IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10744 of 2010(P) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- BAISIL ATTIPPETY @ BASIL A.G., AGED 53 YEARS, ATTIPETTY HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM P.O., KOCHI-682 509, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA. BY MR.BAISIL ATTIPPETY @ BASIL A.G. (PARTY IN PERSON) RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER & DEPUTY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE JAISALMER HOUSE, 26 MAN SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI. 2. THE CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, PRESIDENT'S SECRETARIAT, RTI SECTION, RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110 004. 3. SECTION OFFICER, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICER, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 011. 4. THE JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE, JAISALMER HOUSE, 26 MAN SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI. 5. CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION, NEW DELHI. R1 TO R5 BY ADV. MR.T.P.M. IBRAHIM KHAN, ASST.S.G OF INDIA. ADV. MR.THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL,SR.PANEL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.10744 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Advocate of this Court. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a declaration that the petitioner is entitled to receive a copy of the draft Judges' Standards and Accountability Bill 2010 prepared and drafted by the Ministry of Law and Justice, under the Right to Information Act 2005. 2. The petitioner had filed a writ petition on 03.02.2010 challenging the provisions of the Bill and the Registry of this Court directed the petitioner to produce a copy of the said Bill along with the writ petition. 3. The petitioner was moving various authorities in the matter to get a copy of the Bill. Finally, the petitioner has approached the Central Information Commission by way of Exhibit P7 under Sections 18, 19 and 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. There will be a direction to the Central Information W.P.(C) No.10744/2010 2 Commission to consider and pass orders on Exhibit P7 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment if the same is pending. The petitioner will forward a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition to the 5th respondent. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp