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The government has decided to approach the Delhi High Court seeking relief from the Central Information Commission's directives for disclosing records related to empanelment of former Central Vigilance Commissioner, Mr P.J. Thomas, for appointment at the Centre.
In February, the Chief Information Commissioner, Mr Satyananda Mishra, who was the former Secretary in the Department of Personnel, had directed the Cabinet Secretariat to disclose documents related to empanelment of Mr Thomas at the Centre.
The Cabinet Secretariat had claimed that the information was exempted under the RTI because of being the Cabinet document.
Rejecting the contentions, the CIC found it fit case for making public.
Three months after the order, the Cabinet Secretariat has refused to disclose the documents and told the RTI applicant, Mr Subhash Agrawal that it has decided to challenge the order of the Chief Information Commissioner in the Delhi High Court.
The Cabinet Secretariat in its latest communication said it had sought permission of the competent authority for providing the required documents in compliance with the order of the CIC.
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