The Bench, comprising Information Commissioners Mr. Basant Seth, Mr. Yashovardhan Azad and Mr. Sridhar Acharyulu, observed, “It is a matter of common knowledge that information as sought by the appellant is already available in the public domain at the click of button on separate websites of the respective Ministries and/or Departments. Citizens Charter already provided adequate information about eh officials responsible for public dealing in various Government Departments/Ministries. Providing the list of all email ids in a CD format could pose a security threat as well as the risk of disruption of essential public service by making the information susceptible to misuse/abuse.”
