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Case No. CIC/AT/A/2010/001041/SS
Name of the Appellant : Shri Abhishek Gupta
(The Appellant was heard through Audio)
Name of the Public Authority : Ministry of Law and Justice.
Represented by Shri S.C. Srivastava,
Joint Secretary and Shri S.K. Shrivastava,
Dy. Secretary
The matter was heard on : 9.5.2011.
ORDER
Shri Abhishek Gupta, the Appellant, through his RTI application dated
12.6.2010, seeks information regarding appointment of judges in the High Court.
The PIO, vide letter dated 7.7.2010 denied the information regarding the
appointment of judges in the High Court on the ground that the direction of the
Central Information Commission for disclosing the information relating to the
appointment of judges has been stayed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP
(Civil) No. 32855 of 2009, titled CPIO and Anr. Vs. Subhash Chandra Aggarwal.
Not satisfied with the reply, the Appellant filed an appeal before the First Appellate
Authority (FAA). The FAA vide its decision dated 23.8.2010 upheld the reply of
the CPIO, hence the present appeal before the Commission.
During the hearing the Respondent submits that information sought by the
Appellant cannot be provided in view of the stay of the Supreme Court regarding
the disclosure of information on appointment of judges.
In view of the above, no interference is called for on the part of the
Commission.
The matter is disposed of on the part of the Commission.
Sd/
(Sushma Singh)
Information Commissioner
16.5.2011
Authenticated true copy:
(S.Padmanabha)
Under Secretary & Deputy Registrar
Copy to:
Shri Abhishek Gupta
Mitar Sankalap
15, Janki Nagar,
Indore452001 (M.P.).
The Public Information Officer,
Ministry of Law and Justice,
Department of Justice,
Jaisalmer House,
26, Mansingh Road,
New Delhi.
3. The First Appellate Authority,
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Law and Justice,
Department of Justice,
Jaisalmer House,
26, Mansingh Road,
New Delhi.