Right To Information Act 2005

Aditya Sood 1011502

Jyothis John 1011520

Siddharth Tamang 1011539

CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSIONThe Central Information Commission is an autonomous body set up to inquire into complaints received from citizens • You can complain that you have been refused access to

information. You can also complain about how the public authority has handled your request, for instance;

• failure to respond to your request within 30 working days (or failure to explain why an extension to the 45 days is needed)

• failure to give you proper advice and help within the stipulated time

• failure to give information in the form in which you asked for it

• failure to properly explain reasons for refusing your request, for instance if the public authority believes that giving you information would harm a criminal investigation

HOW IS CCI CONSTITUTED?

1. Central Information Commission to be constituted by the Central Government through a Gazette Notification. 2. Commission includes I Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 Information Commissioners (IC) who will be appointed by the President of India. 3. Oath of Office will be administered by the President of India according to the form set Out in the First Schedule. 3. Commission shall have its Headquarters in Delhi. Other offices may be established in other parts of the country with the approval of the Central Government. 4. Commission will exercise its powers without being subjected to directions by any other authority.

WHAT INFORMATION DOES THE CIC NEED?

• name and address of the appellant• name and address of the Central Public

Information Officer against the decision of whom the appeal is preferred;

• particulars of the order including number, if any, against which the appeal is preferred

• brief facts leading to the appeal

CONT.• if the appeal is preferred against deemed refusal,

the particulars of the application, including number and date and name and address of the Central Public Information Officer to whom the application was

• prayer of relief sought;• grounds for the prayer or relief; verification by the

appellant; and• any other information which the Commission may

deem necessary for deciding the appeal

STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONS

11 Kerala 200512 Gujarat 200513 Chattisgarh 200514 Haryana 200515 Punjab 200516 Tripura 200517 Andhra Pradesh 200518 Uttaranchal 200519 Meghalaya 200520 West Bengal 2005

1. Tamil Nadu 19772. Goa 19773. Rajasthan 20004. Karnataka

20005. Delhi 20016. Maharashtra 20027. Assam 20028. M P 20039. J&K 200410. Orissa 2005

POWERS OF CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION

• summoning and enforcing attendance of persons, compelling them to give oral or written evidence on oath and to produce documents or things

• requiring the discovery and inspection of documents

• receiving evidence on affidavit• requisitioning public records or copies from any

court or office issuing• summons for examination of witnesses or

documents any other matter which may be prescribed.

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ParticularsInformation to be provided by the information seeker

1 Name

2 Nationality / citizenship

3 Permanent addressPhone :Email ID:

4 Address for correspondencePhone :Email ID:

5 Details of information required(If necessary a separate sheet may be attached)

6 Details of application fee paidDemand Daft No. & dateAmount Drawn in favor of

LIST OF LANDMARK CASES

• People’s Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) And Another, Petitioner V. Union Of

India And Another, With Lok Satta And Others, V. Union Of India, 2003(001) SCW 2353 SC • 2. Union Of India V. Association For Democratic Reforms And Another,

With People's Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) And Another, V. Union Of India And Another, 2002(005) SCC 0361SC • 3. Union Of India And Others, V. Motion Picture Association And Others,

1999(006) SCC 0150 SC • 4. Dinesh Trivedi, M.P. And Others V. Union Of India And Others,

1997(004) SCC 0306SC

• 5. Tata Press Ltd., V. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited And Others, 1995(005) SCC 0139 SC • 6. Secretary, Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. Of India, And Others, V. Cricket Association Of Bengal And Others, 1995(002) SCC 0161 SC • 7. Life Insurance Corporation Of India, V. Prof. Manubhai D. Shah, 1992 (003) SCC 0637 SC • 8. Reliance Petrochemicals Ltd., V. Proprietors Of Indian Express Newspapers, Bombay Pvt. Ltd. And Others, 1988 (004) SCC 0592 SC • 9. Sheela Barse, V. State Of Maharashtra, 1987 (004) SCC 0373 SC • 10. Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Private Ltd., And Others, V. Union Of

India And Others, 1985 (001) SCC 0641 SC • 11. S.P. Gupta vs. Union of India , MANU/SC/0080/