Partly allowed
John George Nechupadom, v. Kerala State Information Commission
Kerala HCWP(C)/19452/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
An airport company was held to be a public authority under the RTI Act, and its Board minutes were held not exempt as personal information. Its petitions challenging disclosure were dismissed. A shareholder's separate challenge succeeded: the refusal order was set aside and the information request remitted to the SPIO.
What did the court decide?
In WP(C) 19452/2019, the refusal order was set aside and the matter remitted to CIAL's SPIO to entertain the complaint and provide information in accordance with law.