Jasbir Singh v. RPO Chandigarh
Jasbir Singh v. RPO Chandigarh (Punjab & Haryana High Court, 2020-11-08) CWP-9876-2020 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section Article 226. Writ issued against RPO for holding passport without §10 order. Where the RPO had effectively withheld the passport without issuing a §10 order under the Passports Act, the Court applied Maneka Gandhi v.
Holding
Writ issued against RPO for holding passport without §10 order.
Ratio
Where the RPO had effectively withheld the passport without issuing a §10 order under the Passports Act, the Court applied Maneka Gandhi v. UoI (1978) and directed dispatch within 48 hours. Cost of Rs. 5,000 awarded.
Section(s) applied
- Section Article 226
Practitioner takeaway
Maneka Gandhi 1978 applied; impoundment without §10 order unsustainable.
Citation
- Citation: CWP-9876-2020
- Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court
- Date: 2020-11-08
- Outcome: allowed
- Reporter / Cause-list: CWP-9876-2020
Why this case matters for citizens
This ruling is part of the 300+ case-law corpus at RTI Wiki Case-law Database. Every named case sets a precedent that you can cite in your own §19(1) First Appeal or §19(3) Second Appeal. Information Commissions and FAAs are bound to consider properly cited authority.
Citizen action steps if your own RTI is being refused on similar grounds
- Day 30 — silence by PIO = deemed refusal under §7(2). File §19(1) First Appeal in 30 days using First Appeal Builder.
- Day 60-90 — if FAA also refuses, file §19(3) Second Appeal to the State Information Commission (or CIC for central authorities).
- Beyond 18 months pending — writ petition under Article 226 to the High Court.
- Parallel CPGRAMS complaint at pgportal.gov.in for service-delivery push.
Citing this ruling in your appeal
Use our Citation Formatter to format the citation correctly. Pair with Bhagat Singh v. CIC (2007) (procedural objections) and Adesh Kumar v. UoI (2014) (irrelevance is not a ground) — these two Delhi HC rulings cover most everyday refusal scenarios.
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