DISCIPLINARY ACTION REQUIRED UNDER LAW CODE MANUAL OF RTI ACT ADJUDICATION AND IGNORANCE OF THE LAW ( SECTION-20 (2) BY THE COMMISSIONERS

Where the CIC or SIC , as the case may be, at the time of deciding any Complaint or appeal is of the opinion that the CPIO or the PIO , as the case may be, has , without any reasonable cause and persistently, failed to receive an application for information or has not furnished information with in the specified time and law of limitation under sub section (1) of section 7 or malafidely  denied the request for information or knowingly incorrect, incomplete or misleading information or destroyed information which was the subject of the request or obstructed in any manner in furnishing the information, it shall recommend for the Disciplinary action against the CPIO or the PIO as the case may be, under the service Rules applicable to the defaulters, and the competent Administrative Departmental authoritiy will make this entry on the service book of the official/ Officer so that in future no such mistake be done by the said Officer official  .It is also mentioned here that the Disciplinary action may also be a penal action against the defaulters as suggested under Rule 16 of CCS & ( CC&A) 1965 however no such actions are recommended by the CIC or SIC which is ignorance of the law code manual prefixed by the RTI act publications in this behalf to bring transparency and accountability in the public administration