Chief Information Commission and its state counterparts have an unwritten rule about not penalising erring public information officers who discourage RTI applicants.
The RTI Act 2005 is not maintained in the District Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh State The details of PIO and remittance particular upon the name of the Officer was not published to the public and the official website of the Collector NIC is completely closed or blocked to the public.
It is the Supreme Court, not the Government, which is the biggest enemy of RTI Act. It resolutely refuses to fully come under the scope of the RTI. Recently, I had applied under RTI for copies of pleadings in a concluded case in the supreme court. It was not confidential information, affecting anyone’s personal right. Being case record, it was a public document. The CPIO rejected with a cryptic letter directing me to apply under The Supreme Court Rules, 2013. The first appellate authority simply repeated the same order, Neither would say, why an application was not maintainable under RTI Act, when it was not a exempt information under Section 8 of the Act, nor covered in the Schedule to the Act. Now, my appeal is pending in the CIC Delhi. Through and through, everyone concerned with RTI in any manner act irresponsibly. There are no adverse consequences at all on the CPIOs or First Appellate Authorities for flouting the law.
I think article written in very mild language whereas, Information commissioner belentatly flouting the provisions of RTI Act by harrassing the information seekers instead penalizing the CPIO for defaults.
I think article written in very mild language whereas, Information commissioner belentatly flouting the provisions of RTI Act by harrassing the information seekers instead penalizing the CPIO for defaults.
The RTI Act 2005 is not maintained in the District Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh State The details of PIO and remittance particular upon the name of the Officer was not published to the public and the official website of the Collector NIC is completely closed or blocked to the public.
PIOs has 101 of excuses to dilute the RTI Application.No remedy against dilution.
It is the Supreme Court, not the Government, which is the biggest enemy of RTI Act. It resolutely refuses to fully come under the scope of the RTI. Recently, I had applied under RTI for copies of pleadings in a concluded case in the supreme court. It was not confidential information, affecting anyone’s personal right. Being case record, it was a public document. The CPIO rejected with a cryptic letter directing me to apply under The Supreme Court Rules, 2013. The first appellate authority simply repeated the same order, Neither would say, why an application was not maintainable under RTI Act, when it was not a exempt information under Section 8 of the Act, nor covered in the Schedule to the Act. Now, my appeal is pending in the CIC Delhi. Through and through, everyone concerned with RTI in any manner act irresponsibly. There are no adverse consequences at all on the CPIOs or First Appellate Authorities for flouting the law.
I think article written in very mild language whereas, Information commissioner belentatly flouting the provisions of RTI Act by harrassing the information seekers instead penalizing the CPIO for defaults.
I think article written in very mild language whereas, Information commissioner belentatly flouting the provisions of RTI Act by harrassing the information seekers instead penalizing the CPIO for defaults.