authority' means an officer or authority or functionary exercising powers or
discharging functions as such under the Specified Act".
Normally the source ... authority' means an officer or authority or functionary exercising
powers or discharging functions as such under a specified act.",
16. It was contended
that matter everything done in a public way by
public functionaries. According to him, the right to information was available
much before ... public way by the public
functionaries. MPs or MLAs are undoubtedly public functionaries. Public
education is essential for functioning of the process of popular government
would ordinarily be mandatory but when a public
functionary is required to perform a public function
within a time-frame, the same will be held
defines authority as an
officer or authority or functionary exercising powers or discharging functions
as such under a specified Act.
Under Sub-section
would ordinarily be mandatory, but when a
public functionary was required to perform a public
function within a time frame, the same would be held
mean an Officer, an authority or functionary exercising powers or
discharging the functions as such under the specified Act. The District Judge
or Additional District ... authority or functionary exercising powers
emanating from the specified Act i.e. West Bengal Estate Acquisition Act,
1955. Even if the word 'Tribunal
would ordinarily be
mandatory but when a public functionary is required to perform a public
function within a time-frame, the same will be held
Authority to mean an
officer or authority or functionary exercising powers or discharging
functions as such under a Specified Act.
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15. The West Bengal
been made by
an officer or authority or functionary exercising powers or discharging
functions as such under a 'specified Act' [see Section
prescribed period, same would ordinarily be
mandatory but in case of Public Functionary, it would be directory unless
the consequences are provided therein, in these ... would ordinarily be mandatory but when a public functionary is
required to perform a public function within a time-frame, the same
will be held
