CAV JUDGMENT

(Per : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.BHASKAR BHATTACHARYA)

1. By this Public Interest Litigation, the writ-petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-

“a. Appoint within a period of two months seven Additional Information Commissioners; so as to have total staff of 10 Information Commissioners, including Chief Information Commissioner, in terms of sec. 15(2) of the Act.

b. Ensure that, in future necessary processing work is done in time so as to appoint new incumbent(s) on cession of the service period of the existing Commissioner(s).

c. To advertise for the post(s) of Information Commissioner(s), as and when necessary and appoint panel of Selection Committee for recommendation of candidates for appointment and select the candidates therefrom as per the provisions of the Act. And the whole process issuing advertisement to appointment of Information Commissioner should be completed in two month’s time [Ref Para 4.12].

The Chief Information Commissioner [Gujarat] to –

d. Reintroduce earlier formats of information [which prevailed as on 31st December, 2011] providing up to date information about receipt and disposal of cases month and year wise.

e. That the programme of o