JUDGMENT

The petitioners challenge Ext.P4 order dated 10.03.2023, passed by the State Information Commission, whereby the Commission directed the re-examination of the Right to Information (hereinafter referred to as the ‘RTI application’) application submitted by the 1^st respondent and ordered the disclosure of the information sought, free of cost, under the Right to Information Act , 2005 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the RTI Act’).

2. It is submitted that the 1^st respondent, while working as Under Secretary in the Department Test Wing of the Commission, filed Ext. P1 RTI application on 24.12.2018 seeking information regarding various aspects of the Public Service Commission, which contained 16 questions with sub- questions. To the requisition, the Information Officer made him available admissible information vide Ext. P2 reply dated 23.01.2019. The 1^st petitioner also addressed a letter on 30.01.2019 to the 1^st respondent