Furthermore, the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in the matter of Shail Sahni vs Sanjeev Kumar
and Ors in W.P. (C) 845/2014 dated 05.02.2014 held as under:
5. The information sought by the applicant regarding the status of his complaints with the
Vodafone company regarding UCC, as discussed above, clearly falls within the
regulatory powers exercised by the TRAI and thus there can be no reason which
prevents the TRAI from gathering the information from the service provider and
providing the same to the applicant. None of the arguments except that of bulky and
voluminous information sought by applicant weighing down on limited manpower
resources of the public authority therefore seems to hold any merit. The Respondent
have pleaded that the TRAI has limited manpower of only 168 employees and lacks the
wherewithal to handle individual complaints. The Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in its
decision dated 05.02.2014 [WP (C) No. 845/2014 Shail Sahni vs. Sanjeev Kumar &
Ors.] has held as hereunder:
Furthermore, the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in the matter of Shail Sahni vs Sanjeev Kumar
and Ors in W.P. (C) 845/2014 dated 05.02.2014 held as under:
9. While placing reliance upon Shail Sahni Vs. Sanjeev Kumar and Ors, W.P. (C)
845/2014, it was further observed that "misuse of RTI Act has to be appropriately dealt with,
otherwise the public would lose faith and confidence in this "sunshine Act". A beneficent
statute, when made a tool for mischief and abuse must be checked in accordance with law."
9. While placing reliance upon Shail Sahni Vs. Sanjeev Kumar and Ors, W.P. (C)
845/2014, it was further observed that "misuse of RTI Act has to be appropriately dealt with,
otherwise the public would lose faith and confidence in this "sunshine Act". A beneficent
statute, when made a tool for mischief and abuse must be checked in accordance with law."
9. While placing reliance upon Shail Sahni Vs. Sanjeev Kumar and Ors, W.P. (C)
845/2014, it was further observed that "misuse of RTI Act has to be appropriately dealt with,
otherwise the public would lose faith and confidence in this "sunshine Act". A beneficent
statute, when made a tool for mischief and abuse must be checked in accordance with law."