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DELAY IN PASSPORT IS EQUAL TO FINE

If you are wondering that we are talking in days and its "Tarikh pe tarikh...tarikh pe tarikh ..!!" then the dates are required for imposing fines ...Yes !!! You read it right ...Fines will be imposed on the Public Information Officer and the concerned officer delaying the service.
This law casts a direct accountability on the officer for non-performance. If concerned officer does not provide information in time, a penalty of Rs 250 per day of delay (Max 25000 Rs) can be imposed by the Information Commissioner (read CIC). If the information provided is false, a penalty of a maximum of Rs 25000 can be imposed. A penalty can also be imposed for providing incomplete or for rejecting your application for malafide reasons. This fine is deducted from the officer’s personal salary.

I suggest you should go through the RTI ACT for better understanding which could be downloaded from : http://www.rti.gov.in/rti-act.pdf
There is also a National RTI helpline. While I never called them but you can try them at : 9250-400-100