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Tribune: Ludhiana: Tuesday, 27 April 2021.
The Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has imposed a penalty on the public information officer (PIO) at the office of the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority (RTA), here.
Earlier, Manjinder Singh from Mohali had demanded information regarding challans and the challan register from the PIO at the RTA office. When the applicant was not provided the required information, he had filed an appeal before the commission.
As per orders issued by the commission, neither the PIO concerned came to attend the hearing through videoconferencing nor he has deputed any of his representative to attend the same. Manjinder stated before the commission that the information had not been provided to him.
According to information, the PIO was directed on the previous hearing to file an affidavit which has also not been filed. The commission order reads: “Facts of the case prove beyond any doubt that the PIO/respondent does not deserve any leniency. Hence, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 (1) of the RTI Act, a penalty to the tune of Rs5,000 is imposed on the PIO.”
The penalty is to be deducted from his salary, which is to be deposited in the state treasury under the relevant head. The PIO has also been directed to comply with the directions of the Bench given on the previous hearing as also to produce the evidence for having deposited the amount of penalty imposed, before the next hearing on July 6.
The Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has imposed a penalty on the public information officer (PIO) at the office of the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority (RTA), here.
Earlier, Manjinder Singh from Mohali had demanded information regarding challans and the challan register from the PIO at the RTA office. When the applicant was not provided the required information, he had filed an appeal before the commission.
As per orders issued by the commission, neither the PIO concerned came to attend the hearing through videoconferencing nor he has deputed any of his representative to attend the same. Manjinder stated before the commission that the information had not been provided to him.
According to information, the PIO was directed on the previous hearing to file an affidavit which has also not been filed. The commission order reads: “Facts of the case prove beyond any doubt that the PIO/respondent does not deserve any leniency. Hence, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20 (1) of the RTI Act, a penalty to the tune of Rs5,000 is imposed on the PIO.”
The penalty is to be deducted from his salary, which is to be deposited in the state treasury under the relevant head. The PIO has also been directed to comply with the directions of the Bench given on the previous hearing as also to produce the evidence for having deposited the amount of penalty imposed, before the next hearing on July 6.
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