- (1.) Counsel for the parties have been heard at length and pleadings on record have been perused in detail.
(2.) Denial of information to the petitioner upon having invoked the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (for short "RTI Act") has led to the filing of the instant writ petition.
(3.) Brief facts that would require notice are that the petitioner is working as Senior Executive Engineer with the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited, Panchkula. He submitted an application dated Nil to the under Secretary, State Information Officer, office of Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana for supply of information relating to seven IAS officers. The information sought was in the following terms: "Subject: Request for supply of information under Right for Information Act, 2005. Relating to the following IAS officers as directed by Deputy Secretary, Government of Haryana, Personnel Department, Civil Sectt., Chandigarh, vide memo No.19/15/2009-1S(1). Dated 1.12.2009. 1. Shri Sanjeev Kaushal, M.D., H.P.G.C.L., Panchkula. 2.Shri Madhu Sudan Parshad, F.C., Chairman, H.P.G.C.L. -cum-Secretary Power. 3. Shri Jyoti Arora, IAS wife of Shri Rajiv Arora, IAS 4. Rajiv Arora, IAS, M.D.,H.S.I.D.C.,Panchkula 5. Vimal Chander, IAS, D.O.B. 30.6.1952, Director D.R.D.A.,Chandigarh. 6. Shri Satya Parkash, T.L.,D.O.B. 21.3.1976, posted at D.C.Rewari. 7. Ashok Lavasa, IAS, Office of Chief Secretary. Respected Sir, Your goodself is requested to supply below given information under above Act. I am enclosing necessary fees as per law of Rs. 50/- vide postal order no...... dated..... Please do the needful at the earliest for supplying the information relating to above given officers. 1. Please supply the name of the bank/banks in which salary of the officers is being sent with their account number against the name of each officer. 2. Please submit the copies of all transfer T.A.Bills claimed by the officer with complete bills of truck etc. 3. Please supply the complete form 16 having detail office salary w.e.f. date of joining till November 2009. 4. Please supply the copies of G.P.F./P.P.F. Statement of officer Sr.No.1 to 7 w.e.f. date of joining to till March 2009. 5. Please supply the copy of the L.T.C.Bills claimed by the officer 1 to 7 during their service tenure along with receipts bill of Hotel. 6. Please supply the PAN number of the officer in which the income tax has been deposited by the D.D.O. Government of Haryana along with full detail of amount deposited month wise, year wise. Please supply the above information, immediately. I will deposit the further required fees as per law. Yours Sincerely, K.K.Sharma son of Shri B.K.Sharma, House No. 481, Sector-123, UE, Kurukshetra.";