On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:14 PM, irfan khan <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > this is a privat forum . > am not sure that this is a private forum Infact am not sure that anything on the internet can be deemed private. ram > i think CIC have no business peeping into private forums . > Yes, what they can peep into and what they can use is something we need to be clearer about. > Political parties shout in house of the floor "Gali Gali me shor hai . > Rajive gandhi Chor hai " But no one sees contemt here . > > Leave political parties out of this because they are above the laws as applicable to the common person. ram > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Ramnarayan.K <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> This is interesting. >> >> Umapathi ji, sorry i don't have immediate advice on how to proceed >> with what you should do. However your mail itself has raised some >> issues which are in between or below your mail. >> >> >> On 8/26/10, umapathi <[email protected] <umi_sbs%40yahoo.com>> wrote: >> > Dear Members, I wish to bring to the kind notice of all members of this >> > Group that I have received a notice from CIC regarding initiation of >> > contempt proceedings under section 10 of contempts of courts Act 1971. >> The >> > reason for this is my posting on this group wherein I had complained >> against >> > the IC AN Tiwari ( pl see my earlier posting on the subject on 17th >> August >> > -2010 under the Thread "complaint of Misbehaviour against IC AN TIWARI.) >> The >> > printout of the said postings made on this Group website is also >> enclosed >> > by CIC with Notice. According to them , the last two sentence of the >> said >> > posting constiutes contempt of Courts.the same is reprodcued here " Now >> > they are acting as a corrupt public servants. It is high time, such >> > information commissioner should be exposed to public of their corrupt >> > motives. >> >> So mails from / on this list, which apart from being public, are also >> being brought to the notice of the CIC , and i suppose other >> "intelligence" authorities. >> >> My larger concern here is that such info, while not private, would >> still need to be brought to the notice of the "said" authoriries. >> Which would also mean we have reverse whistle blowers on the list or >> the said IC's are monitoring the activities of this list. Which in >> turn mean that people ought to be more careful about what they say and >> plan while on the list. >> >> >> > >> > I have been directed to submit reply within seven days or tender an >> > unconditional apology within seven days to IC AN Tiwari. In this >> connection, >> > kindly suggest your views and opinions regarding the legality of CIC >> notice >> > of contempt proceedings.Can our fundamental right to speech and >> expression >> > be curtailed by CIC by initiating the contempt proceedings on us ? can >> CIC >> > exercise such power? please suggest your views so that same can be >> > incorporated in my reply to CIC. Regards. >> >> What are the provisions of this "fundamental freedom of speech" where >> does that end and where does contempt begin. >> >> Regarding what the IC can and can't do am sure the other better >> informed people will advise better. >> >> However a few questions (please excuse use of words that are not >> judicially appropriate) >> 1. Are the precedents of IC / CIC contempt of court actions >> 2. What will the "punishment" for contempt of court involve >> 3. What is the applicability of Contempt of court - if the IC / CIC >> cannot implement this can they in turn be made actionable for >> "illegal" actions. >> >> ram >> >> > >
