SUDHANSHU DHULIA
Jeet Pal – Appellant
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State Information Commissioner, Uttarakhand – Respondent
1. The petitioner before this Court was In-charge Headmaster of a Government Primary School, Tanda Banhera, Tehsil Roorkee. On information sought by one Munir/respondent no. 2 under the Right to Information Act (from hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), an enquiry was set up by the District Education Officer (Primary) and in the enquiry, it came out that the present petitioner, who was at the relevant time In-charge Headmaster in Government Primary School, Tanda Banhera, was collecting Rs.200/- from each student which is not authorized under the law. Further, it has also come out that an anomaly had been done i.e. misappropriation of funds in Mid-Day Meal Scheme. On this, a second appeal was filed before the State Information Commissioner, Uttarakhand and the State Information Commissioner came to the conclusion that this matter needs to be inquired into as the matter relates to corruption and misappropriation of funds etc, and therefore, the State Information Commissioner had directed the District Magistrate, Haridwar to enquire into the matter vide order dated 19.12.2017. This order is presently being challenged by the petitioner before this Court by means of the pres
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