TMI Blog2019 (6) TMI 61X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ch they are fulfilling. As regards the fiduciary relationship is concerned, there is no such relationship between the petitioners and the third party whose documents are being sought to be registered and entries thereof made in the registers/documents maintained by them. What is required and rightly so observed by the Chief Information Commissioner in his order dated 12.09.2018 is that the petitioners are bound to supply the information as available on their records to the Public Information Officer which they maintained in their statutory duties, which, thereafter, has to be processed keeping in view the provisions of Section 8 (1) and Section 9 of the Right to Information Act by the Public Information Officer. The duties, therefore, wh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ormation Commission, Punjab is not sustainable and deserves to be set aside. 2. A perusal of the order dated 12.09.2018 as passed by the Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab, does not indicate that the information, which is being sought from the petitioners, who are Document Writers, would be falling within the ambit of Section 8 (1) (e) of the Right to Information Act, as has been sought to be projected by the petitioners. 3. In the present case, the information, which has been sought by the Public Information Officer, O/o Tehsildar/Sub-Divisional Magistrate, is required to be supplied to the said authority for the reasons, as have been detailed in the order dated 12.09.2018 passed by the Chief Informa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ion Act. 4. The order dated 12.09.2018 (Annexure P-5) passed by the Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab, para Nos. 7 to 9 whereof reproduced herein below, does not call for any interference by this Court. 7. A perusal of above noted provisions of The Punjab Document-Writers Licensing Rules, 1961 amply reveals that the Document Writers are performing a statutory function and, as per their governing rules, are under direct control and superintendence of the Registration Department. Many duties have been cast upon them with regard to the registration of the documents and it has been so provided in the Rules that they shall be inspected from time to time and they shall also be liable to main ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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