AADARSH MISHRA vs SCHOOL OF OPEN LEARNING UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 13829/2025 AADARSH MISHRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Harish Kumar Gautam, Advocate. versus SCHOOL OF OPEN LEARNING UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mohinder JS Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal, Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra, Ms. Mayuri Lende, Advocates for SOL (through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed in the context of multiple RTI applications filed by the petitioner under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (‘RTI Act’) before the concerned Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), School of Open Learning (SOL), University of Delhi. 2. The details pertaining to the said RTI applications filed by the petitioner have been noticed in the impugned order dated 07.04.2025, passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC). The same is reproduced hereunder: Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 13829/2025 Page 1 of 9 By:ABHISHEK THAKUR Signing Date:15.10.2025 01:43:01 3. Each of the abovementioned RTI applications filed by the petitioner raised several queries, which as enumerated/ recorded in the impugned order dated 07.04.2025 are as under: “Second Appeal No. CIC/UODEL/A/2024/118275 1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 27.07.2023 seeking information on the following points: 1) The total number of students who took admission in various undergraduate courses in the School of Open Learning (SOL), University of Delhi in the year 2019. 2) The total number of students who graduated (passed 3rd year exams) in various undergraduate courses in the School of Open Learning (SOL), University of Delhi in the year 2019. 3) The number of students who took admission in the year 2019 in BA (Programme) in the