CIC issues fresh notice to Sonia Gandhi in RTI matter

May 08, 2016 13:46

The Central Information Commission has issued a fresh notice to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to explain her case before its Full Bench on allegations of not responding to queries in a RTI application despite orders of the transparency panel.

A Full Bench of the Commission comprising Information Commissioner Bimal Julka, Sridhar Acharyulu and Sudhir Bhargava will hear the complaint filed by activist R K Jain.

The fresh notice was issued after the orders of the Delhi high court which had directed in August, 2014 that the "complaint filed by the petitioner be considered expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months" and subsequent complaint to the Commission by Jain against its registrar. Jain had alleged that despite orders of the high court, Registrar M K Sharma has not fixed any date by the commission.

Threatening to file a contempt petition, Jain alleged the registrar is "deliberately, malafidely and persistently" defying the orders and directions of the Delhi high court and causing to fix the said case for hearing, despite issue of four weeks' notice.

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