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2018 (5) TMI 613 - HC - Indian LawsJurisdiction to award compensation - whether the CIC had the jurisdiction to award compensation under Section 19(8) of the Act for unjustified incarceration? - Held that: - It is at once clear from the scheme of Section 19 of the Act that the provisions of section 19(8) of the Act are an adjunct to the power of the CIC or the SIC to consider the appeal against the decision of the FAA. Such power is relatable to the question of furnishing the information (or denial thereof) in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The provision of Section 19(8)(b) of the Act duly empowers the CIC or the SIC as an appellate authority to compensate a complainant for any loss or other detriment suffered. The CIC has no jurisdiction to enter into the controversy whether respondent no.1‟s detention for the extended period was justified or not. This controversy is completely alien to and outside the purview of the Act. Petition disposed off.
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