RAJESH DHANDA vs CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, CBI, ANTI CORRUPTION BRNACH & ANR.

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$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2357/2026 and CM APPL. 11431/2026 Date of Decision: 19.02.2026 RAJESH DHANDA ......Petitioner Through: Mr. Aditya Chopra, Advocate versus CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, CBI, ANTI CORRUPTION BRANCH & ANR. ......Respondents Through: Mr. Anupam S Sharrma, Ms. Harpreet Kalsi, Mr. Ripudamn Sharma, Mr. Vashisht Rao, Ms. Riya Sachdeva, Ms. Amisha P Dash, Mr. Deepak Rawat, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition is for following reliefs: a. Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction quashing the Order dated 15.05.2025 passed by the Central Information Commission in Second Appeal No. CIC/CBRUI/A/2024/622250; b. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent No. 1 to furnish the said information sought vide Petitioner’s Application dated 26.03.2024 under the RTI Act; or c. In the alternate, issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Hon’ble CIC to consider the Second Appeal afresh and pass a reasoned Order as per law; and d. Pass such order and any further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case. Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:AMIT KUMAR Signed SHARMA Signing Date:21.02.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 15:51:38 KUMAR KAURAV 2. The petitioner seems to have filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) with respondent no. 1 - Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking certain information. 3. Respondent no. 1 (CPIO, CBI) issued a