The appellant requested Pakistan Cricket Board to provide certified copies of contracts signed by PCB with the lawyers / firms from January 01, 2015 to date, to represent PCB at legal forums.
At the first instance the Commission is required to resolve the point raised by the sports organization that the Pakistan Cricket Board is a unique entity different from other autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies for the reason that PCB generate the funds through its own resources and revenues from the sale of its commercial, media rights and other ventures and that government exchequer isn’t involved for any payment.
The learned counsel on behalf of the organization hasn’t taken the stance either in the reply or during the course of arguments that the Pakistan Cricket Board is not a public body within the meanings of the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017 rather argued that the PCB is not liable and accountable to provide the information under the Act as it is dissimilar to the other autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies for the reason that PCB generates all its funds through its own resources and revenues from the sale of its commercial, media rights and other ventures and that government exchequer isn’t involved for any payment.
The Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board is directed to provide the appellant the certified copies of contracts signed by PCB with the lawyers and law firms from January 01, 2015 to date.