Dismissed¶¶39

Vijay Ratanchand Katariya v. Public Information Officer and Assistant Director and Others

Bombay HC19 Dec 2025WP/10285/2023

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RTI third-party request for individuals' personal information refused and upheld: Bombay HC Aurangabad (Siddheshwar S. Thombre, J.), 19 December 2025, dismissed Writ Petition Nos. 10262, 10285, 10219, 10211, 10192 of 2023 by Dr. Vijay Ratanchand Katariya under Article 227 of the Constitution of India; petitioner, a third person, showed no public interest; Right To Information Act, 2005.

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A third person is not supposed to ask for the information of individuals under the Right to Information Act, 2005, where the applications do not state whether any public interest is involved. ¶¶37

Vijay Ratanchand Katariya Vs Public Information… — Writ and Judicial Review | Bombay HC (2025)

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2025:BHC-AUG:36605

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{1}

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936-WP-10262-2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10262 OF 2023

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Dr. Vijay Ratanchand Katariya

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VERSUS

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Public Information Officer And Assistant Director And Others

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Mr. S.V. Dixit, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. V.S. Badakh, AGP for State

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10285 OF 2023

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Dr. Vijay Ratanchand Katariya

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VERSUS

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Public Information Officer And Assistant Director And Others

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10219 OF 2023

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Dr. Vijay Ratanchand Katariya

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VERSUS

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Public Information Officer And Assistant Director And Others

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10211 OF 2023

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Dr. Vijay Ratanchand Katariya

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VERSUS

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Public Information Officer And Assistant Director And Others

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 10192 OF 2023

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Dr. Vijay Ratanchand Katariya

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VERSUS

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Public Information Officer And Assistant Director And Others

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Bhagyawant Punde

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{2} 936-WP-10262-2023

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CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.

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DATE : 19^th DECEMBER, 2025

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ORDER :

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

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By way of present petitions, petitioner assails the order whereby the authorities have refused to provide information on the ground petitioner being a third person has sought personal information.

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I have gone through the applications filed by the petitioner. After going through the applications it reveals that petitioner had sought information of the individual persons and even in the applications he has not specifically stated whether any public interest is involved so as to seek information of those individuals. The petitioner being a third person is not supposed to ask for the information of individuals under the Right To Information Act, 2005.

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In view thereof, I do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned orders under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.

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The writ petitions are dismissed. No order as to costs.

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(SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE) JUDGE

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Bhagyawant Punde

Vijay Ratanchand Katariya v. Public Information Officer and Assistant Director and Others

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