R.K. Jain vs Office Of The Attorney General Of ... on 10 March, 2015

delivered on: 10.03.2015 + W.P.(C) 1041/2013 SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL ..... Petitioner versus OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA ..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 1665/2013 R.K. JAIN ..... Petitioner versus OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA ..... Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioners : Mr Pranav Sachdeva and Mr Syed Musaib in W.P.(C) 1041/2013. Mr Rajveer Singh and Mr J.K. Mittal in W.P.(C) 1665/2013. For the Respondents : Mr Jasmeet Singh, CGSC with Ms Kritika Mehra for UOI in W.P.(C) 1041/2013. Mr Vikram Jetly, CGSC for UOI in W.P.(C) 1665/2013. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU JUDGMENT

VIBHU BAKHRU, J

1. The point in issue in these petitions, is whether the Office of Attorney General of India is a 'public authority' within the meaning of section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereafter the 'RTI Act')?

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2. The petitioners impugn an order dated 10.12.2012 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned order') passed by the Central Information Commission (hereafter 'the CIC') holding that the office of Attorney General of