The Delhi High Court stayed the Central Information Commission's order. The order asked the Supreme Court registry to compile and maintain data on period for which the apex court keeps its verdicts reserved before pronouncing them and supply the same to information seeker.

While staying the CIC’s August 3 order, Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw also issued a notice to transparency activist Commodore (retired) Lokesh K Batra and sought his stand on the apex court registry's plea against the Commission's order.

The apex court's registry has moved the high court against the Commission's order saying the same was without jurisdiction.

Appearing for the Supreme Court Registry, Attorney General G E Vahanvati said “there does not exist any separate compilation of list of cases where arguments have been heard and orders reserved.”

Seeking quashing of the CIC order, Vahanvati contended “CIC cannot direct to create a document which does not exist. Only documents which are existing and held by public authority are accessible under the RTI Act.”