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2010 (3) TMI 947

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..... ellant was present in person, while the respondents were represented by Shri Dev Kant, Registrar. 2. Appellant s RTI-application dated 11-8-2009 was answered by the holder-of-information, Shri Kulvinder Singh, Assistant Registrar on 2-9-2009. The first-appeal was decided by Appellate Authority, Shri R.N. Poddar, Member, Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange on 3-11-2009. 3. The queries of th .....

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..... tate the public interest for receiving information which was so obvious as the orders of a legally constituted authority. Such decisions are by their very nature in the public domain and ought to be ordinarily accessible to any applicant. The CPIO and the Appellate Authority had been grossly errant in discharging their responsibilities under the RTI Act. 7. It is directed that this information s .....

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..... pronouncement of the orders after these were reserved - should be declined to a citizen. It was, in fact, expected of the public authority that such essential information about its functioning should be centrally tabulated and kept available for anyone seeking inspection. Decision : 10. It is directed that the above information shall be provided to the appellant within three weeks of the re .....

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..... -lists could be provided for the same period for which orders of the ATFE were to be made available to him under Sl. A of his RTI-application. Decision : 13. CPIO is directed to make available this information to the appellant for the period as mentioned by him at Sl. No. A of his RTI-application. 14. For the inspection of the records, it is directed that CPIO shall intimate to the appella .....

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..... er Singh, Assistant Registrar as to why proceedings under Section 18 and Section 20 not be drawn up against him for his act of providing to the appellant misleading information and thereby obstructing disclosure. Returnable in two weeks. 18. Complaint-portion to be decided upon receipt of the reply of the noticee. 19. Copy of this direction be sent to the parties. - - TaxTMI - TMITax - In .....

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