What can be done if the application is refused by public authority under RTI Act?

A person can make a complaint to the Information Commission if he is unable to submit a request to a Public Information Officer either by reason that such an officer has not been appointed by the concerned public authority; or the Assistant Public Information Officer has refused to accept his or her application or …

What if you do not receive any response for your application within the stipulated time frame?

The RTI Act states that SICs and CICs are entitled to entertain RTI applicants’ complaints in case they do not receive an order within a stipulated time frame. In case reply is received and RTI applicant is not satisfied, then the RTI applicant will have to file first appeal.

In which grounds RTI application can be rejected?

All RTI laws permit applications to be rejected if they fall within the exemptions clauses of the Act. Some State laws (but not the Central Act) allow applications to be rejected if the information requested has already been published, for example, as a book or on the internet.

How can I appeal under RTI Act?

For making an appeal to the first Appellate Authority, the applicant has to click at “Submit First Appeal” and fill up the page that will appear. The registration number of original application has to be used for reference. As per RTI Act, no fee has to be paid for first appeal.

What are the appeals under RTI?

Section 19 of the Right to Information Act lays down two stages of appeal, the First Appeal is to be made to the appellate authority and the Second Appeal lies with the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission, as the case may be.

What is the time limit for disposing an appeal by appellate authority?

within thirty days
Section 19(6) of the RTI Act provides that the first Appellate Authority should dispose off the appeal within thirty days of the receipt of the appeal.

Who can file an appeal against the decision of the PIO under RTI Act?

The Applicants who are aggrieved by a decision of a PIO can make an appeal to a departmental Appellate Authority within 30 days of receiving the reply from the PIO or at the expiry of the time period within which the information should have been provided by the PIO.

Who is second appellate authority?

Anybody who is unhappy or dissatisfied with the decision of the First Appellate Authority can file Second Appeal to the Information Commission at the Centre or respective States. You need to send your appeal to the relevant Information Commission in writing.

How do I seek under Right to Information Act?

An applicant who desires to obtain any information under the RTI Act can make a request through this Web Portal to the Ministries/Departments of Government of India. On clicking at “Submit Request”, the applicant has to fill the required details on the page that will appear.