THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005 APPLICATION FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION [For Central Govt.

information] Date: _________ To, Central Public Information Officer [CPIO] Dept/Office________________________ Address______________________________ 1. Name of Applicant: 2. Full Address: 3. Particulars of information required: As per reverse or attached annexure [Please give short background of matter and give serial number to queries]. In addition to requests at 3 above, 3A. Please also provide me file notings and action taken report on this application along with your reply. 3B. Please permit me to carry out inspection of relevant records, with an assistant of my choice. 3C Please provide certified extract from service rules which provide for departmental action against employees of your public authority for not complying with laws and rules enacted by Parliament or State Assembly. 3D. Please inform me date of last updating information under section 4.1.b [proactive disclosures] on your website with name, designation and office address [with email ID] of officer responsible for updating this information. 3E. Name, address, email ID, official mobile number and designation of Transparency Officer if any appointed as per CIC directives vide orders Nr CIC/AT/D/10/000111 dated 15.11.2010. If not appointed reasons on record be intimated to me. 3F. Present status of compliance with sections 4.1.a and 4.1.c of RTI Act by your public authority. By speed/regd. AD post

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3G. Name, address, email ID of Central Point created as directed per OM No. 1/32/2007-IR dated 14-11-2007 of DoPT, Govt of India, New Delhi. 4. Payment of filing fee: Postal Order [IPO] No. _____________for Rs.10/- is enclosed. OR since I could not locate exact name of payee etc I am enclosing blank IPO No. _______ with a request to fill in the details u/s 5.3 OR I am paying herewith Rs.10 in cash. [Delete not applicable] 5. Please rush the information to me by speed/registered post. I am an Indian citizen. Please reply in English. 06. No PIO is punished for providing information, but many are penalized for dodging it. 07. Information can be denied only u/s 8 or 9 as mandated in section 7.1 of RTI Act. I also append below extracts from CIC decisions: A] Through this Order the Commission now wants to send the message loud and clear that quoting provisions of Section 8 of the RTI Act ad libitum to deny the information requested for, by CPIOs/Appellate Authorities without giving any justification or grounds as to how these provisions are applicable is simply unacceptable and clearly amounts to malafide denial of legitimate information attracting penalties under section 20(1) of the Act.CIC/OK/A/2006/00163 dated 7 July, 2006. B] The PIO has to give the reasons for rejection of the request for information as required under Section 7(8)(i). Merely quoting the bare clause of the Act does not imply that the reasons have been given. The PIO should have intimated as to how he had come to the conclusion that rule 8(1)(j) was applicable in this case.CIC/OK/C/2006/00010 dated 7 July, 2006. 08. Please also peruse following decisions of CIC [available at www.rti.india.gov.in] in your own interest: CIC/WB/C/2007/00441 dated 25-01-2008 [ Central Bureau of Investigation] CIC/AT/A/2007/01502 dated 24-10-08 [LIC], No.519/IC(A)/2007 dated 06-02-07 [DoPT, GOI], CIC/SM/A/2010/000457 dated 01-04-2011, CIC/SM/A/2010/001027 dated 13-04-2011, CIC/SM/A/2010/000139 dated 16-12-2010, CIC/SM/A/2010/000320 dated 16-12-2010, CIC/SM/C/2010/000691 dated 30-08-2010 [RBI], CIC/SM/A/2010/000776 dated 20-12-2010, CIC/SM/C/2010/ 001196 dated 03-01- 2011, CIC/SM/C/2010/000002 & 220 dated 06-01-2011, CIC/SM/C/2009/000323 dated 19-04-2011, CIC/DS/A/2011/000220 dated 12-05-2011,

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No.CIC/SM/A/2010/001046 dated 31-05-2011, CIC/AT/C/2010/001403-DS dated 07-04-11 [SBI], CIC/AT/C/2010/001417-DS dated 07-04-2011 [SBI] CIC/SM/A/2011/000293/SG/12346Adjunct dated 07-07-2011 [DIG, CBI], CIC/WB/A/2009/001006, CIC/WB/A/2010/000186, 187, 317, 367SM CIC/SM/A/2011/000181, 182, 333, 334, 516, 765 dated 18-04-2011 [Supreme Court], CIC/SG/A/2011/001166+001171/12959Penalty dated 13-07-2011 CIC/AD/A/2011/901362 dated 20-07-2011 09. Redirecting this application to other CPIO within same public authority will amount to violation of a] sub sections 4 and 5 of section 5 of RTI Act b] directives issued by Government of India, DoPT, New Delhi as contained in its notification No.1/14/2008-IR dated 28-07-08 c] CIC decisions No 10/1/2005-cic dated 25-02-2006 and No. ICPB/C1/CIC/2006 dated 06-03-2006. C/PIO to whom application is submitted is duty bound to collect information from any source within the public authority in the world and to supply to the applicant. Transfer of RTI application within public authority is against provisions of RTI Act. Signature of Applicant: ____________ Encls: __________________________________________________ Notes: A] I add that an applicant under The RTI Act 2005 is also a consumer under The Consumer Protection Act 1986 as decided by National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi on 28-05-2009 in Revision Petition Nr. 1975 OF 2005. B] Non-compliance of RTI Act 2005 amounts to breach of fundamental rights of citizens under article 19.1.a of Constitution and also violation of human rights as per article 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 to which India is a signatory. _______________________________________________________________ Short guidelines for applying: 1. Decide exact information you desire to have with period etc. This is important part of application. Do not ask questions but seek information. 2. Locate exact CPIO/ACPIO and his address of concerned Govt. office by visiting RTI link in website of relevant ministry/dept/undertaking etc or by visiting/contacting on phone local office of PA.

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3. If you cannot get it as above, address application to CPIO of Head Office/ministry to whom the information may pertain. He will mail to correct CPIO within five days of receipt of your application. 4. Make IPO of Rs.10/- in favour of Accounts Officer of the office to whom you are applying or as directed on web-site. Make it payable at the place where you are submitting application. For example if you are applying to Ministry of HRD, New Delhi make IPO payable to Accounts Officer, Ministry of HRD payable at New Delhi. If in doubt attach blank IPO. If you are under BPL, you need not pay Rs.10/-. Just enclose self-attested photocopy of BPL card/certificate. In case you are in doubt please keep blank name of payee and payable at columns of IPO. 5. Attach self-attested photocopies of papers, which you think would help locate the information by CPIO. 6. Retain photocopy of entire set including IPO etc. Mail by speed/regd. AD post. Avoid courier/hand delivery. Usually RTI applicants are not welcome at govt. offices. 7. You can deposit RTI application with Post Master of Head Post Office of District place and pay Rs.10 in cash towards filing fee. Obtain acknowledgement with seal, date and signature from Post Master on photocopy of RTI application. You will save on postal charges. 7. Pay charges to CPIO when requested by him by bank draft/pay order/IPO towards photocopying charges @Rs.2/- per A-4 size paper if you have asked for copies of record etc. Information on CD will cost Rs.50/- per CD. 10. If you do not receive reply within 40 days of mailing [including postal delay], prepare to file first appeal. You have 30 days time from the date when information should have reached you, for filing first appeal. For first appeal please refer RTI link of www.jps50.blogspot.com 11. If you receive reply and are not satisfied with it, then within 30 days of receipt of reply by you, you should file first appeal as above. J. P. Shah, Junagadh-Gujarat 09924106490

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