TMI Blog2015 (12) TMI 522X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sted for by any person but which has been denied to him. Remedy for such person who has been refused information is provided under Section 19 of Act. Nature of power under S.18 is supervisory in character whereas procedure under Section 19 is appellate procedure and a person who is aggrieved by refusal in receiving information which he has sought for can only seek redress in manner provided in sta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... First Appellate Authority. The complaint made before the first respondent under Section 18(1) of the Act was not maintainable. Therefore, the order passed by the first respondent at Annexure-K and other subsequent orders are not valid. Writ petition allowed - Writ Petition No. 40901 of 2011 (GM-RES) - - - Dated:- 17-3-2015 - S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Shri N.S. Vijayanth Babu, Advocate, for the P ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... itioner and cost of ₹ 2,000/- payable to the second respondent. 2. I have heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 3. The contention of the second respondent before the first respondent was that the petitioner has not furnished information in terms of the application at Annexure-C within the period prescribed. Therefore, he has lodged the complaint under Section 18(1) of the Act befo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Section 19. It has been further held that Section 7 read with Section 19 provides complete statutory mechanism to person who is aggrieved by refusal to receive information. Such person has to get information by following aforesaid statutory provisions. Sections 18 and 19 of Act serve two different purposes and lay down two different procedures and they provide two different remedies. One cannot be ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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