[HumJanenge] Re: FUNCTIONING OF ORISSA INFORMATION COMMISSION UNDER HIGH COURT SCANNER

Dear Pradip

I have quickly gone through the WP. Was this the Final version you
filed ?

Also I could not locate where you have set out section 26 of the RTI
Act which is the pivot point of your grievance. Nor had you annexed a
copy of RTI Act in the alternative.

I feel that given time this WP could have been better focused /
drafted to achieve very specific results instead of being drafted in
the form of a PIL by RTI activist. So here's wishing you best of luck.
.
Sarbajit

On Jul 25, 10:30 pm, Pradip Pradhan <pradippradha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear friends
> Please find attached the Copy of writ petition  filed  in High Court,
> Odisha.
> Regards
> Pradip
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Pradip Pradhan
> <pradippradha...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
> > *FUNCTIONING OF ORISSA INFORMATION COMMISSION UNDER HIGH COURT SCANNER*
>
> > On a Public Interest Writ Petition *W. P. (C) No.10848/2012*
>
> > moved by Sri Pradip Pradhan, leading RTI activist and Convener of Odisha
> > Soochana Adhikar Abhijan, on 18.7.12, the Orissa High Court has been
> > pleased to issue notices of show-cause to the Chief Secretary, Secretaries
> > of I & PR Deptt., Planning & Coordination Deptt., Finance Deptt.,
> > Information Commission through its Secretary, Chief Information
> > Commissioner, Information Commissioner Mr. Jagadanand, formerly Chief
> > Information Commissioner Mr. D. N. Padhi and formerly Information
> > Commissioner Prof. Radha Mohan.
>
> > The Division Bench comprising Hon'ble the Chief Justice Mr. V. Gopala
> > Gowda and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. K. Mishra was moved by the Petitioner
> > through his counsel Mr. Subha Bikash Panda to come down heavily on the very
> > manner of functioning of the Orissa Information Commission, a
> > quasi-judicial autonomous authority as well as the State Executives
> > contrary to the mandates of Section-26 of the RTI, 2005. The Petitioner in
> > his writ petition *inter alia* has alleged that the State Govt. has
> > completely abdicated its power and function in favour of the Commission and
> > the Commission has been indulging itself in activities in the name and
> > style of Information, Education and Communication (IEC), beyond the scope
> > and ambit of the statue. It has further been alleged that such kind of
> > activities carried on by the Commission since its inception till date has
> > resulted in gross misappropriation of public exchequer to the tune of more
> > than rupees five crores over the years, which requires a thorough probe and
> > recovery from the errant Commission and its Commissioners.
>
> > The rule issued by the Court has brought in a sigh of relief among the
> > bona fide RTI activists of the State and the public at large and has given
> > a jolt on the face of the Govt. before it goes for appointment of another
> > Information Commissioner sans a transparent procedure in the matter of such
> > appointment.
>
> > The petition has been posted for hearing of the parties after a month.
>
> > Posted by
>
> > Pradip Pradhan
>
> > M-99378-43482
>
> > Date-25.7.12
>
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>  highcourtsorderinrtipil_froms_b_pandaadv_.zip
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>  RTI PIL filed by Pradip Pradhan.doc
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