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| Circular number | No. CIC/AT/A/2006/000662 |
|---|---|
| Date | 2008-04-29 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
If there is a relationship between the information held by public authority addressed and the public authority that holds information, citizen can rightly expect PIO to forward it to appropriate public authority – Section 6(3).
<!-- Slide number: 1 --> # ROLE OF Central Public Information Officer & 1st Appellate Authority UNDER Right to Information Act 2005  <!-- Slide number: 2 --> # DIFFICULT -TERRINS  UNSETTLED LEGAL CONCEPTS  PIO      POOR RECORD MANAGEMENT SHORTAGE OF INFRASTUCTURE   VOLUMINOS QUERIES <!-- Slide number: 3 -->  <!-- Slide number: 4 --> Duties of PIO Receiving the request Scrutinizing Transferring to other PIO / other Public Authority Seeking information from concerned officials Making Decision on Personal Information Third Party information Compiling & Replying within permitted time <!-- Slide number: 5 --> # Qualification of PIO QUALIFICATION NOT PERESCRIBED AS MANY PIOs AS NEEDED SHOULD BE A GAZETTED OFFICER IF NEED BE CAN APPOINT AN APIO <!-- Slide number: 6 --> # Vague /absurd request PIO TO CALL REQUESTER CLEAR CONFUSIONS EVEN IF NO SUBSTANCE - REPLY <!-- Slide number: 7 --> # Request in official capacity Sec-3: All citizen have right to information. GS, Kerala People’s Forum request denied by PIO Denied by PIO as Kerala people’s Forum is not citizen. Vide order No. CIC/AT/A/2006/000662 Dt.06.03.07 upheld the decision of PIO. Request for Information in letter head by an individual cannot be denied. [Ms. J.D. Sahay v/s Ministry of Finance/NDLS-CIC/AT/A/2008/00027-Dt. February 6, 2009] <!-- Slide number: 8 --> # APPLICATION WITHOUT FEE PIO to inform requester to remit application fee of Rs. 10/- if not received with request. No such fee will be charged from the person residing BPL as per section 7(5) Not to reject request if excess amount paid <!-- Slide number: 9 --> # FEE NOT THROUGH PROPER MODE IPO in name of wrong authority. Requester informed. No denial of information. Requester to remit fee in name of authority specified by PIO. [CICWB/C/2008/00258/SG/1698 Mr. Kishore Kumar v/s. PIO/Vigilance Department/MCD/NDLS Dt.16/02/09.] <!-- Slide number: 10 --> # Information already in public domain Information like Act, Rules, etc. already in public domain and are easily accessible. No obligation to PIO to furnish the same. [Ashish Khare v/s Fishery Survey of India-CIC/AT/2006/00336. Dt.25.10.06.] However, information available website, request to be considered. (CIC/OK/A/2006/00046 -02.05.06) <!-- Slide number: 11 --> # VOLUMINOUS QUERIES Upheld PIO’s advise to requester to come to and inspect concerned file and authorized to take photocopies of documents on payment of prescribed fee.[S. Kalyanasundaram V/s Southern Railway-No.CIC/OK/A/2007/01437 / 29 April 2008] Disproportionately diverting resources. Commission asked requester to prioritize the issues to not more than 5 to 6. [Mr.L.Arputharaj v/sSouthern Railway, Ponmalai -CIC/OK/A/ 2008/ 00906-AD -Dated June 18, 2009 <!-- Slide number: 12 --> # VOLUMINOUS QUERIES EXCEPTIONAL APPROACH : Several types of information for so many years requested. PIO supplied some information, which were readily available, and informed requester that to compile & supply extra person has to be engaged & emoluments will work out to Rs.23,593/-. There would be additional cost involved for sending staff to other stations for collecting information. Commission’s Order : Directed requester to : (i) scale down his request for information and make it more limited, so that the information can be compiled easily by the respondents; or (ii) to accept the offer of the respondents to visit the office for himself, go through the records, an get photocopies of the documents ;or (iii) pay the amount asked for by the Department . K.R. Ram Kumar v/s S Railway /CIC/OK/A/2007/01430-30/04/ 2008. <!-- Slide number: 13 --> # If information is given to comply with the provisions of other Acts/Rules,PIO cannot ignore request for providing it under RTI. [Mr. Mahavir Prasad
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