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Is the "information" to be given in "original form" or to be created from many documents as per the requirements of the person seeking information under RTI-2005

2007-08-22 06:28:17 · 2 answers · asked by A.T. 2 in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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Section 6 of THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 provides (1) A person, who desires to obtain any information under this Act, shall make a request in writing or through electronic means in English or Hindi or in the official language of the area in which the application is being made, accompanying such fee as may be prescribed, to—

(a) the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, of the concerned public authority;
(b) the Central Assistant Public Information Officer or State Assistant Public Information Officer, as the case may be,

specifying the particulars of the information sought by him or her:

Provided that where such request cannot be made in writing, the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall render all reasonable assistance to the person making the request orally to reduce the same in writing.
(2) An applicant making request for information shall not be required to give any reason for requesting the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for contacting him.

(3) Where an application is made to a public authority requesting for an information,—
(i) which is held by another public authority; or
(ii) the subject matter of which is more closely connected with the functions of another public authority,

the public authority, to which such application is made, shall transfer the application or such part of it as may be appropriate to that other public authority and inform the applicant immediately about such transfer:

Provided that the transfer of an application pursuant to this sub-section shall be made as soon as practicable but in no case later than five days from the date of receipt of the application.
As clearly stated here there is no such provision regarding any particular format to be used to get the required information, only thing mentioned here is that an application should be made in English or Hindi or any official language of the area specifying the particulars of the information sought, secondly it should be accompanied such a fee as prescribed & thirdly personal details those that may be necessary for contacting him. Hope this information is sufficient for your quire!

2007-08-22 16:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by vijay m Indian Lawyer 7 · 5 0

I'd need a little more info to help.

2007-08-22 07:23:34 · answer #2 · answered by Chief Yellow Horse 4 · 0 0

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