Discussion
Who among the following can impose the penalty under Section 20 of Right to Information Act ?
Answer: C
The penalty can be imposed by the Central Information Commission or State Information Commission.
Under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, when the Central or State Information Commission, as the case may be, finds that a Public Information Officer has without reasonable cause refused or delayed information, it imposes a penalty of 250 rupees a day, up to 25,000 rupees, and may recommend disciplinary action.
Each commission acts within its own sphere, so 'only' the Central or 'only' the State commission is incomplete, and the High Court has no power to impose this penalty under Section 20.
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