Name Division & Roll Number PRN Submitted To
Name Division & Roll Number PRN Submitted To
Name Division & Roll Number PRN Submitted To
NAME
PRN
SUBMITTED TO
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COMPANIES ACT
Hearing:
3. The appellant and the respondent Shri S. K. Singh, AGM and PIO, Buxar Thermal Power
Project, Buxar, Bihar attended the hearing through video conferencing.
4. The appellant submitted that in response to his RTI application, he has received a demand
of Rs. 3100/- from the respondent, to be deposited to obtain the information. However, he
could not deposit the requisite fee as the respondent did not respond to his query about
break-up of the sum into head-wise pages, name of person in whose favour the amount is to
be deposited.
5. The respondent submitted that the total number of pages in which the information
sought is contained in 1550 pages. Hence the appellant had been requested to deposit
Rupees Three Thousand One Hundred, as the charges for photocopying. In so far as the
query of the appellant about the person concerned to whom the fee should be deposited,
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the respondent clarified that the fees for filing of the RTI application and for obtaining the
information are payable in similar manner, either online or through draft.
Decision:
6. The Commission, after hearing the submissions of both the parties and perusing the
records, observes that the appellant could have, if he so desired, deposited the requisite fee
and obtained the information sought for after ascertaining the mode of payment of fees
from the respondent. The Commission, therefore, directs the respondent to furnish
complete information as available on records, within two weeks of receipt of the fees, as
mandated under the RTI Act.
7. With the above observations, the appeal is disposed of.
8. Copy of the decision be provided free of cost to the parties.
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https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5e3224b046571b557cd502
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https://indiankanoon.org/doc/62925067/
https://www.juriscognitionis.com/post/case-analysis-ofkarnataka-
power-transmission-corporation-v-ashok-iron-works-private-limited
https://indianlawportal.co.in/karnataka-power-transmission-
corporation-v-ashok-iron-works-private-limited/