LPA No.22 of 2012

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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LPA No.22 of 2012

Reserved on: February 07, 2012

Pronounced on: April 20, 2012

R.K. JAIN

. . . APPELLANT

Through:

Mr.

Prashant

Bhushan,

Advocate.

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

. . .RESPONDENTS

Through:

Ms. Maneesha Dhir with Ms.

Geeta Sharma, Advocates.

CORAM :-

HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW

A.K. SIKRI (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)

1.

The appellant is seeking information under Right to Information

Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as „the RTI Act‟), which has

been denied to him by all the Authorities below including the

learned Single Judge of this Court. To put it crisply, at this

stage itself, the appellant wants information about some

adverse entries allegedly made in the Annual Confidential

Report of Ms. Jyoti Balasundram, Member/CESTAT by the

President of the CESTAT for the year 2000-01 and follow-up

action thereupon. The CPIO of CESTAT refused to divulge any

information on the ground that it was exempted under Section

8(1)(i) of the RTI Act.

2.

The writ petition filed before the learned Single Judge ha