While dealing with the matters related to information and record sought by the citizens under the Act 2017, the public bodies are under obligation to respond the applications as mandated in the Act. In the case in hand the respondent has not acknowledged the application, information is not… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 1927-05/2022 Pervez Iqbal Vs Sukkur Electric Power Company
The appellant being a citizen of Pakistan has asked the respondent public body to provide him the information and record pertaining to the visit of Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, the worthy Prime Minister of Pakistan, to Saudi Arabia. He is desirous to know total members of the delegation along… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1915-05-2022 Abdullah Malik Vs Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This Commission maintains that the copy of part sarkar of mutation and the fee challan are public record as defined under the Act. The public record must be available for the access of public at large. Download Order
In the instant appeal, the citizen has requested the Ministry of Human Right for information regarding the What is jurisdiction of this ministry in Pakistan in respect of enforcement of fundamental rights of persons against private persons or officials and others. The respondent has apprised that answers to… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 1676-12/2022 Kashif Ali Sundrani Vs Ministry of Human Rights
This commission maintains that the Act, 2017 does not provide blanket exemption to an FIR. This commission holds that merely because certain portions in an FIR may contain private information about an identifiable individual, it does not mean that an FIR can be exempted from disclosure in its… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1680-01/22 Saddia Mazhar Vs Federal Investigation Agency
This commission holds that the Register containing information about sanctioned posts is a legal requirement under CUI (CIT) Financial Rules clause 15 (b)(xii) Sanctioned Posts Register must be kept on an on-going basis. This commission also maintains that information maintained in the Register pertaining to sanctioned posts under… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1827-03/22 M. Raza Ahmed Vs Comsats University Islamabad
The instant Appeal, yet again demonstrates lack of understanding on the part of public bodies about their obligations with regard to the implementation of the Act, 2017.In the instant Appeal, the Respondent has invoked time-barred clause of the Act, 2017 for not providing the requested information to the… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1883-04/22 Muhammad Adnan Asif Vs National Tariff Commission
This commission maintains that the Act, 2017 does not provide blanket exemption to any lease agreement signed by a public body with a private party. This commission holds that merely because certain provision(s) in a lease agreement may contain commercial/private information, it does not mean that a lease… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1433-11/21 Kashif Ali Sundrani Vs Pakistan State Oil Corporation
The Respondent, HEC has submitted before this commission that “the appellant has already been informed that HEC does not have detail of employees of any university or research institute that receives HEC funding. There is a detailed budget utilization proforma that each university or institute has to submit,… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1830-03/22 Dr. Farid Malik Vs Higher Education Commission
This commission holds that the requested enquiry has not attained the status of finality. Section 16 of the Act deals with the exemptions and enlists situations wherein requested information/records cannot be shared. As such, the enquiry report at this stage cannot be shared under Section 16 (1) (b)… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1867-04/22 Allah Yar Vs Multan Electric Supply Company