| ID | 033796 |
| Call Number | 323.445/GAN |
| Title Proper | RTI ACT |
| Other Title Information | Authentic Interpretation of the Statute |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gandhi Shailesh ; Kachare Pralhad |
| Publication | Mumbai, Vakils, Feffer and Simons pvt ltd, 2016. |
| Description | 91pp |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Indian law is rated as the third best in the world as far as its provisions go, but the rating for implementation and actual transparency ranks India at number 66.
There is a growing tendency from those with power to misinterpret the RTI Act almost to a point where it does not really represent what the law says. This book is the most authentic interpretation of the RTI Act 2005, obtained after a discussion between four RTI veterans: Toby Mendel (International expert), Satyananda Mishra (former Chief Information Commissioner), Pralhad Kachare (former head of RTI cell in Yashada) and Shailesh Gandhi (former Central Information Commissioner).
The Right to Information Act has definitely been a powerful empowering legislation for citizens. It has caught the imagination of people in the country and rough estimates suggest that there may be about six to eight million applications filed in 2015. Many users, Public Information Officers (PIOs), First Appellate Authorities and Information Commissioners have varying perspectives on the law.
It is possible to give diverse interpretations to any law based on a variety of different Supreme Court judgments. This book is an attempt to draw meaning from the words in the law, keeping the preamble in mind. Therefore judgments of Information Commissions or Courts are not quoted in this explanation of the RTI Act. The Right to Information Act overrides all earlier acts or rules as far as giving information is concerned. The only exception will be if release of some information is prohibited in the Constitution. |
| Contents | Chapter I - Preliminary Sections
Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Chapter II - Right to Information and Obligations of Public Authorities
Section 3. Right to information.
Section 4. Obligations of public authorities.
Section 5. Designation of Public Information Officers.
Section 6. Request for obtaining information.
Section 7. Disposal of request.
Section 8. Exemption from disclosure of information.
Section 9. Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases.
Section 10. Severability.
Section 11. Third party information.
Chapter III - The Central Information Commission
Section 12. Constitution of Central Information Commission.
Section 13. Term of office and conditions of service.
Section 14. Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner.
Chapter IV - The State Information Commission
Section 15. Constitution of State Information Commission.
Section 16. Terms of office and conditions of service.
Section 17. Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner.
Chapter V - Powers and Functions of the Information Commissions, Appeal and Penalties
Section 18. Powers and functions of Information Commissions.
Section 19. Appeal.
Section 20. Penalties.
Chapter VI - Miscellaneous
Section 21. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 22. Act to have overriding effect.
Section 23. Bar of jurisdiction of courts.
Section 24. Act not to apply in certain organizations.
Section 25. Monitoring and reporting.
Section 26. Appropriate Government to prepare programmes.
Section 27. Power to make rules by appropriate Government.
Section 28. Power to make rules by competent authority.
Section 29. Laying of rules.
Section 30. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 31. Repeal |
| Standard Number | 978-81-8462-139-5 |
| Price. Qualification | 499/-(PB) |
| Classification Number | 323.445 |
| Key Words | Miscellaneous ; Preliminary Sections ; RTI and Obligations of Public Authorities ; The Central Information Commission ; The State Information Commission ; Powers and Functions of the Information Commissions, Appeal and Penalties ; (Complimentary Copy) |