RAW Chief appointment records: Govt to challenge CIC order

In a communication to RTI applicant Subhash Agrawal, the concerned official informed that it has been decided to file an appeal in the Delhi High Court against the decision of Central Information Commission in this regard.

"The Department of Personnel and Training which is concerned with the matter, has been requested to take further necessary action," the communication read.

The Cabinet Secretariat in an RTI reply had said the documents cannot be made public as RAW is exempted from disclosures under the transparency law.

Activist Subhash Agrawal who had sought the information under the law approached the Central Information Commission when the higher authorities in the Secretariat failed to respond to his first appeal against the Central Public Information Officer.

During the hearing, the Cabinet Secretariat had claimed that directive have been issued for disclosure of information as desired information did not relate to exempted organisation but to the manner in which the appointment