PRAKASH PANDHARINATH THOMBRE v. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER CIDCO AND OTHERS
WP/795/2020 · 2026-01-08
Shri Siddheshwar Sundarrao Thombre
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1 of 2 1021-WP.795.2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 1021 WRIT PETITION NO. 795 OF 2020 PRAKASH PANDHARINATH THOMBRE VERSUS PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER CIDCO AND OTHERS ... Mr. S. M. Gunjkar h/f. Mr. Someshwar M. Gunjal, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. R. B. Dhaware, AGP for Respondent-State. Adv. Snehal P. Kulkarni, Advocate for Respondent No.1. ...
CORAM :
SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.
DATE :
8th JANUARY, 2026 P.C.:-
1. Heard learned Advocates for the respective parties.
2. By the present petition, the Petitioner assails the order dated 16.04.2018 passed by the State Information Commission in Second Appeal No. 464 of 2018, whereby the appeal filed by the Petitioner came to be rejected on the ground that the information sought by the Petitioner related to the property of an individual.
3. The State Information Commission, upon considering the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 has held that the information sought pertained to the property of the Petitioner’s real brother and amounted to personal information.
4. As all the authorities have concurrently held against the 2026:BHC-AUG:498
2 of 2 1021-WP.795.2020 Petitioner, I do not find any reason to interfere with the order dated 16.04.2018 passed by the State Information Commission in Second Appeal No. 464 of 2018 in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.
5. Hence, the petition is dismissed. No order as to costs.
(SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J.) Tauseef