Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
Section 20(2) RTI Act | Commission Cannot Order Disciplinary Action Against Non-PIOs or Demand Action Taken Reports : Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the Information Commission lacks power under Section 20(2) of the RTI Act to direct disciplinary action against senior bureaucrats who are not Public Information Officers, or to compel submission of Action Taken Reports. This clarifies the statutory limits of the Commission’s authority, protecting non-PIO officials from overreach and reinforcing that remedial powers under the RTI Act are confined to PIOs alone.