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D r a f t M i n u t e s o f t h e M e e t i n g o f t h e C o m m i s si o n h e l d o n 13 . 9 .2 0 11

P r e s e n t :

A. Shri Satyananda Mishra, Chief Information Commissioner

B. Smt. Annapurna Dixit, Information Commissioner

C. Shri. M.L. Sharma, Information CommissionerD. Shri. Shailesh Gandhi, Information Commissioner

E. Shri B.B. Srivastava, Secretary and other officers assisted the Commission.

Ag e n d a -1: A d r a f t r e s o l u t i o n i n t h e w a k e o f s u r g e in a t t a c k o n t h e

RTI ac t ivi s t c i r cu l a t ed by IC(SG) .

The Central Information Commission expresses regret and takes note

of the reported killings of and assault on the RTI users across the country. The

Commission underlines the need to take urgent steps by the respectiveGovernments for the safety and protection of the RTI users. The Commission

strongly believes that it is the duty and responsibility of the respective

Governments to safeguard the life and liberty of the RTI users for which

purpose they should invoke the relevant penal provisions for the prevention

and detection of such heinous crimes.

2. This Commission, therefore, resolves that if it receives a complaintregarding assault or murder of an information seeker, it will examine the

pending RTI applications of the victim and order the concerned

Department(s) to publish the requested information suo motu on their

website as per the provisons of law.

3. This Commission also resolves that it will take proactive steps in

ascertaining the status of investigations/prosecutions of the cases involving

information seekers and endeavor to have these processes expedited.

Ag e n d a -2 : P r o g r e s s o n t h e Co n v e n t i o n , 2 0 11.

The Commission noted the progress on the forthcoming Convention.