Sucheta Dalal :Delhi HC upholds Rs25000 penalty against Railway Board CPIO
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Delhi HC upholds Rs25,000 penalty against Railway Board CPIO  

September 26, 2014

The HC dismissed the CPIO\'s petition at the admission stage itself against CIC\'s decision to impose a penalty of Rs25,000. This ruling is important because several times, public authorities have been found approaching courts at the drop of hat and at the cost of the tax payer

 

Girish Mittal

 

In a landmark decision, the Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal filed by Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Railway Board against the decision of Central Information Commission (CIC) to impose maximum penalty of Rs25,000.

 

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