https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=256216 The court found the penalty imposed under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 for delayed information provision to be unjustified and arbitrary. The petitioner's explanation of staff engagement in essential tasks due to a natural disaster was considered a reasonable ground for the delay. As the respondent did not contest the information received and the delay was due to exceptional circumstances, the court quashed the penalty order, allowing the writ petition in favor of the petitioner. en-us Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 10:37:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=256216 The court found the penalty imposed under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 for delayed information provision to be unjustified and arbitrary. The petitioner's explanation of staff engagement in essential tasks due to a natural disaster was considered a reasonable ground for the delay. As the respondent did not contest the information received and the delay was due to exceptional circumstances, the court quashed the penalty order, allowing the writ petition in favor of the petitioner. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=256216