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Summons to RTI activist: High Court stays proceeding of SIC 1/30/2015 11:15:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 30: In response to the Writ Petition filed before the High Court by RTI activist Raman Sharma against the orders of the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission (SIC) challenging the power of the Commission in issuing summon for appearance of a Complainant before it, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today stayed the proceedings initiated by the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission (SIC) in a complaint case. In a Writ Petition filed before the High Court by RTI activist Raman Sharma against the orders of the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission challenging the power of the Commission in issuing summon for appearance of a Complainant before it under section 15 of J & K RTI Act 2009. Earlier the Information Commission bench headed by Chief Information Commission (CIC) has issued notice of appearance against the petitioner citing power under section 15 of Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act 2009. The petitioner has submitted that the respondents nowhere empowered by the Act to issues summons/warrants or impose any penalty in absence of a complainant or information seeker during the proceedings before it. Advocate Dewaker Sharma appeared on behalf of the petitioner whereas Advocate S K Anand waived notice on behalf of the respondents. The petitioner in the writ petition has further challenged the order wherein the SIC assumed unfettered powers upon themselves in the garb of Sec 15 Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act 2009, wherein the powers to Commission is specific, limited and self explained. The High Court while calling for records from respondent also stayed the proceedings carried over by the commission in a complaint filed by petitioner an RTI activist   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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