GIRISH RAMCHANDRA DESHPANDE versus CEN. INFORMATION COMMR. & ORS.

GIRISH RAMCHANDRA DESHPANDE versus CEN. INFORMATION COMMR. & ORS.

Information sought by petitioner qualifies as 'personal information' under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act and is exempt from disclosure; petitioner failed to establish bona fide public interest and disclosure would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy.

Parties
Petitioner: Girish Ramchandra Deshpande; Respondents: Central Information Commissioner & Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
03 October 2012
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Order on SLP
Outcome
SLP dismissed
Legal Topics
Personal Information Under RTI Act, Section 8(1)(j) Exemption, Privacy and Disclosure, Service Matters and Public Interest
Right to Information Personal Information Under RTI Act Section 8(1)(j) Exemption Privacy and Disclosure Service Matters and Public Interest

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Parties

Girish Ramchandra Deshpande

Petitioner

Central Information Commissioner & Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Order on SLP

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether information sought qualifies as 'personal information' under Section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act and is exempt from disclosure
  2. 2 Whether disclosure is justified in larger public interest

Ratio Decidendi

Information sought by petitioner qualifies as 'personal information' under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act and is exempt from disclosure; petitioner failed to establish bona fide public interest and disclosure would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy.

Court Disposition

SLP dismissed

Orders

  • Delay condoned.
  • SLP dismissed on merits, no larger public interest established.