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If the PIO has not:
- Replied to your application
- Has provided wrong/incomplete/confusing information
- Has used Section 8 to refuse the provision of information and you are not satisfied with that.
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In the above mentioned situation, an appeal will have to be filed with the first appellate authority (an officer senior to the PIO appointed under the provisions of the Act) after 30 days from the date of submission of application but within 60 days of such submission.
If you are not satisfied with the action taken on your first appeal then a second appeal will have to be filed with Central/State Information Commission. Samples of the First and second appeals are as follows:
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First appeal |
To
First Appellate Authority
C/o |
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Ref.: My application under RTI act 2005 dated July 2006. |
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Sub.: Filing the first appeal against the CPIO under section 19 of the RTI act, Regarding. |
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Sir |
| With reference to my application under RTI Act, 2005 dated July 2006, I have to state that: |
| 1. I filed my application on July 2006. The fee under RTI Act was paid vide receipt no. dated July 2006 to the Public Information Officer, ______________________________________________________for obtaining certain information regarding |
| 2. I received the reply from the CPIO on ________, 2006. I am not satisfied with the reply of the CPIO as the said reply is not complete/ vague/ not related to my application/ not clear. |
| 3. Even after the expiry of statutory 30-35 days as explained in RTI Act, 2005, I have not received any information so far. |
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I therefore request you to please direct the CPIO to furnish the information to me at the earliest. As the information is not received till date, the CPIO may also be directed to furnish the information for FREE as provided in the RTI Act, 2005. |
I would also like to request you to inform me the date and time of the hearing of the matter which, I want to either personally attend or being represented by my duly authorized representative. |
Verified the contents of this appeal on …. (date) at (place) |
Thanking you,
Name:
Address:
Phone no.: |
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Second appeal
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| If you do not get a satisfactory response 45 days after filing the first appeal, you can file a second appeal in Information Commission. For a Central Government Department, you should approach Central Information Commission. For a State Government Department, you should approach State Information Commission of your State. To know how to file a second appeal in Central Information Commission, pl visit www.cic.gov.in For State Information Commission, you will have to visit their site. |
