Case Law Analysis
|Jharkhand High Court
Section 46 IT Act | Mandamus Issued for Immediate Operationalization of Adjudicating Officer with Timelines : Jharkhand HC
Jharkhand High Court directs the State to operationalize the Adjudicating Officer under Section 46 of the IT Act within strict timelines-complaint handling in 30 days, public awareness in 15 days, and SOPs within six months. The court held that statutory rules alone suffice to commence proceedings, rejecting delays in implementation.