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The order passed on 12<sup>th<\/sup> March, 2016 had also asked the Cabinet Secretary, Chief Secretary of all States and Union Territories (with Legislative Assembly) and the Principal Secretary to the Minister of Law &amp; Justice to file a compliance report within three months. Accordingly, the case was brought before the Hon\u2019ble High Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Setting aside the order, the Single Judge Bench of\u00a0 Vibhu Bakhru,J. held that, <em>\u201c&#8230;<\/em>there was no occasion for the CIC to enter upon the question as to whether a Minister is a \u2018public authority\u2019 under Section 2(h) of the Act.\u201d It also said that since the CIC has no jurisdiction whatsoever to decide upon this matter, its order is set aside. [Union of India\u00a0 v. 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