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CHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
Judge, J
Shrivastava S. K. v. State and Others
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| 1. petitioner's challenge to penalty under rti. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. penalty imposed for fee non-payment. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. fee payment obligation for information. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. court finds penalty unjustified due to requestor's actions. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. writ petition allowed. (Para 10) |
1. The petitioner, a retired Deputy Director in the Department of Fisheries, having been retired on 31.7.2011, has preferred this writ petition under Art.226 of the Constitution of India challenging the order passed by the Second Appellate Authority i.e. the State Information Commission under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (henceforth 'the Act') whereby the State Information Commission (for short 'the Commission') has imposed penalty of Rs.5,000/- and also directed to pay compensation of Rs.500/- to respondent No.4 together with all the required information.
2. Facts of the matter, briefly stated, are that respondent No.4, a social worker, moved an application under S.6 of the Act seeking information in respect of one Fisheries Extension Worker (FEW) on 28.12.2010. The petitioner refused to provide the required information on the ground that the information sought for pertains to individua
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