Sheetla Prasad Mishra v. D.M. Lucknow and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Division Bench, Court No. 2), WRIT - C No. 11267 of 2024, Sheetla Prasad Mishra v. D.M. Lucknow And Ors., decided 03.01.2025 by Rajan Roy and Brij Raj Singh, JJ.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:460-DB. Right to Information Act, 2005 penalty imposed by the Information Commission; petitioner's prayer for recovery of the penalty by the District Magistrate, Lucknow refused as no enabling provision was shown; deduction order runs to Secretary, Lucknow Development Authority against the official's salary, proceeds to the State and not the petitioner; Relief No.2 (unrelated grievance) left to the concerned authority; petition disposed of, no relief granted, no quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Learned counsel for the petitioner could not place before the Court any provision under which the penalty imposed by the Information Commission under the Right to Information Act, 2005 could be recovered by the District Magistrate, Lucknow.