Ludhiana, March 26 -- Amid backlash from legal activists and opposition parties over imposing a Rs.80 fee to download FIRs from the Saanjh portal, the Punjab government on Wednesday withdrew the controversial notification.

HT was the first to report about the government's plan to impose a Rs.80 fee to download FIRs, on Wednesday.

In a fresh notification, issued by the additional chief secretary, DK Tiwari of the department of good governance and information technology, said with the approval of the Punjab governor, no charges will be levied for downloading FIRs from the Sanjh Portal. The order, a copy of which is with HT, also clarified that applicants will not be charged for obtaining FIR copies from Sanjh Kendras.

"The earlier notifi...