Two orders were passed by the CIC on December 25, 2015 and January 25, 2016. In the first order, the Commission ordered IIFT to allow Chibber to inspect the records. However, in the January, 2016 order, the CIC directed the Institute to provide categorical information on all 27 points raised by him.
IIFT told the CIC that Chibber has been engaged in filing numerous RTIs which are repetitive in nature and has been demanding voluminous information and documents. It informed the High Court that Chibber is a former employee of the Institute and has filed upwards of 60 RTI applications, each containing 20-30 questions, which would require immense resources to answer.
The Institute argued that the information sought by Chibber is voluminous, disclosure of which was denied under Section 7(9) of the RTI Act, as it would have taken a lot of resources.
Source: Barandbench
