https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306619 The court set aside the penalty imposed under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act for delayed provision of information on doctors' pay scales and appointments. The delay was deemed reasonable due to the extensive review of service records of 2,500 doctors. Emphasizing that penalties aim to ensure prompt information disclosure, the court ruled that justified delays should be accepted. The petitioners eventually received the information in full, leading to the success of the writ petition with the penalty order being quashed, and no costs awarded. en-us Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:49:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306619 The court set aside the penalty imposed under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act for delayed provision of information on doctors' pay scales and appointments. The delay was deemed reasonable due to the extensive review of service records of 2,500 doctors. Emphasizing that penalties aim to ensure prompt information disclosure, the court ruled that justified delays should be accepted. The petitioners eventually received the information in full, leading to the success of the writ petition with the penalty order being quashed, and no costs awarded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306619