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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed two CIC orders directing the Centre to disclose on its website the MP-wise, constituency-wise and work-wise details, with names of beneficiaries of works undertaken under the MPLAD scheme.
Justice Navin Chawla put on hold the two orders by the Central Information Commission (CIC) on two separate pleas moved by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation through central government senior panel counsel Rahul Sharma and advocate C K Bhatt.
The court, which heard the matter physically instead of via video conference, also issued notice to the RTI applicants on whose separate pleas the two CIC orders were passed and sought their stand on the ministry s petitions, Bhatt said.
HC stays CIC orders to disclose details of release, utilisation of MPLADS fund
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Last Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 07:55 PM IST
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Justice Navin Chawla put on hold the two orders by the Central Information Commission (CIC) on two separate pleas moved by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation through central government senior panel counsel Rahul Sharma and advocate C K Bhatt.
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The court, which heard the matter physically instead of via video conference, also issued notice to the RTI applicants on whose separate pleas the two CIC orders were passed and sought their stand on the ministry s petitions, Bhatt said.