VIKAS NAGAR vs CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION THROUGH ITS CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 13989/2024 Date of decision: 19.02.2026 VIKAS NAGAR .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person. versus CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION THROUGH ITS CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mukul Singh, CGSC with Mr. Aryan Dhaka, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition challenging the order dated 05.03.2024 passed by the Central Information Commission in Second Appeal No. CIC/CGHSD/A/2023/608478, whereby his second appeal under Section 19(3) read with Section 18(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) came to be dismissed. The petitioner also seeks appropriate directions to the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), CGHS (HQ), Delhi, to furnish the information sought by him under the RTI Act. 2. The record would indicate that the petitioner was married to Late Smt. 2021. 3. On 11.06.2020, Shri Shyam Singh Khinchee submitted an application before the Additional Director (HQ), CGHS, Delhi, seeking inclusion of the name of his daughter, Smt. Ambika, as his dependent for the purp