1. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 10.05.2010 passed by the Tripura Information Commission whereby it has allowed the appeal filed by the information seeker (respondent No. 5 herein) and has held that he is entitled to the information sought by him.

2. The main grounds of challenge raised by the petitioner who is the person whose information was sought is that the information is covered by S.8(j) of the Right to Information Act . His second contention is that the order has been passed in violation of S.19(4) of the Act since no notice was issued to the petitioner before passing the order. The last contention on behalf of the petitioner is that the Tripura Information Commission has condoned the delay in filing the petition without issuing notice to any party and therefore, the rules of natural justice have been violated.

3. The facts giving rise to this petition are that the information seeker sought information relating to the date of birth, place of birth and other particulars with regard to the birth certificate of the petitioner herein and also copy of the declaration of his nationality and his scheduled tribe Certificate etc. The Principal Information Off