2012 (9) TMI 1127

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.... For the Respondent, the following were presenT:­ Shri Sushil Kumar, DS,Shri Arun Sobti, US Order Shri Satyananda Mishra 2. The Appellant and the Respondents were present in our chamber.  We heard their submissions.  3. The Appellant had referred to a news item published in the Hindustan Times on 16 March 2010 depicting the then Chief Minister of U.P being presented wit....

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....f Revenue and the Ministry of Home Affairs.  He had advised the Appellant to approach the respective CPIOs in the two public authorities to obtain the desired information.  In a speaking order, the Appellate Authority had endorsed the stand taken by the CPIO.  He had held that, within the meaning of Section 6(3) of the Right to Information Act, the CPIO was not obliged to transfer t....

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....nbsp; However, since this news had drawn a lot of public attention at the relevant time and had implications about the conduct of important public authorities, it would have been in order if a more categorical reply would have been given to the Appellant.  5. We have something called a Ministry of Finance with a Finance Secretary in position.  Therefore, it is rather odd that the Mini....