Chief Public
Information Commissioner UP imposed Rs10000 fine over Cultural Directorate. Mr Dabir Siddiqui, Secretary Theatre and Film Welfare Association had filed an application to
obtain on 7 points based information in September 2015 under public information
act, but the Public Information Officer of this department delivered half baked
information.
Under section 19/3,
secretary of Association requested another appeal before Chief Public
Information Commissioner who scheduled a date for providing information in the month of May this year;
but the Public Information Officer of this department neither appeared nor
provided the requisite information to applicant before commissioner.
Hafiz Usmani, further
providing another chance, held another date on 24th july this month for hearing
the case, but it was futile; since he did not appeared before commissioner, he
was fined Rs 10000.
