Table of Contents
- 1 What information Cannot be provided under RTI?
- 2 What type of questions Cannot be asked in RTI?
- 3 What information can be asked under RTI?
- 4 What is the time limit to get the information under RTI Act?
- 5 Is RTI confidential?
- 6 Can we ask why in RTI?
- 7 Is it possible to get information from the government without RTI?
- 8 What is Section 3 of the RTI Act?
- 9 How long does it take for RTI to be received?
What information Cannot be provided under RTI?
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that the disclosure of personal information, which has no relation to any public activity or interest and revelation of which can cause “unwarranted invasion” into the privacy of an individual, cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
What type of questions Cannot be asked in RTI?
You may only ask for specific information under RTI Act, 2005 rather than questioning the action of public authority. ‘ The RTI act does not state that queries must not be answered, nor does it stipulate that prefixes such as ‘why, what, when and whether’ cannot be used.
When public information officer is not bound to provide the information under Right to Information Act?
If an applicant is not supplied information within the prescribed time of thirty days or 48 hours, as the case may be, or is not satisfied with the information furnished to him, he may prefer an appeal to the first appellate authority who is an officer senior in rank to the Public Information Officer.
What information can be asked under RTI?
The type of information which may be obtained is defined under section 2 (f) of the Act as any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, log books, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and …
What is the time limit to get the information under RTI Act?
RTI Time Limit: Time Limit to get information under RTI Act, 2005. Section 7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005 obliges PIO to provide information within 30 days (in normal case)/48 hours (in case the information sought for pertains to life and liberty of a person) of the receipt of request for information.
Can RTI application be sent by email?
Citizens can make a phone call to a call centre where their recorded voice will become their RTI application, and the fee will be charged in their telephone bill. “The original application can be sent via email, and the fee of Rs10 can be sent through postal order whose number will be in the email.
Is RTI confidential?
When a citizen is seeking information about his own case, there is no intrusion into the privacy of his case for denying the information. A personal information must be saved from being made public by the public authority which happens to receive such information.
Can we ask why in RTI?
If the asked question or reason qualifies to be information under RTI Act, then definitely we can ask such question or reason.
How can I get RTI exam result?
How should I write my Answer Copy RTI?
- Marks obtained by applicant.
- Cut-off Marks for that exam.
- Certified copy of evaluated answer script.
- Model answer script used to evaluate.
- Guide(s) provided to evaluators.
- Time and place where answer scripts were inspected.
Is it possible to get information from the government without RTI?
But that is purely voluntary and should not be confused with any obligation under the RTI Act.” Accordingly, you can get all information, except information pertaining to section 8 & 9 of the RTI Act, from government that is available and existing. I will clarify this further with examples: You can ask government to provide following information:
What is Section 3 of the RTI Act?
Section 3: Right to Information: Subject to the provisions of this Act, all citizens shall have the right to information. Thus, it is clear from section 3 of the RTI Act that citizen can not get every information but only those information that are in line with the provisions of the RTI Act.
What is RTI and why is it revolutionary?
It is termed revolutionary because it opens government organisations up for scrutiny. Equipped with knowledge about RTI, a common man can demand any government agency to furnish information. The organisation is bound to provide the information, that too within 30 days, failing which the officer concerned is slapped with a monetary fine.
How long does it take for RTI to be received?
As per law, the RTI information should be provided in 30 days. However, sometimes government records are misplaced or missing. Or the agency you’ve written to needs to co- ordinate with another department to provide you the information you want. In such situations, the information may take more than 30 days to arrive.