BACHAN SINGH RANA vs CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AND OTHERS

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$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 6420/2022 Date of Decision: 07.04.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: BACHAN SINGH RANA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Aditi Gupta, DHCLSC. versus CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through: Mr. VSR Krishna with Mr. Shashank Kumar, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner had filed an application dated 16.08.2020 with 17 queries for information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as „the Act‟). The queries broadly were pertaining to : (1) the basis and rate of wages payable to the petitioner from 1994 to 2003 (separated on a half yearly basis); (2) list of daily wage workers in the concerned department who were, or were not, granted temporary status and accompanying benefits; (3) the rules governing payment of festival bonus from 1996 to 2006; and (4) copies of various office memoranda, department orders and communications as extracted below:- “Point No.5:- Please provide attested copy of AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:23.04.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 13:32:21 W.P.(C) 6420/2022 KUMAR KAURAV Page 1 of 7 New Delhi-29 Memorandum No. F.35-10/98-Estt-II Dated 08 Jun 1998, Subject:- Grant of Temporary Status to the daily wages employees working at the AIIMS. Point No.6:- Please provide attested copy of Order of the Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel Public & Pensions letter No. 49011/2/97- Estt(D), the dated 24-10-1997 as mentioned in the AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-29 Memorandum No. F.35- 10/98-Estt-II Dated 08 Jun 1998. Point No.7:- Please provide attested copy of AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-29 Memorandum No. F.35-1