Whether deemed university is public authority as per RTI Act?

In   view   of   above,   argument   advanced   by   learned
Counsel for petitioners that petitioner no.2 cannot be included
within the ambit of “public authority' as provided under Section
2(h) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, is not acceptable and is
devoid of substance.
14 So far as status of petitioner no.1 is concerned, it is
contended that petitioner no.1 is a Trust and is not receiving any
grant­in­aid or substantial finance from the State and as such, is

not the “public authority”.  The order impugned in this petition is
directed against petitioner no.2, which, according to petitioners, is
an   independent   entity,   i.e.   Trust   registered   under   the   Bombay
Public  Trusts  Act   and   a  society,  registered   under  the  Societies
Registration   Act   and   further   has   been   declared   as   a   deemed
university   under   the   notification   issued   by   the   Central
Government.  Since the direction is issued against petitioner no.2
alone, the contentions raised by petitioners in respect of petitioner
no.1, need not be answered.    We do not propose to deal with the
argument advanced concerning status of petitioner no.1 as the
question really does not fall for our consideration in the instant
petition, since the direction is issued only as against petitioner
no.2.  The challenge raised in the petition, as such, falls.  
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
 WRIT PETITION NO.590 OF 2009 
 Pravara Medical Trust
   at Loni, 
Versus
 The Union of India,
  
        CORAM : R.M.BORDE &
                                        V.K.JADHAV, JJ.

Pronounced on       : 10th  October, 201
citation; AIR 2015(NOC) 880 Bom

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