August 13 v. State Information Commission & Ors.
Case at a glance
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2009
- Bench
- JASBIR SINGH
Outcome
Disposed of
In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of giving liberty
Provisions considered
Judgment
Cause title
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH PRESENT:
Mr. Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioner. JASBIR SINGH, J. (oral)
ORDER:
Operative part
Counsel for the petitioner states that penalty has been imposed upon the petitioner, in several cases, on the ground that she has failed to supply information in time as is stipulated under the provisions of Right to Information Act, 2005. It is contention of counsel for the petitioner that at no time, she dealt with any of the files , regarding which information was to be given. It is further stated that , she even did not receive any application for supply of information to the complainant. Counsel further states that she also did not receive any notice from the State Information Commission to put in appearance and explain why delay was caused in supplying the information. It is an admitted fact that the matter is still pending before the State Information Commission. In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of giving liberty CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 12244 OF 2009 -2- to the petitioner to move an application before the State Information Commission to recall the order passed against her. If she moves an application within a week from today, till such time final order is passed on her application, amount of penalty be not deducted from her salary. August 13, 2009. DKC ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of giving liberty
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Right to Information Act, 2005.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, on 13 Aug 2009. The bench was JASBIR SINGH.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.