Levy of penalty under RTI Act for default in supply of ...

Appellate Authority Not Liable for Penalties u/s 20 of RTI Act; CPIO Holds Responsibility for Information Disclosure.

September 6, 2018

Case Laws Indian Laws HC

Levy of penalty under RTI Act for default in supply of information - The Appellate Authority is not the custodian of the information or the document. It is only a statutory authority to take a decision on an appeal with regard the tenability or otherwise of the action of the CPIO and, therefore, there is a conscious omission in making the Appellate Authority liable for a penal action under Section 20 of the RTI Act

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Levy of penalty under RTI Act for default in supply of ...

Appellate Authority Not Liable for Penalties u/s 20 of RTI Act; CPIO Holds Responsibility for Information Disclosure.

September 6, 2018

Case Laws Indian Laws HC

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