Request for obtaining information - Public authority - Definition of - Co-operative Society neither instrumentality nor agency of State Govt. but in fact purely private entity having no pervasive control of financial aid of Govt. - Not legally bound to furnish information.

Citation

AIR 2019 ALLAHABAD 194

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT

(LUCKNOW BENCH)

DR . DEVENDRA KUMAR ARORA , J. and NARENDRA KUMAR JOHARI , J.

Writ Petition No. 6611 (MB) of 2011, D/- 14 - 2 - 2019

Rudra Bilas Kisan Sahkari Chini Mills Limited and Anr. v. State Information Commission, Uttar Pradesh, and Ors..

Right to Information Act (22 of 2005), S.2(h), S.6 - Request for obtaining information - Public authority - Definition of - Petitioner Rudra Bilas Kisan Saha-kari Chini Mills Ltd. Co-operative Society, is not public authority as defined u/S. 2(h) of 2005 Act - Co-operative Society neither

instrumentality nor agency of State Govt. but in fact purely private entity having no pervasive control of financial aid of Govt. - Not legally bound to furnish information - State Information Commissioner without considering objections on part of petitioner Society, passed order to

provide information - Per se erroneous.

AIR 2003 SC 4531, 2013 AIR SCW 5683, Rel. on.  (Para 11)