The Act does not accord blanket exemption to any public institution. This commission has already held that Registrar office of Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan comes within the definition of public body under Section 2 (xi) (e) which is as under: “Any court, tribunal, commission, or board under… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1706-01/22 Mukhtar Ahmed Ali Vs Registrar, Supreme Court of Pakistan
This commission holds that the Respondent, instead of giving value judgement on the character of the Appellant and declaring him a habitual litigant, should have decided on his request for information under the provisions of the Act, 2017. The right of a citizen to have access to certified… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1312-09/21 Imtiaz Hussain Vs Federal Directorate of Education
This commission maintains that though the sugar enquiry report is in possession of FIA, Cabinet Division is the custodian of this enquiry report for the purposes of the Act, 2017 as it has propriety rights of this report. This commission holds that the Act, 2017 does not only… Read More »Order on Appeal No E182-11/21 Imdad Hussain Vs Federal Investigation Agency, Ministry of Interior, Cabinet Division
This commission maintains that the requested information permissible under the Act, 2017 cannot be denied on the grounds of lis alibi pendens. This commission has maintained through its different Orders that pendency of the writ petition between the parties does not bar the provision of information under the… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1078-05/22 Anisur Rahman Vs Ministry of Human Rights
This commission maintains that the disclosure of the requested information is matter of public importance. Citizens of Pakistan have the right to know under Article 19-A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the provisions of the Act, 2017 about the total sanctioned strength of… Read More »Order on Appeal No 2036-06/22 Amir Baloch Vs Registrar, Supreme Court of Pakistan
As Appellant has sought access to old records, the disclosure of these records is warranted under Section 16 (1) (k) of the Act, 2017. The disclosure of the requested records is of public importance on two counts. One, the 14 requested records will shed light on the factors… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1871-04/22 M. Shabir Awan Vs Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In the instant appeal, the Respondent, FPSC failed to provide written acknowledgement of the request for information filed by the citizen as required under Section 10 (1) of the Act. The Respondent only submitted response after the intervention of this commission. This commission is satisfied with the stance… Read More »Order on Appeal No E278-05/22 Muhammad Taha Vs Federal Public Service Commission
The appellant has requested for the provision of Office Orders, Pay Slips, advertisement for recruitment, Minutes of meeting and recommendations of the promotion committee regarding the officers and employees of the Inter Board Committee of Chairman, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. The Asstt. Secretary (Admn), Inter… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 1745-02/2022 Zafar Iqbal Vs Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training
The appellant being a citizen of Pakistanis holding computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) / National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP), registration document issued to the eligible citizens of Pakistan living abroad. Likewise his brother and brother’s wife. All showing the same residential address on their identity cards… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 2017-06/2022 Salman Shabir Vs Election Commission of Pakistan
The appellant is looking for information and record from the Federal Ombudsman Secretariat for Protection against Harassment vis-a-vis to the measures taken to ensure the formation of the anti-harassment committees in the public bodies, universities etc., the action taken against the public bodies who have failed to notify… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 1987-06/2022 Saddia Mazhar Vs Federal Ombudsman Secretariat