https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288356 The penalty imposed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 for delay in supplying information was challenged in a writ petition. The Chief Information Commissioner criticized the appointment of non-qualified individuals as CPIOs. The court found that the penalty on the petitioner, who was not a designated CPIO, was based on a wrong assumption and without notice. The order imposing the penalty was set aside, and the matter was remanded for re-examination by the Central Information Commission. The court clarified it did not express an opinion on imposing a penalty, leaving the decision to the Commission. The writ petition was disposed of, and the deposited amount was to be released to the petitioner. en-us Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288356 The penalty imposed under the Right to Information Act, 2005 for delay in supplying information was challenged in a writ petition. The Chief Information Commissioner criticized the appointment of non-qualified individuals as CPIOs. The court found that the penalty on the petitioner, who was not a designated CPIO, was based on a wrong assumption and without notice. The order imposing the penalty was set aside, and the matter was remanded for re-examination by the Central Information Commission. The court clarified it did not express an opinion on imposing a penalty, leaving the decision to the Commission. The writ petition was disposed of, and the deposited amount was to be released to the petitioner. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288356