https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272816 The court held that the Central Information Commission (CIC) lacked the authority to appoint a committee for inquiry, as it cannot delegate its inquiry powers. The appointment of a third-party committee was deemed ultra vires, and the impugned order was set aside on this issue. Additionally, the Central Information Commission (Management) Regulations, 2007 were found to exceed the CIC's authority and were quashed. The court also ruled that the CIC's power to summon individuals is limited, and adverse inference drawn against the Vice-Chairman, DDA was set aside. en-us Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 May 2018 18:44:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272816 The court held that the Central Information Commission (CIC) lacked the authority to appoint a committee for inquiry, as it cannot delegate its inquiry powers. The appointment of a third-party committee was deemed ultra vires, and the impugned order was set aside on this issue. Additionally, the Central Information Commission (Management) Regulations, 2007 were found to exceed the CIC's authority and were quashed. The court also ruled that the CIC's power to summon individuals is limited, and adverse inference drawn against the Vice-Chairman, DDA was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272816