Chapter- 5
Provision Regarding Punishment and Compensation
32.
Punishment: (1) If the Commission finds that Chief of public Body or
Information Officer has held back information without valid reason, refused to
information or provided partial or wrong information or destroyed information; the
Commission may impose a fine to such Chief or Information Officer from Rupees
One Thousand Rupees to Twenty Five Thousand Rupees and if such Chief or
Information Officer is in eligible for departmental action, it may write to the
concerned Body for departmental action.
(2)
If the Chief of a public Body or Information Officer, delay to provide
information which has to be provided on time without reason, shall be
punished with a fine of Two Hundred Rupees per day so is delayed to
provide the information.
(3)
If the Commission writes to the concerned Body for Departmental action
pursuant to Sub-Section (1), the Public Body shall take Departmental action
against that Chief or Information Officer within three months and notify the
same to the Commission.
(4)
The Commission may impose a fine between Five Thousand Rupees to
Twenty Five Thousand Rupees considering that seriousness of misuse of
information if any person is found misusing the information acquired from
public Body instead of using it for purpose it was obtained for.
(5)
The Commission may impose a fine up to Ten Thousand Rupees to the
concerned person in case its decision or order pursuant this Act is not
abided by.
33.
Compensation: (1) If person incur losses and damages due to not providing
information, denying to provide information, providing partial or wrong
information or destroying the information by the Chief or Information Officer of
Public Body, such person may file a petition before the Commission for
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