Ans: “Information” means any material in any form, including Records, Document, Memos, e-mails, Opinions, Advices, Press releases, Circulars, Orders, Logbooks, Contracts, Reports, Samples, Models, Data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a Public Authority under any other law for the time being in force.
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Ans: Section -6(3): Where an application is made to a Public Authority requesting for information:
- Which is held by another public authority; or
- The subject matter of which is more closely connected with the functions of another Public Authority
The Public Authority, to which such application is made, shall transfer the application or such part of it as may be appropriate to the other Public Authority and inform the applicant immediately about such transfer.
Such application shall be transferred within 05(five) days from the date of receipt of the application.
Ans: Section-7(1): Subject to the proviso to sub-section(2) of section 5 or the proviso to sub-section (3) of section6, the Central public information officer or state Public Information Officer, as the case may be, on receipt of a request under section 6 shall, as expeditiously as possible, and in any case within 30(Thirty) days of the 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 sections 8and 9. If the sought information concerns the life or liberty of a person, in such case information shall be provided within 48(Forty-eight) hours of the receipt of the request.
Ans: Section -7(6): Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5) of section -5,the person making request for the information shall be provided the information free of charge where a public authority fails to comply with the time limits specified in sub –section(1).
Ans: Section 7(9): Information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the Public Authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question.
Ans: Section-8 (1): Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, Introduction which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
Ans: Section -11(1): Where a Central Public Information Officer or a State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, intends to disclose any information or record or part thereof on a request made under this Act, which relates to or has been supplied by a third party and has been treated as confidential by that third party, the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall within five days from the receipt of the request, give a written notice to such third party of the request and of the fact that the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, intends to disclose the information or record, or part thereof, and invite the third party to make a submission in writing or orally, regarding whether the information should be disclosed ,and such submission of the third party shall be kept in view while taking a decision about disclosure of information.
Ans: Section -19(1): Any person who, does not receive a decision within the time specified in sub-section(1) in clause(a) of sub-section(3) of section 7, or is aggrieved by a decision of the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may within thirty days from the expiry of such period or from the receipt of such a decision prefer an appeal to such officer who is senior in rank to the Central Public Authority. Provided that such officer may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of thirty days if he or she is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
Ans: Section-19(3): A second appeal against the decision under sub-section (1) of Section-19 shall lie within 90(ninety)days from the date on which the decision should have been made or was actually received, with the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission. Provided that the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission, as the case may be, may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of 90 (ninety) days if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.
Ans: Section-19(6): An appeal under section19 (1) or section19(2) shall be disposed of within 30(thirty)days of the receipt of the appeal or within such extended period not exceeding a total of 45 (forty-five) days from the date of filing thereof, as the case may be, for reason to be recorded in writing.