JUDGMENT :

1. This writ petition is under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, whereby and whereunder, the order dated 12.05.2011 passed by the Information Commissioner, has been assailed, by which, the penalty of Rs.25,000/-has been imposed in exercise of power conferred under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act, 2005).

2. The brief facts of the case, as per the pleading made in the writ petition, required to be enumerated, which reads as under:-

3. It is the case of the writ petitioner that he was the Secretary of Chandan Kiyari, Fisherman, Cooperative Society Ltd. registered under the Jharkhand Cooperative Societies Act, 1935. The petitioner received letter bearing no.422 dated 23.08.2010 issued by the District Co-operative Officer cum-Public Information Officer. By the said letter the petitioner was informed that the respondent no.3 has sought information on 12 points and since the information sought for was related to the society of which the petitioner is the Secretary and hence direction was issued to him to furnish the information sought for.

4. Vide order dated 23.08.10 passed by Learned Information Commissioner, the petitione