1 wp5535-10 agk IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5535 OF 2010 Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Others ..Respondents. Mrs.Chandana Salgaonkar – Radia for the petitioner. Mr.N.P. Deshpande, AGP for respondent Nos.1 and 3. CORAM : B.H. Marlapalle, & U.D. Salvi, JJ. DATE : 26th October 2010. P.C. : We have heard Mrs.Radia, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Deshpande, the learned Government Pleader. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 12th August 2009 passed by the State Information Commissioner, Maharashtra State and by the said order the appeal filed by the respondent No.2 came to be allowed. The State Commission held that the petitioner is a public authority within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 and, therefore, issued directions to the Public Information Officer and Appellate Officer to furnish the information. 2 wp5535-10 As directed by us, affidavit-in-reply on behalf of the Director of Technical Education, Maharashtra State has been filed and it has been pointed out that the petitioner – Corporation has been established by the State Government as per Government Resolution dated 6th June 2001 and essentially for “taking over the new responsibilities on behalf of the Government” and to provide high quality in education with better connectivity and co-ordination amongst the educational institutions, universities, students and the State Government. The Corporation was established in the year 2001. It is further pointed out that the Government of Maharashtra has contributed 37.13% equity capital and 33.91% equity capital has been contributed by the universities, which are financed by the State Government. This affidavit-in-reply filed clearly supports the view taken by the State Information Commissioner and, therefore, we do not find any error with the said order. The petition is rejected. (U.D. Salvi, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle, J.)