2010 (3) TMI 1275

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....vocate General, Punjab For the respondent : Mr. Aman Bansal, Advocate JUDGMENT K. Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. The writ petition challenges the order imposing penalty under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act for an information which had not furnished by the Public Information Officer. The information that had been sought and which had not been given at the time when the impugned order ....

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....en a letter of communication from the Superintendent to the Public Information Officer complaining that there had been needless delay and that all the information sought for should be granted without any further delay. This communication, according to the 2nd respondent, would show that there had been a delay. 3. The penalty provisions under Section 20 is only to sensitize the public authoritie....