CAV ORDER

1. The Petitioner, PIO and the Project Director, Nirmiti Kendra, near Medahalli, Chitradurga District, is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:

i. To issue a writ of certiorari by quashing the impugned order in KIC 13961 APL 2015 dated 29.08.2017 as per Annexure-A passed by the 1^st Respondent.

ii. To call for the entire records in KIC 13961 APL 2015 dated 29.08.2017 from the 1^st respondent from Karnataka Information Commission CH No.3.

iii. To pass an appropriate order/s as deems fit by this Hon’ble Court in the interest of justice and equity.

2. The Petitioner-Nirmiti Kendra is stated to be registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, and is governed by the Rules and Regulations of the Societies Registration Act. It is contended that the Nirmiti Kendra is a private Society and it is not financed or aided by the State or Central Government.

3. The object of the Nirmiti Kendra being to develop skills in the construction area and carry out the civil contract/s assigned by the State. It is contended that the Nirmiti Kendra is governed by its governing body and as such, would not come within the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (her