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2010 (9) TMI 693 - PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURTRight to Information Act - The Act provides that information should be provided to the person who seeks information, as expeditiously as possible - Rather provisions of Section 7(1) of the Act provide that it is mandatory for the authority to either reject the request or provide information within 30 days - Even the appellate Forums under the provisions of Section 19 of the Act are required to deal with the issue and dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible - Merely because no time frame has been provided under the provisions of Section 19 of the Act, as extracted above, it would not mean that the appellate Forum can sleep over the issue or not deal with the issue for a long period of time - Following the spirit of the Act, the appellate Forums under Section 19 of the Act, are required to issue appropriate directions to the Public Information Officer as required under the Act - Decided in favour of RTI applicant.
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