‘The requisite time for supply of information (48 hrs under Life and Liberty vide section 7(1)) has
already expired. The RTI application was filed for reply within 48 hrs as the information
concerns life and liberty of the applicant is restricted being in arrest as per records of Lake P.S.
vide Case No. 550 dated 20.10.2013.
‘The brief FACTS of this matter are:-
‘That the appellant has submitted RTI application dated 04.09.2017(Attached as Annexure-1)
on his Tax evasion Petition dated 22.08.2017(Attached as Annexure-2) under RTI Act 2005
to “ CPIO,Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax West Bengal and Sikkim under Life and
Liberty vide section 7(1).
‘That the “CPIO has not provided any answer to my application.”
It appears from the above mentioned facts that the staff of RTI Cell of Central Public
Information Officer, & Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal And
Sikkim,Kolkata has no honor and regard for the Constitution of India, RTI Act 2005 as well
as for the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India as they deliberately, malafidely
and negligently refused and overlooked the directions of citation referred in the RTI
‘Applications explaining the matter of Life and Liberty and hence are guilty of Contempt of
RTI Act as well as of Hon’ ble Supreme Court Order. The applicant while requesting
information, relied on the case of Sheela Barse V. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1983 SC 378
where it was held that :-
The operation of Art. 21, insofar as it imposes procedural limitation on a law that effects
personal liberty, commences as soon as interference with personal liberty commences and ends
only when that interference ceases. Hence, this article becomes relevant as soon a person is
arrested, and it remains relevant so long as he remains subject to a criminal prosecution that has
resulted or might result in the deprivation of his personal liberty.
Itis therefore the applicant/undersigned most humbly prays to dispose off this appeal
within 48 hrs as the matter pertains to life and liberty as explained above with the
followings in this regard in the interest of justice :
1. The Public information Officer be directed to immediately release the complete information as
requested vide all applications/letters mentioned in the Reference RTI above as well as the
citations given below.
2. The requested information may kindly be furnished vide independent replies in reference to
aforementioned 3 letters in place of single reply.
3. The applicant/undersigned may kindly be exempted in view of section 7(6) of RTI Act 2005
from payment of any fee payable by me on account of default on the part of PIO to supply
information within prescribed time.