Anil Mehrotra v. CIC (Central Information Commission, 2014-12-08) CIC/AT/A/2014/000567 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 7(3). Excessive fee demand by PIO is appealable. Demand by PIO of fees exceeding the rates prescribed under the relevant RTI Rules is itself a substantive ground of First Appeal under §19(1).
Excessive fee demand by PIO is appealable.
Demand by PIO of fees exceeding the rates prescribed under the relevant RTI Rules is itself a substantive ground of First Appeal under §19(1). Abuse can attract §20(1) penalty.
§7(3) limits fee to prescribed rates; abuse triggers §19 / §20.