https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=248180 The Court upheld the West Bengal Information Commission's decision to impose the maximum penalty under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, on the petitioner, who failed to provide requested information promptly. Despite eventual compliance, the Court affirmed the penalty, emphasizing its mandatory nature and rejecting arguments for reduced penalty based on proportionality principles. The petitioner was permitted to pay the penalty in installments deducted from his salary, as fixed by the Commission, starting from a specified month. en-us Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:29:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=248180 The Court upheld the West Bengal Information Commission's decision to impose the maximum penalty under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, on the petitioner, who failed to provide requested information promptly. Despite eventual compliance, the Court affirmed the penalty, emphasizing its mandatory nature and rejecting arguments for reduced penalty based on proportionality principles. The petitioner was permitted to pay the penalty in installments deducted from his salary, as fixed by the Commission, starting from a specified month. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=248180