http://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/WB-07082009-02.pdf

"Sub sec. (1) of Sec. 6 speaks of fees to be prescribed to accompany the
request made by a person who desires to obtain information to a CPIO or
CAPIO. Similarly u/s 7(1) an application made u/s 6 is to be responded on 
payment of the fee prescribed. There is indeed no fee mandated in the law for 
appeal u/s 19 (1) or (3). However u/s 28(2) (iv) the Competent Authority has 
the discretion to provide for any other matter which is not only required to 
be, but may be prescribed, as underlined by us in the quote above. In this 
case, therefore, the High Court of Delhi is well within its authority to 
prescribe such a fee, keeping in mind only the requirement of proviso to 
Sub-Section (5) of Sec 7.that the fee is reasonable inasmuch as it may be in 
reference to Sec 6 (1) or
sub-sections (1) and (5) of Sec 7."

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