W.P.(C) 6756/2010

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Judgment reserved on: 29.11.2011

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Judgment delivered on: 08.12.2011

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W.P.(C) 6756/2010

R K JAIN

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Advocate.

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR

..... Respondents

Through:

Ms. Geeta Sharma, Ms. Mithu Jain &

Ms. Manisha Dhir, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI

J U D G M E N T

VIPIN SANGHI, J.

1.

The petitioner assails the order dated 22.04.2010 passed by the

Central Information Commissioner (CIC) upholding the order of the First

Appellate Authority, and rejecting the petitioners application under the

Right to Information Act,2005 (RTI Act, for short) by relying upon

Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.

2.

It is the petitioner’s case that upon complaints of corruption

against Ms. Jyoti Balasundaram, Member, CESTAT, the President of the

CESTAT - a former Chief Justice of a High Court, made some adverse

entries in the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of Ms. Jyoti

Balasundaram for the year 2000-01. The petitioner also alleges that

subsequently, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue opened a

file with the subject