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State Public Information Officer, Sub Registrar (Society Registration) Information solicited: 1.Please provide the copy of registration certificate for Locality Resident Association of.......................at...............................with Shri..........................as President and as.................................Secretary. (As a member you have the right to seek same information from your society without spending single paisa)

Never enter into useless correspondence with lethargic authorities without a cause. The more they drag, the more advantageous position you are placed. Write a polite letter stating in the personal name of FAA (DO) such FAA hearings given, canceled in a table form and also seek inspection of the file PRIOR TO HEARING as the file notings can be noted to note a day to day status and action taken on the application. (I always wonder why it is necessary and what we can do with that information under RTI when the issue is pending on record, I find several PIOs getting irritated and felt as though they are being questioned by applicants like their auditors)

What can you do by knowing that information? Such displaced families are more, the affected people are many, there was no problem as everyone was accommodated. They have a powerful union/association and they have links to know status and developments themselves as they are concerned. Jump into the fray, only when you can bring a change through logical conclusion and do not expose yourself on petty things that cannot make any difference. Do not think that your repeated representations are of no use, get them solved through the interference of welfare association and meeting concerned officials in a group. In police, discipline is the priority, and I have not come across any broad-minded superior who considers their subordinates are also citizens. Our actions should bring results and should not drag us to further problems. Still, if you wanted to go on hunting for the information, seek such information as follows: Information solicited: 1. Please provide the reasons on the record for the abnormal delay in commencing housing project for police quarters at................................................ 2.The present status and plan of action to complete the quarters within a time frame.

Let the answer come from KIC. Apply for such information in prescribed format with such adhesive court fee stamp of Rs.10/- Brief facts. The website of Karnataka Information Commission for proactive disclosure under section 4(1)(b)(x) the site showed the message"The origin server did not find a current representation for the target resource or is not willing to disclose that one exists." Information solicited.1. Is it not mandatory to disclose monthly remuneration of officer/employees of the Commission under RTI as per 4(1)(b)(x). (Voluntary disclosure) 2. Please provide specific exemptions if any to KSIC alone.

No uniform format has been prescribed. Her attendance is also not needed. That is just a formality. Please mail a copy in advance and retain one copy with you for showing it to Commission.. Before .................Information commission,..................... File No: Against: SPIO,........................ Appellant:..................................... Authorisation letter for representing the appellant for hearing on..................... Appellant humbly submits that she could not attend hearing on.........................and hereby authorizes her husband Sri................................for representing her and submitting the grounds of appeal and praying for such remedies under RTI Act. He may be permitted to attend the hearing on the basis of this authorization letter Shri ............................Signs as.................................................................... Appellant

Certainly, you have done a crime. But your motive is not for any unlawful gain to you or unlawful loss to anyone. Though your friend's letter can not erase/wipe your crime, he is the affected person, and if he has no objection, nothing can happen to you. Do not fear and always use your own name. If you are worried about your safety, request your friend to sign his name as an applicant. Keep silent and nothing can happen. Never do that again.

Make all attempts, do not assume things, let them state their objections if any. Continue your efforts and do not get doubts as you are not investing any huge amounts. It costs only Rs.22/- for a Registered post.

This forum is dedicated community forum for guidance in seeking information from Public authorities under RTI Act. JIO being a private entity is beyond ambit of RTI Act. Make a registered notice to customer care , under copy to TRAI... Wait for a month and then file a complaint before District Consumer forum for deficiency of service claiming refund and compensation for harassment. You need not spend more than Rs.200/- for this complaint if you appear as party in person.

Referring the subject may I / I need to seek the information of persons with the details of their names and addresses served with the subject notices/involved in number of criminal cases.. To the police station near to me. Sent from my vivo 1606 using RTI INDIA mobile app

Make a complaint to IC in a tabulated form. To .... IC.... Respected Sir, Reg: Non compliance of IC orders reference....................dt.. ..by SPIO...........................Appellant:............................(full address) After the decision, PIO has provided incomplete information deliberately to harass me. ___________________________________________________________________________ Information solicited......................Provided by PIO after IC orders. Information not provided. _______)1______________________________2___________________________3_____________________ Please admit this letter as complaint and direct SPIO to provide complete information as per application, and as per Column No.3. Complainant. Copy to SPIO, Copy to FAA File another RTI and seeking information on dates of deducting the penalty, and disciplinary action taken against SPIO.

When PIO says that records are destroyed, one can not force PIO. I have not heard the term'frozen'. If you want to proceed further, ask FAA to direct SPIO to provide that column/entry in the destruction of records that state the destruction, and also the copy of extract manual that states of retention period. Please inform your specific query to PIO for clarity.

I can see that SC judgement of 2009 (CIVIL APPEAL No.22 OF 2009) held that service record book between employer and employee is a private matter but CIC decisions CIC/AD/A/2012/00287 dated 13.05.2013 and CIC/AD/A/2012/00287 dated 03.02.2011 have ordered for service record book of a government employee sbe given. What is the present scenario in this case? I have sought the service record book of a police officer and I am filing second appeal Is there any other judgements or anything else that I need to know ?

It is at your discretion. The time frame for filing under Sec.19 has to be followed. Within 90 days from receiving FAA orders. Go for second appeals only if the information is really urgent and important.

Immediately issue a Registered notice to Principal seeking for returning of all originals with in a week, make a copy of this letter to AICTE Secretary, Higher Education, Karnataka and UGC also There are several past queries and replies. Kindly go through them for more guidance. EX: Open the link https://rtiindia.org/forums/topic/146050-hi-my-name-is-gouspeer-k/ If the link is not operating search in Forum -my-name-is-gouspeer query.

Brief facts on the information sought: Disqualified contractor by GWSSB now being awarded such contracts...Sri................. Information solicited: 1. Please provide me the certified copy of punishment imposed on such contractor stating his disqualification. 2. Please provide copies of entire correspondence on such inquiry report, office notes, contractor's submissions, and authority's permission to lift the ban and reward him with further contracts. 3. Please provide exact reasons on the record for lifting the ban on such disqualified contractor and such final orders.

First, collect all such historical background and prepare a good article. As the preparation of the article takes more time and research file RTI Application Central Public Information Officer and seek information as follows; Brief facts: Declaration of Monument for protection under the Archaeological site. Monument at...................... Information solicited; 1. Please provide a copy of that order/notification that states of specific norms /guidelines/directives to protect a monument under Archaeological site. 2. Please provide as to whether department received any requests for the above-stated monument as protected. 3. If not what can be done for getting it protected for its historical significance. There were 141 posts from you alone from the last four months in this forum. It is not known as to how many such applications met with success and what larger public interest those applications really served. Unless you prepare success stories and keep media in touch you cannot succeed on those issues.

What is the purpose of posting this information in the forum dedicated to RTI and not concerned with any Govt organizations? Mobilize a group and submit such petition to local authorities. The situation in 1980 may be different as there may not be protected water supply, but the situation might have been changed a lot and residents may be receiving drinking water through taps. This case is the same in all villages after providing drinking water facility, and those wells if not used naturally polluted even without such sewage. Was there any inconvenience to the public? Whether drinking water is being provided by authorities to each home in the locality? How to keep well water safe for drinking without anyone using the same? Who is responsible for this? Are those residents that consumed the well water for many decades can not voluntarily contribute to the development of well? Is it possible for any Government for keeping a watchman for every well? Who was using that well as garbage bin? Were there not responsible citizens that can donate a display board no to use the same as a garbage bin, or collect donations for cleaning and removing silt? What is the distance between this well and sewage plant and that this well is being polluted with such water? Do not blame the Govt and always blame the public. Govt can only use funds but can not make the citizen's attitude any better. These are the issues.

File another first appeal writing on top as ADDENDUM TO FIRST APPEAL. Addendum to First Appeal dt.1st Jun, 2019. (First Appeal dt.....received by FAA on 28-05-2019, pending with FAA, FAA orders not received till to-day) Against: State Public Information officer,............................. Appellant:......................................................... Brief facts: Applicant has solicited information on ...........and it was received by SPIO on 22-04-2019 2. As SPIO has not provided information the first appeal was filed on .....................and received by FAA on 28-05-2019 3. After receipt of the first appeal, SPIO has on 21-05-2089 posted on................stated that he can not reply to question in RTI Application raised in impetus as per Sec.2f. 4.As FAA has not decided the first appeal and delivered order this addendum to be treated as the First Appeal. GROUNDS for Appeal: This appellant is only aware of the following section relevant to PIO. Sec (7) (1) Subject to the provision of Sec. (2) of Section (5) to the proviso the subsection (d) of Section 6, the Central Public Information officer or state public information officer, as the case may be, on receipt of a request under sec.6 shall as expeditiously as possible and in any case within 30 days of receipt of the request. EITHER provide the information on payment of such fee as may be prescribed or REJECT the request for any of the reasons specified in Sec.8 and Sec.9" The denial should be only under Sec.8 or Sec.9 supported with such justification as per umpteen CIC/SIC decisions. PIO has neither provided information nor denied information and invented a new clause that was not stated in RTI for denial of information, which is highly improper and shows sheer negligence of a statutory obligation. Hence this first appeal, in the larger public interest as the information is not exempted under RTI and is available in material form. PRAYER: Appellant prays for directions to SPIO for providing the information free of cost as expeditiously as possible. Applicant.

Make a simple application to SAG and seek one sentence information from them. 1)Please provide the reasons for not bringing into public use prepared ground and other facilities like Gym and indoor facilities at ,,,,,,,,,,, My presumption is election code for the inauguration is stopping them as a committee has to be formed for managing such facilities.

File RTI Application to State Public Information Officer, District Educational Officer, Baroda as per the format prescribed by Gujarat state and seek information as follows: Information solicited: 1. Please provide any directives/guidelines that states of possible action against teachers in regular employment conducting coaching centers/tutorials neglecting their duties

Please remember that only citizens are entitled to get information under RTI Act. If NGO president wishes to seek information, he can apply as follows: Mr. X.....(Signature) President Y Organisation, Address of Y organization.

Regd post. The principal, ---------College Respected Sir, Reg: Returning of original mark lists, qualification certificates to.......................................of..........(.*year)........Roll No..... I hereby request you for returning of all my original certificates deposited with the college for verification within 15 days from receipt of this request, as per UGC/HRD/AICTE notifications,. As my several oral requests were neglected by Administrative staff, this request in writing. Please treat this as notice. My mobile No is:....................................and a message can be sent for collecting them at a date convenient to your staff. Yours faithfully, ..................... Copy to UGC, New Delhi, Copy to Ministry of HRD, New Delhi.

My wife has got a notice for second appeal hearing which i had filed on her behalf. I want to join the hearing along with her. the notice says that "The appellant/complainant may present his/her case(s) in person or through his/her duly authorized representative". Is there any format for giving authorization to me from her so that i can join the hearing along with her. And after authorization, will we both be able to join or will it be only one of us?

The forum is confined to guiding members under RTI Act and members can not draft such complaints and offer secretarial services on such disproportionate assets etc., without facts, figures and purpose. There is no prescribed format. You can just write a complaint stating such salary of the official, designation, and a number of years of service he has completed. Give a list of assets and market value, date of acquisition and give the total value of assets. Justify your complaint comparing with his take-home pay x years of service minus 30% minimum sustenance = Maximum salary that can be saved. Ex: to Supdt of Police, ACB or CVC or...relevant authority. The complaint is against Sri........................designation...............presently working at..............................on his disproportionate assets. 1. The official's take-home pay as on was Rs......, and he has completed .....years of service., and the maximum savings cannot exceed Rs............ 2. The following is a list of assets. Nature of asset.....Probable date of acquisition......location with the number....Approximate value in lakhs. a b c d Total. 3.As a sincere employee cannot acquire such assets without resorting to corruption, this complaint for an investigation into his acquisition of disproportionate assets in the larger public interest. Complainant.

As usual, make a complaint to the Ministry of Shipping by Regd. post and follow it up with RTI on the status of your complaint.

Every vehicle that is permitted by RTO states the number of passengers, weight, checks carried out and must display in painting in the vehicle or outside the vehicle, etc. In case of violations, a complaint can be filed by RTO mentioning the Registration vehicle no.... There may be routine checks on high ways both by Police dept., and every year by RTO for fitness certificate. First, get the details from RTO through certified copies and then report violations. Information solicited: 1. Please provide terms and conditions that a transport vehicle (Passenger/goods transport) should maintain as per the sanction of route permits. such as seating capacity, cargo, first aid box fitness certificate etc,

Description of Information Required: 1. In-accordance with the provision of section 2(j)(i) of the RTI Act, kindly provide me with an inspection of XX documents. Please note that, during the process of aforesaid inspection, I shall select the required information, kindly do provide me with a certified photocopy of such selected information on the payment of prescribed fees.

Sri Avinash garu, you are right. , the matter has been posted in the forum to have the expert opinion and to provide information in proper way to you, as it was not done earlier. regards Vikram

In this forum, both PIOs and citizens are treated the same and the spirit of RTI Act is important. Forum is always impartial and members are guiding only on precedents. I appreciate the sincerity of PIO member/FAA as they wish to know the correct position, without denying information on invented grounds and seeking clarification. These kinds of gestures to learn more reduces burden both at FAA and Second appeal level. 1. There are different forms of seeking information. ( like Information in letter form, inspection, copies, and certified copies ) If the information was sought in the form of certified copies, it should be given only in that form. In this specific case, website information downloading is not difficult, but the applicant can not get such certified copies as applications are never uploaded. There are several instances, whenever certain information is required on such card holders, Civil supplies department deleted such information from the website. Advising applicant to download is not improper but not correct without confirming himself whether all that information is really available in the website or not. In one sentence: When certified copies are solicited, PIO has to provide certified copies only. 2. Any document that is received by Public authority to avail welfare schemes becomes a Public record with authority and it is no more personal information. PIO must provide such information in the larger public interest as those citizens not deserving such benefits should not avail Govt subsidy schemes. (But in several cases filed by me they have never provided such information and the stock answer is records not traceable, name deleted) 2. Like any other public record, as the information is not exempted, the documents should be provided to the applicant.

You may file two such same RTI applications once again, one in your name, and another in the name of your friend. The one that is filed by you would be signed by you and the other which is filed in the name of your friend would be signed by him. The RTI applications would be exactly the same. Let the PIO pursue his point of view, at the same time, you too pursue your point of view (i.e. first appeal, second appeal, complaint etc.) for seeking the requested information.

Remember there were never restrictions in RTI Act in seeking any information and those exemptions with justification must be stated by PIO with his denial of information. Seek information as a right for any public record, if it is denied, before going for appeal come back for guidance. and prepare a pucca first appeal.

You have such burning in your heart and certainly, you can learn more lessons out of these dilatory tactics to evade the law. Next time take as many photographs as possible with all locations, send them through whats app to the commissioner. After a day search those banners and send photograph after such claim. Removing banner is a different thing, but taking action is the law. Insist and demand what action was taken for the erection of such banners illegally. For example, someone was caught while pickpocketing and that pickpocket returned the purse, can you say that there is no crime involved as money was returned. NO...Some action has to be taken for persistent violations. Next time prepare the complaint pucca and do not give scope for such evasive replies from MC. The next time file a PIL direct to HC. I know that your MADRAS HC is serious about these violations and came strong on such violations at Madhurai and other places.

Go for first appeal.as follows: First Appeal dt.....under RTI Act Before:First Appellate Authority,.... Against: PIO........ Appellant:.............................. Brief facts: RTI Application filed on...... PIO provided incomplete, incorrect information vide his letter ref No... Grounds for appeal: PIO has not provided full and correct information. Enclosed details in Annexure. Prayer: Appellant prays for directions to PIO for providing the full and correct information as expeditiously as possible free of cost. Appellant: Annexure to first appeal dt... ___________________________________________________________________________ Information solicited: Provided.....................Not provided against which this first appeal filed now _________1_________________2_________________________3_______________________ 1 2 3 4 thereon. _____________________________________________________________________________

Members can only guide. Please post your query in open forum, as you have raised the same post "can you help" and I have sent a detailed reply. We shall always try with all sincerity.

Investigate into the background of such officer and his financial status, his monthly salary and total assets he has acquired till today, and it's value location, estimate his total income less minimum 33% consumption needs, and whether it is possible to acquire all assets with that value and then file complaint before Anti Corruption dept., with such statement complaining of disproportionate assets in case of state govt and CVC in case of Central Government. For example, his present salary is R.50,000/ and he was working for 10 years his total salary may be Rs.6 lakhs. minus Rs.2 lakhs for maintaining the family and at the most he can save Rs.4 lakhs.. If salary is the only source of income, if he acquired Rs.50 lakh flat without any bank finance, it reflects disproportionate assets. Make homework and elicit such information from his subordinates without stating about your proposed complaint.. Those persons who are subjected to harassment may help you. But, it is my practical experience that those corrupt officials are always cordial with subordinates and treat subordinates very kindly so that they may not turn against him in such ACB cases. Such harassment is internal affair and 90% of the employee's complaint that their bosses harassment, and many of those workers may not be hard working. It is not relevant to you, as employees have their union and they got groups and they know how to tackle such bosses. Do not blindly believe subordinates as the complainant may be liable for irresponsible complaints against public servants.

Please think practically. There is no proof as to when the banners were displayed and PIO may state that the banners were displayed after his visit. You may be seeing in all Chennai streets, whenever some police officer visits, the shops on footpath shifts immediately and after their exit, they come back and settle at their original places. The query So can I penalize the PIO for providing false and incorrect information. appears as immature to me. Please go through Sec.19 and 20 of RTI Act in Tamil. Citizen's right is only for getting information through the application, first appeal, and the second appeal. Citizen is not having such powers for the penalty against PIO. You can only pray IC and as IC is a practical bureaucrat himself, understands the issue, and supports PIO and never penalize him. Ordering penalty is rarest of the rare case and the issue is between PIO and IC and the appellant has no right to rule.

Thanks for the feedback RBI directives are Advisory in nature or as guidelines or directives and depending on such issue. You can only find pieces of advice that Banks must communicate about changes to borrowers. But how to communicate (method of communication) is a big question? RBI do not involve in these advisory matters, but these circulars help borrowers if they file consumer complaint before Consumer forums for deficiency of services..

File Addendum to first appeal as you have not received FAA orders. State the grounds as incomplete information and atleast PIO should provide such certified copy as solicited in No.1 query as it was admitted that investigation is under progress. Even after 14 years, it is still painful to note that an authority like Chennai Police, are not aware of basics in RTI Act, as there was no RTI designation and further appeal procedures as mandated under RTI Act. As I understand from JC that Investigation is in progress and final report not prepared. Mere suo motu cognizance certificate was filed before NHRC. PIO cannot provide information without the completion of the report. Keep the matter pending for the present. If you are sure that JC has reported to CP and then to NHRC, you can file RTI Application and can seek such details from either CP or NHRC. Information solicited: 1)Please provide me the copy of the report submitted by Joint commissioner to Commissioner, which was submitted to NHRC in connection with the death of cab driver Rajesh on 25-02-19

How are you Shrawanji hope everything is fine, Please be in touch ! Wishing the entire RTI India team Happy new year 2019 .........😎🤗

You can file RTI Application to State public Information officer TSCB and can solicit the information as follows: Information solicited: 1. Please provide the status of various projects undertaken by the board for construction of houses in the .......District. 2. Please provide the Brochure/Booklet/Circular that states the norms for allocating such houses. 3. Please provide No of applications received, accepted, rejected and finally selected, a vacant position as on 31-3-2019. 4. Please provide a copy of the beneficiaries list. NB: Please provide that information available in electronic data through CD and if the information is in hard copies provide that hard copy. Note to search website of TNSCB for format of RTI Application, CPIO particulars and RTI Fee mode of remittance.

Description of Information Required: In-accordance with the provision of section 2(j)(i) of the RTI Act, kindly provide me with an inspection of all the documents with respect to the following: (a) (b) (c) Please note that, during the process of aforesaid inspection, I shall select the required information, kindly do provide me with a certified photocopy of such selected information on payment of prescribed fees.

1.Please permit me to inspect the following records pertaining to .....................................................(File notes/documents).and for providing certified copies selected by me under RTI . a b Please propose two convenient dates and provide such permission atleast ten days in advance.

I understand that there is a record book called duty book in any police station ,in which activities of police officers regarding their official duty are recorded.Also in this book ,entries are made regarding activities of police officers who perform investigations of crimes ,It is found that ,there are many corrupt police officers who just write false stories on papers under pretext of investigation instead of doing honest investigation by seeking bribes etc.My query is,whether the entries made in the duty book are available under RTI .as it will help to reveal truth in case of false investigation by police .Are there any other record books ,which can help to reveal the truth about such corrupt practices by police.I request to all honourable members to guide on this

There is a mistake on your part. Time and again, experts advised to record the entire proceedings as Minutes and give it to FAA and PIO duly signed. If PIO has really provided that letter, he might have marked and written to FAA immediately after receiving the first appeal. He should have at least communicated to the appellant. There are flaws in every step. The designation of PIO is different and FAA must be superior in authority over PIO and designated as such. There was never a practice of signature of PIO for FAA. Again FAA can only deliver his orders and can not force any appellant to sign any document when the appellant reported non-receipt. At least the copy was not given. Coming to FAA orders, the orders are defective. Information can be denied only on stating such exemption in RTI Act Sec.8 and subsection and with proper justification for applying that section. The reason for rejection is stated as follows: "That daily status and action taken of an application cannot be supplied through RTI . " There was never any such exemption in RTI Act as stated by PIO and FAA. Ask through separate RTI application to SPIO and seek information as follows: 1. Please provide me a copy of the letter that stated that information was denied tat daily status and action taken of an application cannot be supplied through RTI . " with a copy of such entry in outward despatch letter that mentions details. As the SPIO response is essential for submitting the second appeal and such letter was never received by the Appellant. 2. Please provide me the copy of that section or subsection in RTI Act that exempts and states that "That daily status and action taken of an application cannot be supplied through RTI . " The second Appeal can be filed within 90 days from receipt of FAA. To prepare grounds for the second appeal, get this information also so that you can simply state only simple ground for the second appeal to SIC as follows: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Grounds for Appeal: SPIO has said to have rejected to provide information stating as follows: 'That daily status and action taken of an application cannot be supplied through RTI ." FAA has agreed with PIO. Appellant has neither received such letter nor there is no such stipulation exempting such information under RTI in Sec.8 or Sec.9 of RTI Act. SPIO can only deny information stating such Section and subsection with proper justification. In this case, PIO has neither quoted such exemption section/subsection nor offered any justification. Hence the information denial is treated as deliberate and malafide. PIO was asked to provide such Section and subsection in which there is such exemption and PIO has responded as follows ( or Not responded) PRAYER: Appellant prays for directions to SPIO and to FAA also (as SPIO has signed for FAA) to provide the information as expeditiously as possible free of cost as denial is deliberate and malafide.

Sincerely this is combined fight for non-dilution of RTI Act bring a great relief to all activities.

Sorry, I do not get the present position. I am also not to competent to grasp any thing from the images. Have you filed RTI Application ? If the information provided is not saitsfactory, escalate it to first appeal. If you have filed complaint , then file RTI Application seeking information on action taken on your complaint. If there is no response, give a detailed complaint to Vigilance dept., under copy to concerned Ministry. Leap into some type of action. Once it is decided that they are not going to open up, nothing can be done now. By the time it comes up for second appeal hearing, it may take two years minimum and by that time, the entire work must have been completed and bills paid, then there is no further use. Carefully consider what best can be done in limited time before the construction is completed.

1.I am afraid that JD is not correct in transferring the application. I do not know, whether he has quoted that section or you are quoting that section. Sec 6 (3) stipulates transfer to another public authority, within same public authority i.e. land records, they just endorse and send application to concerned PIO as immediately as possible. Mere transfer of application is not certain that information is available with other authority. It only suggests that they (JD)are not custodian of that record, and the other (AD) may be having that information. 2)It is not mandatory to write name and address of the sender but desirable to provide basic information that it is towards RTI fee for RTI Application dt...from............of.............(place) However, not writing the sender's name can not certainly disqualify the information or for rejection of application.