WP (C) No.3845/2007

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Pronounced on : 28.04.2009

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W.P. (C) 3845/2007

MUJIBUR REHMAN

..... Petitioner

Through: Ms. Girija Krishan Verma, Advocate.

versus

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION ..... Respondent

Through: Ms. Yogmaya Agnihotri,

Advocate for Resp-3&6.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT

1. Whether the Reporters of local papers

Yes

may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to Reporter or not?

Yes

3. Whether the judgment should be

reported in the Digest?

Yes

Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Open Court)

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1. Issue Rule. With consent of counsel for parties, heard counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved by an order dated 29.5.2006 by which the Central

Information Commission (CIC) dropped penalty proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to

Information Act, 2005.

3. The facts, briefly, are that the petitioner sought information through an application

dated 29.11.2005, in respect of service rules of the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL). It is

undisputed that despite the application, he