Dr. Sumudu Premachandra J.

1] This appeal was argued together with RTI-0002/2023 and RTI -0003/2023; however, parties have asked for separate judgments for all three appeals.

2] In this appeal, the Petitioner seeks that RTIC Appeals Nos. 703/2022, 707/2022, and 708/2022 be set aside. The Petitioner also seeks interim reliefs, costs and any other relief the Court deems appropriate.

3] The Petitioner, is a public listed company incorporated under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007 and listed under the rules of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), challenges an amalgamated decision of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission dated 14 December 2022 regarding the above mentioned RTIC Appeals No. 703/2022, 707/2022, and 708/2022.

4] It is to be noted that the original information request, dated 14 December 2021, sought detailed data concerning the selection process for the General Manager position in Data Centre and Cloud Services, including names of candidates, panel members, expert assessors, scoring details, and reasons for selecting a particular candidate.

5] Precisely, the Appellant-Respondent by Information Request dated 14.12.2021 requested the following information under the provisions of