00000nam##2200000#a#4500033796SLIM2120260413085300.0260413s 0000 00eng d323.445Gandhi ShaileshRTI ACTAuthentic Interpretation of the StatuteGandhi Shailesh; Kachare PralhadMumbaiVakils, Feffer and Simons pvt ltd201691ppPBChapter I - Preliminary Sections 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. Chapter II - Right to Information and Obligations of Public Authorities 3. Right to information. 4. Obligations of public authorities. 5. Designation of Public Information Officers. 6. Request for obtaining information. 7. Disposal of request. 8. Exemption from disclosure of information. 9. Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases. 10. Severability. 11. Third party information. Chapter III - The Central Information Commission 12. Constitution of Central Information Commission. 13. Term of office and conditions of service. 14. Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner. Chapter IV - The State Information Commission 15. Constitution of State Information Commission. 16. Terms of office and conditions of service. 17. Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner. Chapter V - Powers and Functions of the Information Commissions, Appeal and Penalties 18. Powers and functions of Information Commissions. 19. Appeal. 20. Penalties. Chapter VI - Miscellaneous 21. Protection of action taken in good faith. 22. Act to have overriding effect. 23. Bar of jurisdiction of courts. 24. Act not to apply in certain organizations. 25. Monitoring and reporting 26. Appropriate Government to prepare programmes. 27. Power to make rules by appropriate Government. 28. Power to make rules by competent authority. 29. Laying of rules. 30. Power to remove difficulties. 31. RepealThe 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). MiscellaneousPreliminary SectionsRTI and Obligations of Public AuthoritiesThe Central Information CommissionThe State Information CommissionPowers and Functions of the Information Commissions, Appeal and Penalties(Complimentary Copy)Gandhi ShaileshKachare PralhadJR6247JR624701PHSt. Andrew's College ofArts, Science and CommerceMIENGDV033796Y