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Kolkata Port Trust records — Calcutta HC

High Court of Calcutta · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited

Kolkata Port Trust = §2(h); tender + land-lease records disclosable under §4(1)(b).

Case details

Court High Court of Calcutta
Decided 2020-01-01
Citation Citation awaited
Petitioner Unsuccessful bidder
Respondent Kolkata Port Trust
RTI Act sections §2(h), §4(1)(b)
Outcome Applicant allowed

Outcome

KPT (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port) is §2(h); tender records and land-lease terms disclosable.

Ratio decidendi

The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (formerly Kolkata Port Trust), constituted under the Major Port Authorities Act, is a public authority under §2(h). Tender records, port-land lease registers, berth allocations, and environmental-compliance records are §4(1)(b) material.

Keywords

Kolkata Port, Calcutta HC, §2(h), tender

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