The Delhi High Court on Monday told the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) it cannot continue to enjoy the stay on a Central Information Commission (CIC) order allowing inspection of Union Minister Smriti Irani’s Class X and XII records if it does not inform the RTI applicant about it.
Justice Vibhu Bakhru made the observation as the applicant, who had sought information about Ms. Irani’s school records, has not yet been informed whether the CBSE has moved the HC against the CIC order or whether it has been stayed.
Inform applicant
The court issued fresh notice to the RTI applicant, Mohd Naushaduddin, and directed the Board to take steps to ensure that he is informed, failing which the interim stay order of February 21 this year will be vacated.
“Only enjoying the stay will not suffice,” the court told CBSE and listed the matter for hearing on February 15. The CBSE had challenged the CIC’s January 17 order on the ground that the school records of Ms. Irani cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as it was third-party information, which was held in fiduciary capacity
