PSIC Imposed Penalty of Rs. 10000 on Sh. Ashneel Singh, PIO – cum – Panchayat Secretary, O/o BDPO, Nurpur Bedi (Punjab)

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COMPLAINT CASE NO.307/2017

The Commission finds lack of orientation and appropriate knowledge about the provisions of this Act even after more than ten years of the enactment of this Act. Thus exercising its authority under Section 20(1) of the Act and taking a lenient view, the Commission imposes a penalty of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) in lump sum on Sh. Ashneel Singh, PIO – cum – Panchayat Secretary, O/o BDPO, Nurpur Bedi for the significant delay in responding to the application. The PIO shall ensure that the amount of penalty is deposited in the government treasury in two equal installments commencing from the month of September, 2017 under head given below :

Orders of PSIC.pdf

[CHITTABARIK 6]

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Can IC impose lumpsum penalty, when Act stipulates per day penalty ?

I remember to have seen HC judgment that IC has to impose penalty as prescribed in Act only.

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[sabharwal786 295]

Can IC impose lumpsum penalty, when Act stipulates per day penalty ?

I remember to have seen HC judgment that IC has to impose penalty as prescribed in Act only.

You are right sir, I have also heard about these orders but who will ? the cat

 

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The Delhi High Court in case of Mr. -Dinesh Pande V/s C.I.C., New Delhi, observed that -----HOWEVER, ONCE THE COMMISSION CAME TO THE CONCLUSION  THAT THE PENALTY HAS TO BE IMPOSED, THEN THE SAME MUST BE @ 250/- per day AND NOT ANY OTHER RATE AT THE WHIMS AND FANCIES OF THE COMMISSION.

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Now they are more smart, and stopped imposing penalties.  The latest statistics disclose that many State commissions have not even imposed even in one case in a year, and in other states it is very meager.   The commissions can be self sufficient and can earn if they judicially follow the laid down norms and impose penalties as per laid down law.