Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission imposes ₹25,000 penalty on PIO for refusing to accept RTI application sent by post

The Commission emphasized how, under Section 6 of the RTI Act, all citizens have the right to file RTI applications and refusal by PIO to accept them violates the provision.

RTI Act , Right to Information

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09 Nov 2022, 9:54 am

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The Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission recently imposed a penalty of ₹25,000 on a Public Information Officer (PIO) for refusing to accept an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. [Munnalal Patel v. PIO]

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