https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172695 Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 prescribes a fixed penalty rate for delay in furnishing information, and the Information Commission has no discretion to reduce or enhance that rate once liability to penalty is established. If reasonable cause for the delay is shown, no penalty can be imposed; if it is not shown, penalty must be levied only at the statutory rate of Rs. 250 per day, subject to the statutory ceiling. A penalty imposed at a reduced or enhanced rate is contrary to the mandatory scheme of the provision. en-us Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:36:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172695 Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 prescribes a fixed penalty rate for delay in furnishing information, and the Information Commission has no discretion to reduce or enhance that rate once liability to penalty is established. If reasonable cause for the delay is shown, no penalty can be imposed; if it is not shown, penalty must be levied only at the statutory rate of Rs. 250 per day, subject to the statutory ceiling. A penalty imposed at a reduced or enhanced rate is contrary to the mandatory scheme of the provision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172695