RAKESH KUMAR vs CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AND ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 28.01.2025 W.P.(C) 5836/2018 RAKESH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Puneet Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Ashwani Kumar, Advocate (through VC) versus CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rahul Sharma, SPC along with Mr. Mani Kant, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition assails the order(s) dated 05.05.2017/16.02.2018 passed by the Chief Information Commissioner (‘CIC’). The said order(s) have been passed in the backdrop of an RTI application filed by the petitioner on 05.02.2016 before the Information Officer, Regional Passport Office, Mumbai, seeking the following information:- “1. Please provide the information whether any Passport was issued to Anubhuti Singh daughter of Arvind Kumar Singh and Anita Singh resident of Mumbai from Regional Passport Office Mumbai in the period between 1984-1990. 2. Please provide the information whether any Passport was issued to Rinki Singh daughter of Arvind Kumar Singh and Anit Singh resident of Mumbai from Regional Passport Office Mumbai in the period between 1984-1990. 3. Please provide the inf