DILIP KUMAR PRASAD Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD counsel for the petitioner. Respondents, on notice have appeared also but no one is present today on their behalf to contest the case.

(2.) IN the instant writ petition the order dated 25.1.2007 passed by learned Information Commissioner in Appeal No. 39 of 2006 has been challenged by the petitioner who was the then Chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission( J.P.S.C). According to the petitioner, the respondent no. 2 ­ applicant sought for certain information through his application dated 21.8.2006 contained in Annexure 1/1 addressed to the Public Information Officer of J.P.S.C., Ranchi under the Right to Information Act, 2005. As per the counsel for the petitioner, out of 7 informations that were sought for , 4 of them were already provided but the rest information under serial no. 5,6, and 7 of the application could not be provided as they were related to personal information of other persons which is protected under Section 8(1)(J) of the Act of 2005.

(3.) ALTHOUGH , the respondent- Information Commissioner has filed counter affidavit justifying his stand but no one appears on behalf of the said respondent today to oppose the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner.