Karnataka State Information Commission — PAN card delay (2019) (Karnataka State Information Commission, 2019-06-15) SIC-KA/2019/typology is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 7. NSDL/UTIITSL is public authority through IT Department mandate. NSDL/UTIITSL is public authority through IT Department mandate.
NSDL/UTIITSL is public authority through IT Department mandate
NSDL/UTIITSL is public authority through IT Department mandate. Karnataka State Information Commission jurisprudence on this topic spans 2014-2025; orders apply standard RTI principles + sub-section interpretation. See linked guide for citation chain.
NSDL/UTIITSL is public authority through IT Department mandate
This ruling sits in the PAN card delay or correction topic cluster — orders from various courts and Information Commissions over 2012-2025 dealing with Citizens stuck in PAN application / correction / linking with Aadhaar. The common thread across the cluster: when the citizen is stuck and the statutory or charter timeline is exceeded, the file noting and officer-holding-the-file information must be disclosed under §6 of the RTI Act 2005, regardless of whether the underlying decision is favourable to the citizen.
Income Tax Department PIO + NSDL / UTIITSL outsourced PIO + central PIO at CBDT, North Block is the typical PIO target for an RTI on this topic. The applicable statute is Income Tax Act 1961, §139A read with PAN Card Rules. Aadhaar-PAN linkage under §139AA. The citizen charter / SLA is: Fresh PAN: 15 days from biometric verification. Correction: 21 days. Aadhaar-PAN linkage: instant.
Aadhaar-PAN linkage failure; name mismatch; minor PAN application; DOB mismatch; expired Aadhaar enrolment ID.
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