RTIFED/SICP/SUMMARY DISPOSAL2013/052-A/1111 11 NOVEMBER 2011 THROUGH E-MAIL

Mr. R.I. Singh Honble State Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab State Information Commission, SCO 84-85, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh -160017 Email: scic@punjabmail.gov.in Honble Chief Secretary to Government Punjab, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Sector 1, Chandigarh 160001 Email: cs@punjabmail.gov.in

JUDGEMENT ATTACHED DELHI HIGH COURT QUASHES PRACTICE OF SUMMARY DISPOSAL OF COMPLAINTS BY CIC AND REMINDING THEM BACK
Honble Sir, Please refer to the RTIFED/SICP/SUMMARY DISPOSAL2013/052/1011 of 10
NOVEMBER 2011 sent through E-MAIL on the subject cited above. The Delhi High Court decided on 28. 10.2013 in a W.P.(C) No.6755/2012 in a case titled J.K.MITTAL .... Petitioner Through:Petitioner in person with Mr.Varun Gaba, Advocate versus CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION AND ANR ..... Respondents Through: Mr.Amrit Pal Singh, CGSC for R.2 with Mr.Naresh Kumar, Dy. Registrar, CESTAT in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.K. JAIN V.K. JAIN, J. This Judgement is available: http://lobis.nic.in/dhc/VKJ/judgement/30-10-2013/VKJ28102013CW67552012.pdf AND http://www.legalcrystal.com/judgements/description/1095871 High court has decided For the reasons stated hereinabove, the impugned order dated 19th July, 2012 passed by the Central Information Commission is hereby set aside and the Commission is directed to dispose of the complaint (No.CIC/SS/C/2012/000336) of the petitioner within four

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months from today, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Act.

The soft copy of aforesaid Delhi High Court Judgement has now been retrieved from the net BY RTIFED and is attached for your ready reference and appropriate action please.
RTIFED once again hopes that the Punjab State Information Commission will

take this Judgement in good stride and the present practice in vogue will be shed immediately. All such Complaint cases where the matter has been relegated to FAAs or to the PIOs, will be reopened suo-motu and the matter shall be decided purely on the merit of each the cases. The receipt of this communication may please be acknowledged. Thanking you, Very cordially yours,

Surendera M. Bhanot
President RTIFED1 rtifed@gmail.com
Enclosure: 1. Judgement in W.P.(C) No.6755/2012 decided on 28. 10.2013 by Delhi High Court

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