The Delhi High Court has struck down the rules framed by the Chief Information Commissioner on procedure for deciding appeals before it under the RTI, saying the CIC has no power to enact such regulations under the transparency law.<br/><br/>A bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Veena Birbal said the Chief Information Commissioner has no powers to make rules under the RTI Act. Both the 'appropriate government' and the 'competent authority' have been empowered by the Rules to make rules to carry out provisions of the Act," .<br/><br/>It also said the CIC by formulating the regulations and prescribing the procedure for deciding appeals, has clearly violated the provisions of the RTI Act, .<br/><br/>The order was passed on a plea of DDA seeking quashing of Central Information Commission (Management) Regulations, 2007 enacted by the Commissioner to decide procedure for special appeals before itself.<br/>