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Right to Information Act, 2005
The Right to Information Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabhain December, 2004 It was !assed b" both houses of #arliament
with ma$or amendments in %a" 200& The #resident ga'e its
assent on (une )& and the *ct was notified in the +a ette on (une
2) The law has become o!erational w e f -ctober )2, 200&
This law seeks to re!lace the erstwhile .reedom of
Information *ct, 2002 but it was not found effecti'e ha'ing man"
loo!holes The suggestion gi'en b" /ational *d'isor" ouncil, i'il
Societ" -rgani ations, #eo!le1s %o'ements and acti'ist that right
to information be made more !rogressi'e, !artici!ator" and
meaningful *fter stud"ing the suggestions and taking into
considerations of the #* +o't 1s, ommon %inimum #rogramme,
the +o't of India decided to re!eal the .reedom of Information
*ct, 2002, b" introducing Right to Information *ct
Coverage : Chapter 1 : - The *ct will a!!licable whole of
India e3ce!t (ammu 5ashmir
Note 1 : ( 5 has its own freedom of Right of Information in2004
Note 2 : The se'en states ha'e re!ealed their own laws withthe enactment of RTI w e f )2 )0 2006 7Delhi,Ra$asthan, %aharastra, +oa , 5arnatka, Tamil /adu
*ssam8
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The Right of Information is well defined legislation andhas 9I ha!ters, :) sections
Jurisdiction : -
;ill co'er all le'els of +o't < entre, State, District, Local
Self +o'erning Bodies like #ancha"ats, %unici!al Bodies,
-ther Local Bodies, oo!erati'e Societies etc =
o'er offices of #ublic *uthorities established, owned or
substanti'el" financed b" the entral, State +o'ernments or
*dministrator of T1s = *n" bod" controlled or substanti'el" financed b" these
+o'ernments= and
*!!licable to all non>go'ernments organi ations?
substanti'el" financed, directl" or indirectl" b" these
+o'ernments 7/+-s, 9-s and other Bodies8
India has included among 68 countries that have
such legislature.
Sweden has its e3istence in )@66 and it has the distinction of beingthe first countr" in the world to abolish !olitical censorshi! and!ro'ided the !ublic access to the +o'ernment documents
/ow more than 6& countries ha'e ado!ted RTI in 'arious forms ofthe world de!ending u!on their culture, go'ernment and ci'ilsociet"
*ustralia, anada, /ew Aeeland, S*, .inland, /orwa", .rance,5, South *frica and (a!an are the few countries
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Information means !ection 2": -
*n" material, in an" form, including Records, documents, memos,emails, o!inions, ad'ices, !ress releases, circulars, orders,logbooks, contracts, re!orts, !a!ers, sam!les, models, datamaterial held in an" electronic form#ther $odies: Information relating to an" !ri'ate bod" which canbe accessed b" a #ublic *uthorit" under an" other law for the timebeing enforced
Right to Information means !ection 2": -
The information held or under the controlled of an" #ublic *uthorit"
and includes
Right to ins!ect works, documents, records
Right to take notes, e3tracts or certified co!ies of documents
or records
Right to take sam!les of material
Right to obtain information in the form of diskettes, flo!!ies,
ta!es, 'ideo cassettes or in an" other electronic mode or
through !rintouts where such information is stored in a
com!uter or in an" other de'ice
Note: )8 Right to Information whose disclosure is in the !ublicinterest 7section C8
28 Information which cannot be denied to #arliament orState Legislature shall not be denied to an" !erson7section C8
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Records means !ection 2": -
7i8 an" document, manuscri!t and file=
7ii8 an" microfilm, microfiche and facsimile co!" of a document=
7iii8 an" re!roduction of image or images embodied in such
microfilm 7whether enlarged or not8= and
7i'8 an" other material !roduced b" a com!uter or an" other de'ice
%u&'ic Authorit( means !ection 2": -
*n" authorit" or bod" or Institutions or self>go'ernment established
or constituted >
7a8 b" or under the onstitution=
7b8 b" an" other law made b" #arliament=
7c8 b" an" other law made b" State Legislature=
7d8 b" notification issued or order made b" the a!!ro!riate
+o'ernment, and includes an" +o'ernment -rgani ation substantiall" financed,directl" or indirectl" b" funds !ro'ided b" the a!!ro!riate+o'ernment
)ain o&*ectives of the R+I Act are: -
To set u! a !ractical regime for gi'ing citi ens access toinformation that is under the control of !ublic authorities andTo !romote trans!arenc" and accountabilit" in the working ofe'er" !ublic authorit"RTI is a tool of Administrative Reform
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Aim : -
as", timel" and s"stematic a'ailabilit" of information
em!owered the citi ens
access to information held b" or controlled b" the #ublic
*uthorit"
+ o tier s(stem : - The *ct will o!erate at two different le'els
of +o'ernments < at the entre and at the State < each will ha'e
different set of #I- ? *#I-, a!!ellant authorit" and Informationommissioners
+he three 'eve' regime for Accessing Information: -
At the first level of the regime, e'er" !ublic authorit" has
designated officers for recei'ing a!!lications 7also called
Einformation reFuests18 from citi ens
At the second level, e'er" !ublic authorit" has designated senior
officers to look into those cases where citi ens1 reFuests for
information ha'e been refused If citi ens do not get the reFuested
information or are unsatisfied with the information the" ha'e
recei'ed, under this law the" ha'e the right to send an a!!eal to
the De!artment *!!ellate *uthorit" 7D**8 designated within the
concerned !ublic authorit"
AT the third level, an inde!endent State Information ommission
7SI 8 has been set u! to look into those cases where citi ens are
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unsatisfied with the decision of the D** The SI also has the
!owers and res!onsibilit" to monitor com!liance of !ublic
authorities to this *ct and submit an annual re!ort to the State
Legislature
Ro'e of Courts section 2 " *ccording to the RTI *ct the
decision of the State Information ommission is binding on all
!arties ourts are barred from inFuiring into the decision of the
SI But is must be remembered that this law gi'es effect to a
fundamental right of citi ens *ccording to the onstitution, the
Gigh ourts 7*rt 2248 and the Su!reme ourt 7*rt :28 ha'e the
!ower to look into an" matter relating to the fundamental rights of
citi ens Technicall", a citi en has the right to a!!roach the Gigh
ourt or the Su!reme ourt, if he? she is not satisfied with the
decision of the SI
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o'e of %u&'ic Information #fficer . Assistant %u&'icInformation #fficer
!ection 5, /, , , 2, 10, 11"
3esignation of !tate %I# - !ection 5 1" :
'er" !ublic authorit" shall, within one hundred da"s of
the enactment of this *ct, designate as man" officers as the
entral #ublic Information -fficers or State #ublic Information
-fficers, as the case ma" be, in all administrati'e units or offices
under it as ma" be necessar" to !ro'ide information to !ersons
reFuesting for the information under this *ct
#I- must be designated b" e'er" !ublic authorit" at the
le'el of *dministrati'e nit or office under it
In #ublic *uthorit" controlled b" the State +o'ernment,
the" are called State #ublic Information -fficer 7S#I-8
3esignation of Assistant %u&'ic Information #fficer -
!ection 5 2" :
'er" !ublic authorit" shall designate an officer, within
one hundred da"s of the enactment of this *ct, at each sub>
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di'isional le'el or other sub>district le'el as a entral *ssistant
#ublic Information officer or a State *ssistant #ublic Information
-fficer, as the case ma" be, to recei'e the a!!lications for
information or a!!eals under this *ct for forwarding the same
forthwith to the entral #ublic Information officer or the State #ublic
Information -fficer or Senior -fficer s!ecified under sub>section 7)8
of section )H or the entral Information ommission or the State
Information ommission, as the case ma" be
*S#I- is designated at the Sub Di'ision or Sub District
le'el
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The De!artment of Information Technolog" 7*dministrati'e
Reforms8, +o't of #un$ab has been made a nodal *D for enforcing
the !ro'isions under the RTI *ct
The Department of Information Technology (AdministrativeReforms) vide letter dated 15.0 .!005 provided that the
follo"ing criteria may #e adopted for designating the $%I&'$
and A$%I&'$
Sr.
No.
Unit at which
information is to besupplied
Concerned officer to be designated
A.P.I.O. P.I.O. Appellate Authority 1 2 3 4 5
) Distt ? Tehsil Le'el Immediate (unior-fficer to the DisttGead
Distt Gead Gead of the De!artment
2 Region ? ircle Le'el Immediate $unior officerto the Gead of theregion?circle
Gead of region?circle
Gead of the De!artment
: .or the offices of D 1s at
Distt le'el
oncerned Sub>
Di'ision -fficer 7c8
De!ut"
ommissioner ofthe Distt
ommissioner of the
Di'ision
4 .or the offices of Di'isionalommissioner at Di'ision
Le'el
Immediate $unior officerto the commissioner ofdi'ision
ommissioner ofthe Di'ision
.inancial ommissioner,Re'enue
& .or offices located at thele'el of the Gead of theDe!tt
Immediate $unior officerto the Gead of theDe!artment
Gead ofDe!artment
oncerned *dministrati'eSecretar" of thede!artment concerned
6 *t the le'el of *dministrati'e De!artment oncerned nderSecretar", De!ut"Secretar", (ointSecretar", *dditional orS!ecial Secretar"
oncerned *dministrati'eSecretar" of theDe!artment
hief Secretar" to+o'ernment of #un$ab
The a#ove is initiative one. The Administrative
Department % #lic A thority sho ld ma*e change or
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alternative arrangements in the aforesaid set p in vie" of the
re+ irements of their departments.
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Ro'e of !tate %I# !ection :
Recei'e information reFuests 7a!!lication8 from citi en under
this act and ha'e the res!onsibilities and duties to !ro'ide theinformation within :0 da"s 74C hours concerning life ?libert" of
!erson8
#I- shall render assistant to those who cannot write an
a!!lication
nder this act, it is mandator" that he has the right to seek
assistance from an" other officer, if he consider, necessar" for
the !ro!er discharge of his duties, section & 748
7such officer whose assistant is taken will also be treated as #I-
and is liable to !unished disci!linar" action for not furnishing
information in time or refusing information or for gi'ing wrong
information or misleading information+i'e information in the form in which it is originall" sought
sub$ect to resource constraints ad !reser'ation of the record in
Fuestion
#I- to intimate the additional fee towards cost of !ro'iding
information in writing within )& da"s of the recei!t of a!!lication
and to intimate the details of the figures arri'e at
#I- has initial authorit" to decide whether disclosure of
information is in !ublic interest or not?which !art of record
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co'ered b" the e3em!tion clause under Section < C and Section
< H
#I- as the initial authorit" to gi'e reason for re$ection of
information reFuest, detail of time limit for a!!eal and the
a!!ro!riate a!!eal authorit"
It is the res!onsibilit" of #I- to !ro'e that the re$ection of a
reFuest was $ustified during a!!eal !roceeding before State
Information ommission 7Section )H &8
#I- to com!ile the information recei'ed from 'arious Fuartersin the manner reFuested Ge is Liaison between the
+o'ernment and the State Information ommission
The Role of %I& is to provide information to the citi en
nder this act s #-ect to provisions of this Act.
!ection sums up the ro'e of %I# in a %u&'ic
Authorit(:
The #I- on recei!t of reFuest seeking information, shall
dis!ose of reFuest as e3!editiousl" as !ossible and in an" within
the thirt" da"s of the recei!t of the reFuest 74C hours concern the
information relating to life or libert" of a !erson8 either !ro'iding the
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information on !a"ment of such fee as ma" be !rescribed or re$ect
the reFuest for an" of the reason s!ecified in Section C H
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Ro'e of !tate A%I# : -
Ge will act like a #ost -ffice
Duties ? Res!onsibilities to recei'e information reFuests fromciti en and forwarded these to the #I- of the concerned
!ublic authorit" that is likel" to ha'e the information being
sought b" the a!!licant
Ge is not res!onsible for not gi'ing information to the
reFuester? a!!licant 7as the res!onsibilit" is of #I-8
*S#I- is not an assistant to the S#I-
Ge does not ha'e the !ower to ask the reFuestor wh" he ? she
wants such information as the act clearl" !ro'ide that the
reFuestor shall not be asked to gi'e reason for seeking
information
Ge is to forward a!!eal to De!artment *!!ellate *uthorit"7D**8 and the State Information ommissioner 7SI-8 against
the decision of #I-
Note 1: - Sent the a!!lication of citi en at once to #I- as under
this act onl" fi'e e3tra da"s o'er and abo'e the limit of :0
da"s to gi'e information if the reFuest is forwarded to
*#I-
Note 2: - iti en has the right to send a com!laint to SI if *I#-
does not acce!t the a!!lication as forwarded to the #I-
If a!!ro'ed, guilt", *#I- ma" be fined b" SI
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Note 1: *#I- forward such a!!lication to the #I- of the #ublic
*uthorit" that controls the Information reFuested
Note 2: The #I- director" !ublished b" the State +o'ernment
ma" be used for this !ur!ose
(Specification of forms of application, acknowledgement, fee etc.)
/ote nder section !2 of the RTI Act, !005, it has #eenprovided that the appropriate 3overnment ma*e r les tocarry o t the provisions of this act #y notifying in theofficial ga ette. Accordingly, the % n-a# 3overnmentframed, the Right to Information R les, !005 vide/otification dated 1!.10.!005, revised vide notification14.1!.!00 . Again amended vide /otification dated!5.0 .!002 and no" is called the % n-a# Right toInformation R les, !002 . These r les provides as nder
)8 * !erson who desires to obtain information shall make
an a!!lication in form E*1 to the #I- either in !erson or
through registered !ost alongwith a fee as s!ecified
under rule & of the these rules 7the !resent a!!lication
fee is Rs )08
28 -n recei!t of an a!!lication, the S#I- shall gi'e a
recei!t in token thereof to the a!!licant in form EB1
:8 ach !ublic authorit" shall maintain the information
register in the form E 1 in res!ect of the records of
reFuests recei'ed from the a!!licants for seeking
information
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48 The a!!lication, recei'ed without reFuisite fee, shall not
be entertain and shall liable to be re$ected straight wa"
without gi'ing an" notice to the a!!licant
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) .ull name of the a!!licant KKKKKKKKKKKKK2 .ather1s ? S!ouse1s name KKKKKKKKKKKKK: #ermanent *ddress KKKKKKKKKKKKK4 orres!ondence *ddress KKKKKKKKKKKKK& #articulars of information solicited KKKKKKKKKKKKK
a Sub$ect matter of information KKKKKKKKKKKKKb The !eriod to which the information relates KKKKKKKKKKKKKc S!ecific details of information reFuired KKKKKKKKKKKKKd ;hether information is reFuired b" !ost or in
!erson 7The actual !ostal charges shall beincluded in !ro'iding information8
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e In case b" !ost then indicate whether b"
ordinar", registered or s!eed
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6 Is this information not made a'ailable b" the #ublic *uthorit" under 'oluntar" disclosure KKKKKKKKKKKKK
@ Do "ou agree to !a" the reFuired fee KKKKKKKKKKKKKC Ga'e "ou de!osited a!!lication fee 7If "es details of
such de!osit8 KKKKKKKKKKKKKH ;hether belongs to Below #o'ert" Line categor" 7If
"es ha'e "ou furnished the !roof of the same withthe a!!lication8
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#lace .ull Signature of the a!!licantDate and address
/ote arlier under #b Info Rules, 2006, !articulars of the identit" was also included in the !roformaIt has also been !ro'ided there that incom!lete a!!lication which has not been gi'en in the !rescribed formand recei'ed without reFuisite fee shall not be entertained and shall liable to be re$ected straight wa"without gi'ing notice
8ame of the 3epartment or %u&'ic authorit( ;;;;;;
!ee Ru'e 2""Ac?no 'edgement
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#99IC7 #9 +@7 !+A+7 % $ IC I89#R)A+I#8 #99IC7R
Recei'ed the a!!lication from
%r ? %s
*ddress
Seeking information on 7sub$ect to be s!ecified8
9ide Diar" /o dated
#laceDate
.ull /ame of State #ublic Information -fficer? *ssistant State #ublic Information -fficer,
Designation and Seal
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Registering a comp'ete app'ication in order": -
nter the details of the a!!lication in to the RTI a!!lication
register on the same da" of recei'ing the a!!lication 7.orm
%a$or Gead 00@0 < -ther *dministrati'e Ser'ices
Sub>%a$or Gead 60 < -ther Ser'ices
%inor Gead C00>-ther Recei!ts
Sub>Gead C6 < .ees under the Right to Information *ct
4 * self addressed en'elo!e dul" stam!ed ma" also be submitted for su!!l"ing the reFuisiteinformation Stam!s on the en'elo!e ma" be affi3ed according to the desired mode of su!!l"ing the
information i e through ordinar", registered or s!eed !ost
.ee alculation
Total amount to be de!osited
Mours faithfull",
#lace Date #ublic Information -fficer
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8ame of the 3epartment or %u&'ic Authorit( ;;;;;;B!ee ru'e E /"
CA!@ R7 I!+7R
Sr.No.
Name &addressof theapplicant
'ate ofapplication
'ate ofdeposit ofamount
Particulars of fee( Cash)'emand 'raft) IPO)"reasury challan withdate & amount
efund*if any
emar+s
,. -. . /. 0. 1. 2.
There is no fee for listed below !o'ert" line, which facts shall ha'e to be authenticated b"
!roducing the B#L ard
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+ime imit +ime !chedu'e !ection "
)8 :0 da"s from the recei!t of the a!!lication recei'ed 7#I- must
decide as earl" as !ossible8
28 4C hours for information concerning the life and libert" of a!erson 7article 2)of the onstitution8 sense of urgenc" in'ol'ed
in itJ
:8 The !eriod from the dis!atch of the letter of intimating the
additional fee b" the #I- to the a!!licant and the date of !a"ment
of fee b" the a!!licant shall be e3cluded for the !ur!ose of
calculating the :0 da"s 7inter'ening !eriod8
48 If information sought relates to another !ublic authorit" 7office8,
fi'e e3tra da"s is admissible
&8 If the interest of a third !art" in'ol'ed, time limit will be 40 da"s
7ma3imum !eriod of :0 da"s N time gi'en to the third !art" to
make re!resentation87Section @ 7@8 read with section ))868 /o action taken on a!!lication for :0 da"s is deemed a refusal
7i8 It comes under the e3em!ted categor" co'ered under sections C and H of the *ct
7ii8 Mour a!!lication was not com!lete in res!ect of
7iii8 Mour identit" is not satisfactor"
7i'8 The information is contained in !ublished material a'ailable to #ublic
7'8 Mou did not !a" the reFuired fee with "our a!!lication for !ro'iding information
7'i8 The Information sought for is !rohibited as !er the !ro'isions of section 24 748 of the *ct
7'ii8 The information as sought for b" "ou is a'ailable in our ;ebsite 7name of the website to be s!ecified8
"ou ma" download the information
7'iii8 .or an" other reason
: Gowe'er, if "ou feel aggrie'ed b" this refusal, "ou ma" file an a!!eal before the 7s!ecif" the
!articulars of the *!!ellate *uthorit"8 within a !eriod of :0
da"s of the recei!t of this letter
#lace /ame and Designation of
Dated State #ublic Information -fficer
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7Femption 8on- 3isc'oser information. Ghat is not
open"
)0 categories in section < C and ) in section < H
a8 Information that would !re$udiciall" affect the so'ereignt",integrit", securit", scientific or economic interest and relationwith a foreign state=
b8 Information whose release is forbidden b" a court or tribunal ordisclosure which might constitute contem!t of court=
c8 Information whose release ma" lead to breach of !ri'ileges of#arliament or State Legislatures=
d8 ommercial and trade secrets, intellectual !ro!ert" etc thatwould harm com!etiti'e !osition of third !art" unless thecom!etent authorit" is satisfied that larger !ublic interestwarrants the disclosure of such information=
e8 Information a'ailable to a !erson in his fiduciar" relationshi!unless the com!etent authorit" is satisfied that the larger !ublicinterest warrants the disclosure of such information=
f8 Information recei'ed in confidence from a foreign
go'ernment=g8 If information disclosure endangers life and !h"sical safet" of
an" !erson or identif" the source of information or assistancegi'en in confidence for law enforcement or securit" !erson=
h8 If it is likel" to im!ede the !rocess of in'estigation ora!!rehension or !rosecution of offenders=
i8 abinet #a!ers including deliberations of %inisters,Secretaries and other officers= 7but decisions and relatedreasons contained in them will be made !ublic after thedecision has been taken and the matter is com!lete or o'er8=and
$8 Information which relates to !ersonal information thedisclosure of which has no relationshi! to an" !ublic acti'it" orinterest or which would cause unwanted in'asion of the !ri'ac"
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!ection 10 %artia' 3isc'oser : -
Information e3em!t from discloser under section C is !artial
discloser if a record contain with e3em!t and non e3em!t
information /on e3em!t information contained in such record ma"
be disclosed u!on reFuest
;hile communicating the decision to grant !artial access to
information or record i e the S#I- is reFuired to gi'e in writing >
)8 which !art will be !ro'ided after se'ering the e3em!t !ortion
28 reasons for re$ecting the reFuest including an" factual or material
funding the re$ection of which is based
:8 name designation of the !erson gi'ing other decision for
granting !artial access
48 details of fee calculated b" the decision making and the amount
of fee the a!!licant is reFuired to de!osit
&8 the a!!licant is regret to see the re'iew of the abo'e decision
7want a!!eal8 and the S#I- is to gi'e the a!!licant the !articulars of
the a!!ellate authorit" 7DD* or SI 8, time limit of a!!eal ? re'iew,
fee charge, forms that are !resented for this !ur!ose etc
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Information to Third %arty (any#ody other than the applicant
ma*ing a re+ est for information # t incl des a p #lic
a thority) ($ection 11)
;here the S#I- intends to disclose an" information or record or !art
thereof on a reFuest made under this act and the information relates
to or has been su!!lied b" third !art" and has been treated as
confidential b" the third !art" #I- shall gi'en written notice to the
third !art" within fi'e da"s from the information seeker to make an"
re!resentation to this effect Third !art" ma" also be informed in this
notice !articulars of the a!!ellant authorit" details of the a!!eal,a!!eal !rocess and the time limit for filing the a!!eal if the decision
taken to disclose the information Third !art" shall be gi'en a
chance to make re!resentation to the #I- within ten da"s of
recei'ing the notice If the disclosure of the information gi'en b"
third !art" is more im!ortant in the !ublic interest as com!are to the
harm or in$ur" it ma" cost to the interests of the third !art", #I-
should disclose the information to the a!!licant
Note: - Trade or commercial secrets protected by law are exempt fromdisclosure
Act not to app'( certain organisations !ection 2E": -
The intelligence and securit" organisations s!ecified in the second
schedule 722 nos 8 being organisation established b" entre
+o'ernment
Gowe'er, the information relating to the allegations of corru!tions,
and human rights 'iolations shall be !ro'ided The !ermission of
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I is reFuired for !ro'iding information relating to allegation of
'iolations of human rights and fort" fi'e da"s time limit is
!ermissible
Section 24 7:8 !ro'ides that the State +o'ernment b" notif"ing in the
official ga ette ma" s!ecif" such intelligence and securit"
organi ation *ccordingl", the #un$ab +o'ernment, De!artment
Information Technolog" 7*dministrati'e Reforms Branch8 'ide
notification dated 2: 02 2006 has !ro'ided that the act shall not
a!!l" to the following organisations under the De!artment of Gome
*ffairs (ustice
7)8 Intelligence ;ing,
728 *rmed #olice including *rmed Battalion of #*#,
7:8 ommando and IRB,
748 Securit" ;ing
7&8 District #olice and +R# in relation to 7a8 %atters andissues related with the collection of intelligence andinter!retation and discrimination thereof= 7b8 matters andissued related to the securit" of an indi'idual installation,!remises or organisation,
768 ;ar time o!erational !lans to the 'arious Battalion of
Border ;ing, Gome +uard,
7@8 i'il Defence !a!er !lans of earmarked ci'il defencetowns of #un$ab
The information relating to the allegations of corru!tions, and human
rights 'iolations shall be !ro'ided The !ermission of SI is
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reFuired for !ro'iding information relating to allegation of 'iolations
of human rights and fort">fi'e da"s time limit is !ermissible
%o ers and functions of the !tate Information
Commission !ection 1 ":
)8 S I has a dut" to recei'e com!laints from an" !erson >
a8 who has not been able to submit an information reFuest
because a #I- has not been a!!ointed=
b8 who has been refused information that was reFuested=
c8 who has recei'ed no res!onse to his? her informationreFuest within the s!ecified time limits=
d8 if he? she thinks the fees charged are unreasonable=
e8 if he? she thinks information gi'en is incom!lete or false
or misleading=
f8 and an" other matter relating to obtaining information
under this law
28 #ower to order inFuir" if there are reasonable grounds=
:8 S I will ha'e !owers of i'il ourt such as >
a8 summoning and enforcing attendance of !ersons,com!elling them to gi'e oral or written e'idence on oath andto !roduce documents or things=
b8 reFuesting the disco'er" and ins!ection of documents=
c8 recei'ing e'idence on affida'it=
d8 reFuisitioning !ublic records or co!ies from an" court or
office=
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e8 issuing summons for e3amination of witnesses or
documents=
f8 an" other matter which ma" be !rescribed
48 *ll records co'ered b" this law 7including those co'ered b"
e3em!tions8 must be gi'en to S I during inFuir" for e3amination
Appea' %rovision !ection 1 ":
*n" !erson who does not recei'e a decision within the time limit
under this act or is not satisfied b" a decision of #I-, ma" file >
9irst appea' to the officer immediatel" senior to #I- in the
concerned #ublic *uthorit" within :0 da"s from the date of #I-1s
decision 7dela" ma" be condone b" the *!!ellant *uthorit" if
sufficient course is shown8
7Fterna' Appea': - $econd *!!eal to the SI ? I within H0
da"s from the date on which the decision was gi'en b" the *!!ellant
*uthorit"
+hird %art( Appea': - *gainst #I-1s decision must be filed
within :0 da"s before the first a!!eals bod" and within H0 da"s of
the decision on the first a!!eal before the a!!ro!riate I
Burden of !ro'iding the information denial was $ustified b" with the#I-
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3isposa' of Appea': - Internal a!!eals must be dis!osed within
:0 da"s from the date of filing e3tendable b" )& da"s if necessar"
but decision must be gi'en within 4& da"s/o time limit fi3ed for Information ommissioner to gi'e their
decision
Decision of Information ommissioner is binding but a!!eal on a
!art of fact or law case be filed in the Gigh ourt
Note: D ring appeal proceeding #efore $tate Information7ommission, it is the responsi#ility of %I& to provethat the re-ection of a re+ est "as - stified.
The S I has the !owers to secure com!liance of its decision
from the #ublic *uthorit" >
a8 b" !ro'iding access to information, in the same form as !er
reFuest=
b8 b" a!!ointing a #I- where non e3ists in a #ublic *uthorit"=
c8 b" !ublishing such information or categories of information=
d8 b" making necessar" changes to its !ractices in relation tothe maintenance, management and destruction of records=
e8 b" enhancing training !ro'isions for officials on RTIf8 b" seeking and annual re!ort from #ublic *uthorit" on
com!liance with this law=
g8 reFuire the #ublic *uthorit" to com!ensate an" loss or
suffered b" the reFuester=
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h8 im!ose an" of the !enalties under this act=
i) re$ect the a!!eal
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overnment of %un*a&3epartment of Information +echno'og(
Administrative Reforms $ranch"
8otificationThe !5th @ ne, !002
8o<
conferred b" sub>section 7)8 of section 2@ of the Right to Information
*ct, 200& 7 entral *ct /o 22 of 200&8, and all other !owers
enabling him in this behalf, the +o'ernment of #un$ab is !leased to
make the following rules to !ro'ide for the matters s!ecified is sub>
section 728 of the said section, namel" >
R 7!
1< !hort tit'e and commencement:
7)8 These rules ma" be called the #un$ab Right to Information
Rules, 200@
728 The" shall come into force on and with effect from the
date of their !ublication in the -fficial +a ette
2< 3efinitions:
In these rules, unless the conte3t otherwise reFuires, >
7a8 O*ctP means the Right to Information *ct, 200& 7 entral
*ct /o 22 of 200&8=
7b8 O ommissionP means the #un$ab State Informationommission, constituted under section )&=
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7)8 The fee ma" be !aid in the following modes, namel"
%a$or Gead K 00@0>-ther *dministrati'eSer'ices
Sub>%a$or Gead K 60>-ther Ser'ices%inor Gead K C00>.ee under the Right to
Information *ct, 200&Sub>head K C6>.ee under the Right to
Information *ct, 200&Detailed Gead K 00@0>-ther *dministrati'e
Ser'ices60 < -ther Ser'ices > C00 < -ther
recei!ts < C6 < .ees under theRight to Information *ct, 200&
728 The amount of fee shall be credited to the account as
referred to sub rule 7)8
#ro'ided that the Boards ? or!orations and another *utonomous Bodies of the State, ma" get the amount ofreFuisite fee de!osited in their own account maintained b"them
7:8 -n recei!t of an a!!lication, submitted under sub>rule 7)8
of rule :, the State #ublic Information -fficer shall
scrutini e the a!!lication and shall assess how much fee
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is reFuired to be !aid b" the a!!lication for obtaining the
information
748 The fee, assessed under sub>rule 7:8, shall be informed to
the a!!licant b" the State #ublic Information -fficer in
.orm ED1 within a !eriod of ten da"s from the recei!t of
a!!lication
7&8 The intimation of re$ection of an a!!lication of the
a!!licant seeking information under the *ct, shall be
intimated b" the concerned State #ublic Information
-fficer concerned, in .orm E 1
768 The amount of fee collected under this rule, shall be
maintained in the cash register as s!ecified in .orm E.1
5< Duantum of fee:
7)8 *n a!!lication for obtaining an" information under sub>section 7)8 of section 6, shall be accom!anied with a fee
of ru!ees ten onl"
728 The following fee shall be charged for !ro'iding
information under sub>section 7)8 of section @, namel" >
7a8 ru!ees two for each !age 7in *>4 or *>: si e !a!er8
created or co!ied=
7b8 actual charge or cost !rice of a co!" in larger si e
!a!er=
7c8 actual cost or !rice for sam!les or models=
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7d8 for ins!ection of records, no fee for the first hour= and
a fee of ru!ees fi'e for each fifteen minutes 7or fraction
thereof8 thereafter=
7e8 for information !ro'ided in diskette or flo!!", ru!ees
fift" !er diskette or flo!!"= and
7f8 for information !ro'ided in !rinted form at the !rice
fi3ed for such !ublication or ru!ees two !er !age of
!hotoco!" for e3tracts from the !ublication
7:8 The a!!licant shall, while de!ositing fee under sub>rule728 of rule 4, shall also submit a self addressed en'elo!edul" stam!ed for su!!l"ing the information Stam!s onthe en'elo!e shall be affi3ed according to the mode ofsu!!l"ing the inforation, as desired b" the a!!licant i ethrough ordinar", registered or s!eed !ost
/< %rocedure to &e fo''o ed in deciding appea':
Before deciding an a!!eal, the ommission shall, >7a8 ser'e notice to the concerned !ersons=
7b8 entertain an" e'idence in su!!ort of a!!eal, which ma" be
oral or in writing from the concerned !ersons=
7c8 e3amine on oath or b" ha'ing affida'its from the !ersons
concerned=
7d8 !ersue or ins!ect the documents or an" records or co!ies
thereof=
7e8 inFuire through the authori ed officer, the facts of an
a!!eal or ma" reFuire facts in detail, if it so deems
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a!!ro!riate, hear the State #ublic Information -fficer or
officer senior in rank to State #ublic Information -fficer,
who had decided the first a!!eal, or an" other officer or
!ersons authorised in this behalf = and
7f8 recei'e e'idence on affida'its from the officer senior in
rank to State #ublic Information -fficer, who had decided
the first a!!eal or an" other officer or !erson authori ed in
this behalf from whom the e'idence ma" be deemed
necessar"
< )ode of serving notice: -
The ommission ma" ser'e notice to the !ersons concerned in
an" of the following modes, namel" >
7a8 b" hand deli'er" 7dasti8 through !rocess ser'er= or
7b8 b" registered !ost with acknowledgement due= or
7 8 b" !ublication in the news!a!er
< #rder &( the Commission:
7)8 The ommission shall make order in writing and
!ronounce the same on merits b" following the due
!rocedure
728 *fter the decision is !ronounced b" the ommission, it
shall intimate the same to the com!lainant and the State
#ublic Information -fficer of the De!artment or the !ublic
authorit" concerned
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< Repea' and !aving:
The #un$ab Right to Information Rules, 2006, are hereb"
re!ealed
#ro'ided that an" order made or action taken under the rules
so re!ealed, shall be deemed to ha'e been made or taken
under the corres!onding !ro'isions of these rules
Note:- The .orms E*1 to E.1 mentioned under these rules ha'ebeen incor!orated at !age /o H, )0, )2, )&, )6, and )C
$ome decisions of 7entral Information 7ommission (7I7) and
% n-a# $tate Information 7ommission ($I7) : -
) *!ril 06, 200@, Su!reme ourt -fficial told to a!!ear
before hief Information ommissioner I has directed? #I-
and *dditional Registrar of the Su!reme ourt to a!!ear
!ersonall" before ommission on %a" 2&, 200@ and alsoissued show cause notice as to wh" a !enalt" of Rs 2&0 ?> !er
da" from the date when the information was due to the date
when it actuall" su!!lied should not be im!osed under section
20 7)8 The information sought b" %r Aile" Singh, a 'illage
near Delhi
2 The Delhi Gigh ourt directed the #S on *!ril )@, 200@
to make !ublic the cut>off marks obtained b" candidates in
!reliminar" test of the i'il Ser'ices e3amination ODisclosure
of information as directed b" I cannot harm the interest of
the #S and an" third !art" The a!!roach of the I in this
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matter has been in correct !ers!ecti'e,P (ustice B D *hmed
said while u!holding the order of the I , which had directed
the commission to re'eal the marks The ourt also re$ected
the contention of the go'ernment bod" that the scaling s"stem
followed b" it was 'er" confidential and it was their intellectual
!ro!ert" which could not be re'ealed O .or scaling s"stem
nothing further needs to be done as in ma" 'iew the same
alread" stands disclosed b" the #S in the affida'it filed b" it
in the Su!reme ourt,P the court said after going through
'arious affida'its filed b" it in the a!e3 court (ustice *hmed,before whom the commission had !laced its method of scaling
s"stem in a sealed en'elo!, found that there was nothing
s!ecial in it and the same s"stem was followed all o'er the
world
/ow the #S has challenged the order of Delhi Gigh ourt in
the Gon1ble Su!reme ourt in %a" 0@
3. I issued a notice on .oreign Secretaries a!!ointment on
*!ril )4, 200@ The +o't of India, a!!ointed Shri Shankar
%enon as .oreign Secretar" in /o'ember, 2006 b"
su!erseding )6 -fficers including %s Sikri, Gigh
ommissioner, Banladesh who sought !re>mature retirementas a !rotest She re!resented the +o'ernment on this issue
but did not get satisfactor" re!l"
In %arch 200@, she made an a!!eal with I reFuesting that
she wanted to ins!ect all files dealing with the a!!ointments as
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she was one "ear senior and wanted to see /oting file to know
how he had aged !ast her, as to whether the rules and
!rocedures b" the +o't in !rocessing the a!!ointment of
%enon who su!ersede )6 officers I issued notice to the
officers in the #%-s, abinet Secretar", De!tt of #ersonnel,
3ternal *ffairs %inistr" to a!!ear on *!ril 24, 200@ for hearing
%s Sikri1s a!!eal
I !anel com!rising hief Information ommissioner,
;a$ahat Gabibullah and ommissioner, - # 5a$ariwal heard
this case on *!ril 24, 200@ The #%- refused to !art with theinformation on the ground that the file notings regarding the
a!!ointments of .S are not co'ered under the RTI as such a
discloser would lead to Ounwarranted in'asion of the !ri'ac" of
the Indi'idual I.S -fficers screened for the !ost of .oreign
Secretar"P 7The #%- obser'ed that re'elation of !ersonal
information regarding candidates consider for the !ost of .S
did not ha'e an" relationshi! with !ublic acti'it" or interest and
said discloser of such information would amount to
unwarranted in'asion of the !ri'ac" of other indi'iduals in the
one of consideration8 The abinet Secretariat also o!!osed
discloser of information and argued that abinet #a!ers wereimmune under RTI and should not be !utting in !ublic domain
I , howe'er, obser'ed that there should be no harm in
disclosing such information The entire issue is in !ublic
domain and has reser'ed its orders
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/ow %s %inu Sikri filed another com!laint with I about a
case of gender bias in Ist week of %a" 200@ The I on %a"
6 asked the abinet Secretar" to !roduce all the documents
!ertaining to the a!!ointment of Shri Shi'e Shanker %enon as
.oreign Secretar" in a sealed co'er on %a" )@, 200@ I also
directed the 3ternal *ffairs %inistr" to allow ins!ection within
)& da"s b" %s Sikri of the file on * Rs !ertaining to the
!romotion of .oreign Secretar" The decision is !ending
4. I fined Sat"a Thakur, nder Secretar" 7Gome8>cum>#I- on
on account of dela" in !ro'iding information to a local residentunder the RTI and latter after considering the re!resentation of
#I- sta"ed its own order on C %a", 0@
;hen %ahor Singh sought information which in'ol'ed
gathering data from different de!tts of T But certain records
were not a'ailable with the custodians1 of information which
became a ma$or basis for this order ;hen %ahor Singh was
denied information b" nder Secretar" 7Gome8 #I-, he
filed an a!!eal with (oint Secretar" 7Gome8 who !assed order
that since the record was not a'ailable and as such it could be
said to ha'e been denied information and the dela" had
occurred because of late recei!ts from other de!artments ofsecretariat Gowe'er, I ordered that whate'er is a'ailable
with the !ublic office that has to be su!!lied
Later the nder Secretar" made an re!resentation to the I
sa"ing that he has acted as !er !ro'isions of the act under
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!enalt" be not im!osed on him for failure to deli'er the
information demanded
-n :0 0& 200@, none was !resent on behalf of the #I->SS#
The com!lainant stated that he has not recei'ed the
information, the commission obser'ed that the two directions
ha'e also not been com!lied with and it a!!ears that the
directions ha'e not been treated with the seriousness reFuired
b" law Therefore, the commission directed that on the ne3t
date that is 2@ 06 200@, the SS#, %ohali should !ersonall"
!resent and should also su!!l" the information as demandedBefore taking the final decision on im!osition of !enalt", the
commission ga'e another o!!ortunit" to the res!ondent SS# to
a!!eal !ersonall" before the commission on 2@ 06 200@ The
D+# was reFuested b" the ommission to ensure the
!resence of SS#, %ohali on the said date The SS# a!!eared
on 2@ 6 200@
6 Shri 5 R Bishist, a former S , #;D 7B R8 made a reFuest to
#I- in the office of Secretar" to +o't of #un$ab, De!tt of #;D
7B R8 for deli'ering him co!ies of * Rs for the "ear )HH2>H:
and )HH@>HC #I- initiall" maintain that the * R was not
traceable and did not !ro'ide the same Bishist made a
com!laint before the #SI and the commission 'ide order
dated .ebruar" 6, 200@ asked #I- to gi'e the same
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#I- made the re!resentation before the commission b"
seeking e3em!tion from the discloser of the * Rs on the
ground that this was !ersonal information as defined under
section C 7)87$8 of RTI * T Ge further made a !lea that the
issue as to whether the * Rs could be disclosed was !ending
before the the three members bench of commission and the
final decision was awaited
Gowe'er, the a!!licant contested the arguments of #I- and
said that claim of e3em!tion was an after thought and it was
not o!en to #I- to make a fresh !lea now and further assertedthat the commission1s order dated 06 02 200@ had gi'en a
finalit" to the direction of the case which could not be re'oked
now *dmitting the com!lainant1s assertion, the commission
said the #I- !lea for e3em!tion could not be entertained at a
stage when it has alread" issued an order directing the #I- to
di'ulge the information sought from him The commission on
*!ril )6, 200@ directed the #I- to file an affida'it within a week
e3!laining wh" !enalt" should not be im!osed u!on him for not
su!!l"ing the information sought under RTI
The * Rs were !ro'ided to the a!!licant The #I- made
re!resentation to the commission that his intention was notmalafide and 'ital issue was in'ol'ed under section C and as
such he a!!roach the commission to reconsider its decision
and made some other submission The SI filed the case
@ RTI, record missing, !robe>sought
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Lalit Sharma, who was the +eneral Secretar", +iani Aail Singh
ollege of ngineering Technolog" made a re!resentation to
the #resident of India on (une )), 2004, urged him to take
a!!ro!riate action in connection with the alleged recruitments
scandal took !lace between )HH@ to 2000 and due to this about
three thousand candidates has suffered The #resident -ffice
asked the then hief Secretar" to take the necessar" action on
this com!laint ;hen no res!onse has been recei'ed, he
sought the information under RTI *ct from the -ffice of hief
Secretar" *gain he did not recei'e the information Gea!!roached the State Information ommission ommission
send the notice to the #rinci!al Secretar", De!tt of Technical
ducation asked the staff to find out the rele'ant record ;hen
no record could be located, the #rinci!al Secretar" had written
a com!laint to the SS#, handigarh to register an .IR and
subseFuentl" in'estigate a matter !ertaining to the
mis!lacement of the office record of the De!artment The SI
has also been informed to this effect
C SI fined Dera Bassi BD#- of Rs 2&,000?> on )) 0& 200@ *
/agla based /+- 7The +ram (an 5al"an Sanstha8 through its!resident Sat"a Bhatia of Dera Bassis sought information from
BD#- about de'elo!ment works carried out in the 'illage
through +o'ernment grants and #ancha"at funds as /+-
alleged irregularties in the s!ending of the funds ;hen the
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BD#- failed to !ro'ide information, the /+- filed an a!!eal
with the #SI The commission sought the re!l" from the
BD#- The BD#- informed the commission that the reFuisite
information has been su!!lied to /+- #resident in a letter
dated )4 )) 2006 Gowe'er, the com!lainant contested this
information and again a!!roached the commission The
commission asked the /+- to file another a!!lication with the
BD#- on *!ril &, howe'er, the BD#- failed to !ro'ide the
information The commission held the BD#- guilt" of dela"ing
information and fined Rs 2&,000?> chaired %s Ru!an DeolBa$a$ and %r Ra'i Singh %eanwhile, the BD#- 7!resent8
claimed that the case !ertaining to the tenure of the !re'ious
BD#-
H Shri #aram$it Singh, Science %aster 9s Secretar" 7 ducation8,
#un$abThe com!lainant 'ide his a!!lication dated (ul" 20, 2006 dul"
accom!anied b" a reFuisite fees sought a information relating
to his com!laint made against Shri Balbir Singh Saini,
#rinci!al, +o't Sr Sc School of District /awanshehr ;hen
he did not recei'e the information, he made the com!laint to
the SI , #un$ab -n /o'ember )&, 2006, the ommission
heard this case The com!lainant was not !resent ;hereas
Shri %adan Lal, *#I-?D - 7Secondr"8 for the res!ondant
de!artment was !resent The *#I- admitted that the
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information was not su!!lied The ommission found from the
record that onl" interim communication dated 2H 0H 2006 has
been made b" the Su!erintendent 7Branch>I98 with a co!" to
the ommission, wherein it has been directed that the
necessar" information should be su!!lied The ommission
noticed that neither the information was su!!lied nor the
#I-?office of the Secretar", De!tt of ducation cared to file a
res!onse to the notice from the commission dated )) 0H 2006
Shri %adan Lal, *#I- on this date )& )) 2006 has brought with
him the co!" of the InFuir" Re!ort carried out u!on thecom!laint of Shri #aram$it Singh conducted b" De!ut" Director
7 ducation8 Gowe'er, the #I- has not brought the su!!orting
documents with the inFuir" re!ort which is incom!lete Ge has
also brought a final order !assed b" the Secretar" 7 ducation8
after the inFuir" re!ort These documents were not attested to
the true co!ies The ommission obser'ed that if these !a!ers
ha'e been filed for the information of the ourt, there is no
reason wh" these should not ha'e been su!!lied to the
a!!licant and the *#I- is now directed to su!!l" full
information as is reFuired in the a!!lication dated 20 0@ 200@
of Shri #aram$it Singh, including the statements of thewitnesses and other attending !a!ers of the InFuir" Re!ort
The commission directed that the !a!ers su!!lied should be
attested to be true co!ies and these should also be filed in this
court for record This ma" be done definetl" b" 2: )) 2006
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and com!liance re!ort filed in this ourt on 2H )) 2006 without
fail
-n 2H )) 2006, none for the com!lainant was !resent whereas
%s Balbir 5aur, Sr *ssistant for the De!artment 7authorised
'ide on file8 and Shri 9ishal Shingari, lerk with her were
!resent The re!resentati'e of D#I stated that a !erson has
been de!uted with these !a!ers orders b" the commission to
su!!l" to the com!lainant toda", who has not "et returned to
submit the re!ort and therefore, the com!liance re!ort cannot
be filed The commission obser'ed this is not at all satisfactor"since the order has been !assed on )& )) 2006 that the
!a!ers were to be su!!lied b" 2: )) 2006 and com!liance
re!ort to be filed on 2H )) 2006 without fail The ommission
also find that the directions issued b" the Su!erintendent,
Branch I9 on behalf of #I- of the ducation De!artment on
2H 0H 2006 ha'e not been com!lied with and it is no use
issuing directions which are not acted u!on The ommission
ordered that the #I- of the Directorate as well as the
De!artment of ducation are directed to file the om!liance
re!ort immediatel" and also to show cause wh" !roceedings
under Section 20 of the RTI *ct, 200& be not initiated againstthem and the ne3t date fi3ed for 24 ) 200@
-n 24 ) 200@, none for the com!lainant were !resent, Shri
#ritam Singh, Su!erintendent, -ffice of D#I and Shri 9ishal
Shingari, lerk was !resent The ommission noted that the
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two !ersons !resent were also !resent on the last occasion
ha'e made a com!letel" different re!ort regarding the status of
the re!ort The ommission found that the a!!licant has been
informed b" letter H ) 200@ that he should de!osit Rs 2?> !er
!age for 4) !ages so that the information can be su!!lied
The ommission obser'ed that it is rather strange that the fee
which is to be asked for under Section @ 7:8 of the *ct within :0
da"s of the recei!t of the reFuest, which was made on (ul"
20 2006, is now being sought after the issue of direction b" this
court on )& )) 2006, as 2H )) 2006 The ommission !ointedout section @ 768 wherein it is !ro'ided that the !erson making
reFuest for the information shall be !ro'ided information free of
charge where a !ublic authorit" fails to com!l" with the time
limit
The ommission concluded that the re!resentati'e of the #I-
ha'e been making false and misleading statements !ersonall"
and therefore, the" are hereb" gi'en an o!!ortunit" show
cause wh" action as s!ecified under section 20 should not be
taken against both of them and in case no e3!lanations are
filed and the" do not a!!ear, the action will be taken e3>!arte
Note: The com!lainant or on his behalf did not a!!ear on the threedates, e'en than the ommission heard this case under thes!irit of RTI
)0 Shri % R Singh 7Retd Q /8 com!lainant 9s #I- -?- (oint
Secretar", Irrigation De!tt , #un$ab 7 /o :4& of 20068
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-n 2) 0H 2006, the res!ondents stated that the information reFuired
b" the com!lainant is nor clear= otherwise the" are !re!ared to
!ro'ide the same The !recise information reFuired b" the
com!lainant was therefore confirmed b" this court and it is as
follows
7)8 It is a fact that the !lacement of the com!lainant in #S >IIhas been a!!ro'ed b" the ##S , on the basis of his !romotionto #S >II i e w e f & @ )H@)
728 It is a fact that the de!artment has filed an affida'it in the#un$ab Gar"ana Gigh ourt, in which it was stated that the
om!lainant among other !etitioners, has been !laced in #S >
II w e f the dates of their !romotion7:8 The reason for gi'ing effect to !romotion in #S >II w e f
H ) )HC2 instead of & @ )H@)
The ommission directed the res!ondent to su!!l" the abo'e
information to the com!laint within )& da"s of the recei!t of these
orders and the ne3t date fi3ed for )H )0 2006 for confirmation of
com!liance-n the ne3t date, the com!lainant was !resent, and on behalf of the
res!ondent, %s Garmindor 5aur, Sr *ssistant The defendant
re!resenting the #I- reFuested for more time for collecting the
information The ommission was of the 'iew that the reFuest for
additional time was not reasonable as the answers were to be
!ro'ided seems neither to long nor com!licated that the" could not
be gi'en within fifteen da"s which was allowed The commission
ordered that the #I- ? Shri Samir 5umar, I*S, S!ecial Secretar",
Irrigation De!tt , #un$ab is gi'en an o!!ortunit" of show cause on
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the ne3t date of hearing i e H )) 2006 as to wh" the !enalt" of Rs
2&0?> for each da" that the order of this court were not com!lied with
and the reFuired information was not gi'en to the com!lainant, till
the date that this is done, should not be im!osed u!on him
-n ne3t date H )) 2006, the com!lainant was !resent, whereas Shri
Samir 5umar, S!ecial Secretar" and Shri Sh"am Lal, De!ut"
Secretar" were !resent The commission obser'ed that the nature
of information reFuired b" the com!lainant being the same? similar of
all three cases 7/o 2H), :4& :468 and are being dealt with b"
this single order The com!lainant is not entirel" satisfied with theinformation which has been !ro'ided *s a result, the res!ondent
has been re'ised to come again closel" to scrutini ing the !oints
raised b" the com!lainant in the three cases and re'ised his re!l" to
ensure that the" are rele'ant and to the !oint The e3!lanation
submitted b" #I-, S!ecial Secretar" Irrigation for the dela" caused
in furnishing the reFuired information has been scrutini ed and
found to be satisfactor" and !roceedings initiated against him are
therefore dro!!ed The commission further ad'ised to the
res!ondent to furnish the rele'ant re!l" , where'er necessar", to the
com!lainant before the ne3t date of hearing fi3ed for )4 )2 2006
-n this date non on behalf of the com!lainant or res!ondent was!resent Since the res!ondent has informed the commission that
the re!lies to 2H), :4& :46 was alread" sent to the
com!lainant, the com!lainant is not !resent, no further action is
reFuired and the matter is dis!osed off
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)) Smt %an$it 5aur 9s #I-
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the !hotoco!ies of the recei!t from the com!lainant regarding the
si3 documents su!!lied to her and the co!" su!!lied to the ourt for
record the commission obser'ed that Smt %an$it 5aur has been
dul" informed about the hearing for 2C 0: :00@ and as she has not
turned u!, it is therefore !resumed that she has nothing to sa" and
thus the com!laint is therefore dis!osed off