https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170622 The Court held that the order imposing a penalty of Rs. 10,000 under the Right to Information Act, 2005 was without jurisdiction and quashed it. The Court found that the Information Commission did not follow the Act's procedure for penalties and that the information sought was not entirely in the public interest. The petitioner's request for her representative to appear was not considered. The Court directed the refund of the penalty amount to the petitioner, allowing the writ petition and setting aside the penalty order. en-us Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 May 2015 14:30:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170622 The Court held that the order imposing a penalty of Rs. 10,000 under the Right to Information Act, 2005 was without jurisdiction and quashed it. The Court found that the Information Commission did not follow the Act's procedure for penalties and that the information sought was not entirely in the public interest. The petitioner's request for her representative to appear was not considered. The Court directed the refund of the penalty amount to the petitioner, allowing the writ petition and setting aside the penalty order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170622