Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan
M/s. Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company Limited, through its Authorized Representative v. Pakistan Information Commission, through its Chairperson and another
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F.C.P.L.A. No. 694 of 2026
Citation: Order dated 8 July 2026; uploaded 14 October 2026. PDF marked approved for reporting; official register shows a dash in reported-status column. Reporter citation not printed.
Background
Background
FCC sets aside the RTI disclosure order against PMIC on public-body and record-coverage grounds, while upholding Rule 9’s two-Commissioner quorum.
The Federal Constitutional Court has set aside the Pakistan Information Commission's disclosure order against Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company Limited and the Islamabad High Court judgment maintaining it. The Court rejected the public-body and requested-record reasoning used to sustain disclosure. It nevertheless upheld the legality of a meeting attended by two Commissioners under Rule 9 of the Right of Access to Information Rules, 2020.
Legal questions
Legal questions
Was a two-Commissioner decision valid, and did the grounds establish PMIC’s public-body status and coverage of the requested CEO records?
Court holding
What the Court decided
Rule 9’s two-member quorum was valid in the setting examined. The public-body reasoning and requested-record coverage did not sustain the disclosure order against PMIC. The ruling does not invalidate all two-member decisions or exempt every incorporated company.
Final outcome
Final outcome
Petition converted into appeal and allowed. IHC judgment dated 28 January 2026 and PIC order dated 10 September 2024 set aside; no remand ordered.
Practical effect
What the decision means in practice
Petition converted into appeal and allowed. IHC judgment dated 28 January 2026 and PIC order dated 10 September 2024 set aside; no remand ordered.
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Key legal principles
Key legal principles
- Rule 9’s two-member quorum was valid in the setting examined. The public-body reasoning and requested-record coverage did not sustain the disclosure order against PMIC. The ruling does not invalidate all two-member decisions or exempt every incorporated company.
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Order dated 8 July 2026; uploaded 14 October 2026. PDF marked approved for reporting; official register shows a dash in reported-status column. Reporter citation not printed. No later judicial treatment independently verified.
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