Overview
- The case stemmed from an advocate's RTI application filed on behalf of his brother over a terminated fruits-and-vegetables supply contract at a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Haryana's Sirsa district.
- The commission found the application impermissible, noting the client could request information personally as a citizen under the RTI Act.
- The CIC upheld the public authority's response that many records could not be provided because they were destroyed in a July 12, 2024 office fire, supported by police and fire reports.
- Requests for personal data were denied under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, and the CIC said it found no infirmity in those denials.
- The appeal was disposed of with a direction to provide the appellant free copies of his written submissions with enclosures within one day of receiving the order.