis Hospital

4. If no to (2), complete and detailed information together with all related documents/correspondence/file-notings etc on action taken against the said Artemis Hospital for continuing hospital and medical treatments on 07.04.2023 and 08.04.2023 without having a valid license

5. Please provide me complete and detailed information together with an related documents/correspondence/file-notings etc on action taken on my complaint dated 06.06.2023 lodged at CPGRAMS portal (copy enclosed) either by DGHS and/or by any authority where the said complaint might have been forwarded r ANNEXURE P-1/B 102

6.. Relationship of Claim Therapist with the said Artemis Hospital for cashless hospitaltreatment

7. Year-wise number of cases settled by Claim Therapist in respect of the said Artemis Hospital ever since the said Artemis Hospital started its hospital-activities

8. Copies of complete correspondence by the regulatory authority with the said Artemis Hospital in respect of my enclosed complaint

9. Names of doctors for which hospital-authorities charged fees in respect of treatment of my wife Smt Shikha Aggarwal clearly mentioning part of charged fees (a) paid to concerned doctors (b)

retained by hospital-authorities

10. Complete information on preventive steps taken by the concerned regulatory authority to ensure that the said Artemis Hospital may not cheat patients/attendants in the manner I was cheated in respe.ct of treatment of my wife Smt Shikha Aggarwal

11. Any other related information

12. File-notings on movement of this RTI application.

In case queries relate to some other public-authority,. transfer this RTI application there under section 6(3) of RTI Act under intimation to me. Above information is also being sought under section 4(1)(d) ofRTI Act with myself being the affected individual.”

5. The Public Information Officer (PIO) furnished a reply to the RTI application on 21.11.2023, providing the following information to Respondent No. 1:

“Sir, With reference to RTI application on above mentioned subject, the reply pertaining to this branch is as under:

1. The regulating authority of Artemis Hospital (A-1, New Friends Colony, N