Firstly in your present case please do not split the hairs too much on 35 days affair if your aim is to get the information only. The period of 30 days will commence from the date of receipt of your application by the correct
PIO. Secondly I think what sidmis meant is that "the WB
SIC's impossing penalty on his own
PIO ".
PIO of WB
SIC is not a public authority.