News18: New Delhi: Sunday, December 11, 2016.
The Central
Information Commission has directed the Railways to stop charging a whopping Rs
750 per page for photocopying and follow the rules of RTI Act which has fixed
Rs two per page for such information.
Chief
Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur issued the directives on the plea
of Raipur-based Prashant Katela who had sought a certified copy of travel
certificate or TT report or any evidence that shows that whether two wait list
passengers had travelled on a ticket or not.
During the
hearing, Railways officials stated that Katela was asked to deposit copying fee
Rs 750 for reservation chart as per Railway Rules but the appellant did not
respond to that letter.
Mathur said
the copying fee Rules of the Railway Board were not consistent with the RTI
Rules.
"The
Railway Board is directed to take steps to amend the rules regarding copying
charges suitably to bring them in conformity with the letter and spirit of the
RTI Act and Rules," the CIC said.
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