The Ministry of Interior was directed to provide the following requested information to the Appellant:
Names of the individuals to whom non-prohibited bore arms licenses were issued and the number of licenses issued to each individual between 1.1.2008 and31.12.2018.
Total non-prohibited bore arms licenses issued between 01.01.2008 and 31.12.2018.
Names of the individuals to whom prohibited bore arms licenses were issued and the number of licenses issued to each individual between 01.01.2008 and 31.12.2018
Total prohibited bore arms licenses issued between 01.01.2008 and 31.12.2008.
The Ministry of Interior was directed to put the notification of designated Public Information Officer, (PIO), on its web site as required under Section 5 (1) (b) of the Act, put name, designation and contact details of the PIO on its web site as required under Section 5 (1) (h) of the Act and submit compliance report to the commission within 10 working days of the receipt of this order.
The Ministry of Interior was directed to take immediate steps to proactively share through the web site all categories of information mentioned in Section 5 of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017. The Respondent should ensure that its web site is accessible to all citizens and that its web site complies with international benchmarks set for web accessibility in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
The compliance report pertaining to proactive disclosure of information and the accessibility of the web site of the Respondent be submitted to the commission by 01/11/2020.
The commission noted that that license to carry weapons is different from general license like driving. The driving license is right of all citizens who otherwise meet all the requirements whereas license to carry weapons is exceptional license granted to certain individuals as a privilege. Therefore, names of the individuals who are granted such exceptional licenses as a privilege should be made public.