"Applicants are expected to seek information that is clear, specific, and directly related to their grievance or public interest"

In a significant and precedent-setting decision, the Punjab State Information Commission has disposed of 75 Second Appeals filed by a single appellant, Gurmej Lal of Ludhiana, for seeking voluminous and unspecific information from multiple public authorities across the State, the Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab said in a press release today.

Chairman Punjab State Information Commission Inderpal Singh Dhanna informed that State Information Commissioner Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal while pronouncing final order, observed that the appellant had been granted multiple opportunities to reframe his Right to Information (RTI) applications in a specific a

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