2014 (1) TMI 1502

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....irmal Singh, CPIO, Jagdish Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Section Officers and A. Goswami, Under Secretary, for the Respondent. ORDER The present appeal is being heard in continuation of the interim order of the Commission dated 6-9-2012 wherein the CPIO, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was issued directions to appear in person and file written submissions on query Nos. (2), (3) and (5) of the ....

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.... 4-7-2011 by Union Petroleum Ministry to Union Law Ministry urging to replace ASG Shri A.S. Chandiok by some other law-officer as also referred in enclosed news-clippings. (5)   Is it true that ASG Shri A.S. Chandiok in the case relating to Essar Steel and the government was against instructions of Union Petroleum Ministry and against the affidavit filed by the Ministry before the Cou....

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....owing observation that : "Access to information, under Section 3 of the Act is the rule and exemptions under Section 8 the exception. Section 8 being a restriction on this fundamental right, must therefore is to be strictly construed. It should not be interpreted in manner as to shadow the very right itself." (v) It is a well settled law that the public authority can claim exemption fro....