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Saturday, March 31, 2012
[rti4empowerment] missue of RTI Act -2005, sec 8(1)(e) and (j) by PIO,s (income tax department), FAA & Information commissioners
| Sec 8(1)(e) information available to a person in his fiduciary relationship, unless the Competent Authority is satisfied that the larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information. PIO has to discuss with competent authority(CA) whether the information can disclose. If CA was stastified then only PIO can disclose information. Here CA means (i) speaker in the case of house of people or legislative assembly (ii) Chief justice of India in the case of Supreme court of India. (iii) chief justice of the High Court in the case of a High Court. (iv) president or Governor as the case may be authorities established or constituted by the or under the Constitution (v) the administrator appointed under article 239 of the Constitution. PIO of income tax department and other department rejecting many RTI application u/s 8(1)(e), First Appellate Authority and information commissioner are also UPhold the PIO decision. Here PIO does not have power to take individual decision.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
[rti4empowerment] missue of RTI Act -2005, sec 8(1)(j) by PIO,s (income tax department), FAA & Information commissioners
| hai, RTI Act -2005, sec 8(1)(j) applicable for the information submitted by 3rdparty has confidential only. informed in course material submitted supplied by rti.gov.in. link http://rtiocc.cgg.gov.in. Most of PIO,s (income tax department), First Appellate Authority and Information commissioners are misusing sec 8(1)(j). V.Gopalakrishnan |
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[rti4empowerment] Fw: [juhuektaalm] Breaking news: MAHARASHTRA RTI RULES STEALTHILY AMENDED IN JAN 2012! Sign this Letter of Protest to CM Prithviraj Chavan
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Krishnaraj Rao <sahasipadyatri@gmail.com>
To:
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 5:25 PM
Subject: [juhuektaalm] Breaking news: MAHARASHTRA RTI RULES STEALTHILY AMENDED IN JAN 2012! Sign this Letter of Protest to CM Prithviraj Chavan
From: Krishnaraj Rao <sahasipadyatri@gmail.com>
To:
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 5:25 PM
Subject: [juhuektaalm] Breaking news: MAHARASHTRA RTI RULES STEALTHILY AMENDED IN JAN 2012! Sign this Letter of Protest to CM Prithviraj Chavan
30 March 2012, Mumbai: There has been a startling breach of trust and public confidence by Govt of Maharashtra. Without any public debate, the government has quietly notified an amendment to Maharashtra RTI Rules on 16th January 2012. See http://tinyurl.com/Mrashtra-RTIRulesAmend-Jan2012
Shockingly, we did not even learn this from any government source such as a public notice in the dailies. Nor was it told to any RTI activist – many of whom are in regular touch with Mantralaya. We were informed by our RTI Union member Advocate Vinod Sampat, who saw this notification in the March edition of a publication he purchased outside City Civil Court. After reading it, we are left no doubt as to the authenticity of the notification and the amendment.
THE AMENDMENT SAYS:
(i) Request for information must nor ordinarily exceed 150 words
(ii) Request for information must relate to one subject matter only. If necessary, separate applications must be made if it relates to more than one.
(iii) Public Information Officer (PIO) must allow the person inspecting the documents to take a pencil only. All other writing instruments must be deposited with the PIO.
We may have differences of opinion about the merits or demerits of the amended rules, but there can be no differences on one point: WE, THE RTI ACTIVISTS AND RTI USERS OF MAHARASHTRA, SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSULTED. There should have a public consultation of stakeholders before changing the rules. This is as mandated by Section 4(1)(c), which says, "Every public authority shall - publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcing the decisions which affect public."
Please protest. JOIN US IN SENDING THE BELOW LETTER OF PROTEST to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. Send an email to my activist colleague G R Vora grvora1@gmail.com
To help G R Vora compile your signatures neatly, please copy-paste and email your information to him in this five-point format:
- Your name: E.g. Krishnaraj Rao
- Your brief address: e.g. Borivali, Mumbai
- Your profession: e.g. Content Writer
- Your email id: e.g. thebravepedestrian@gmail.com
- Your mobile: e.g. 98215 88114
Also, please change the Subject Line to: "I endorse letter to CM opposing RTI Rules Amendment"
The hard copy of the protest letter WILL BE COURIERED TO THE CHIEF MINISTER AT 2 PM ON MONDAY, 2ND APRIL, 2012, with copies to Prime Minister and also Mrs Aruna Roy, member of National Advisory Council (NAC).
This is a time to sink all our differences and unite. Please sign in large numbers, and show your solidarity for safeguarding RTI in Maharashtra.
Warmly,
Krish
9821588114
DRAFT OF LETTER TO CM
2 April, 2012
To
Shri Prithviraj Chavan,
Chief Minister of Maharashtra,
Mantralaya, 6th Floor,
Madame Cama Road,
Mumbai 400032
Please withdraw Maharashtra RTI Rules amendment notified in Jan 2012
Sir,
We – the community of RTI activists and users of Maharashtra -- are writing this to convey shock, dismay and sense of betrayal. We feel cheated that you saw fit to notify an amendment to the Maharashtra RTI Rules on 16 Jan 2012 without taking us into confidence. And we are disappointed that we learned about this amendment post-facto from an unofficial source – a private publication sold outside Mumbai's city civil court: http://tinyurl.com/Mrashtra-RTIRulesAmend-Jan2012
Sir, in stealthily carrying out this amendment, you have been wrongly advised. Your government DEFIED THE LEGAL MANDATE OF SECTION 4(1)(C) OF RTI ACT 2005: "Every public authority shall - publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcing the decisions which affect public."
By not holding a PUBLIC CONSULTATION, you have erred gravely. The Union government held public consultations last year for rule amendments; why not you? Why did you not take the people into confidence, as mandated by Section 4(1)(c)?
Please expect this amendment to be immediately CHALLENGED IN BOMBAY HIGH COURT on these grounds. Before this happens, it may be worthwhile withdrawing this amendment, as it is legally indefensible.
The amendment says:
(i) Request for information must nor ordinarily exceed 150 words
(ii) Request for information must relate to one subject matter only. If necessary, separate applications must be made if it relates to more than one.
(iii) Public Information Officer (PIO) must allow the person inspecting the documents to take a pencil only. All other writing instruments must be deposited with the PIO.
The third point appears aimed at preventing RTI applicants from making permanent marks on public documents while taking inspection. On the face of it, that seems fair enough.
We object to point (i) because a majority of Maharashtra's people – less educated people living in slums and villages – may lack the verbal skills for drafting an RTI application within a word limit of 150 words. By what process was the 150 word-limit arrived at? Why not 250 words? Unless it is based on study and judicious reasoning, this rule is arbitrary and capricious. If we accept such an arbitrary rule today, the government may pass another amendment tomorrow imposing a limit of 10 words. It is therefore unacceptable to the community of RTI activists and users.
And finally, coming to point (ii), WE STRENUOUSLY OBJECT TO THIS "SINGLE SUBJECT MATTER" RULE, AS IT GIVES THE PIO UNNECESSARY DISCRETIONARY POWERS. There is a large subjective element involved in deciding what is a "single subject matter"; where does one draw the line between two subject matters?
FOR EXAMPLE: An RTI applicant asks the Municipal Commissioner's office for copies of complaints, and the papers showing action taken on them, relating to impure water supply in A, B and C wards. An uncooperative PIO can argue that this RTI application has three subject matters, as each ward is a separate "subject matter". Another man in his position can argue that complaints are one subject matter, and the actions taken on complaints are a different subject matter. Sir, based on our common experiences, we anticipate that the PIOs and appellate authorities will be drawn into such hair-splitting disputes, diverting their attention from the intent of the RTI Act. This will end up hurting the inexperienced first-time RTI applicants the most.
OUR EARNEST PLEA TO YOU:
a) Sir, IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW THESE AMENDMENTS to regain the faith of the people of Maharahtra.
b) If amendment to rules is felt necessary, PLEASE SOLICIT FEEDBACK AND HOLD PUBLIC CONSULTATION WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, including RTI activists and users, PIOs, first and second appellate authorities. Only after considering all the feedback should you amend the rules. This may be time consuming and difficult, but there can be no short-cuts.
c) Before you even consider any such amendments, it is urgent for you to TRANSPARENTLY SELECT AND APPOINT AT LEAST FIVE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS, AND GIVE THEM ADEQUATE STAFF AND BUDGETS. Please do this by due process i.e. declaring selection criteria, inviting applications from aspirants, and proper screening procedures. In the absence of sufficient numbers of Information Commissioners, many benches of the State Information Commission are lying vacant, numbers of pending Second Appeals are mounting to 30,000, and the time-interval before getting hearings is exceeding 18 to 24 months. Many public authorities in the state are increasingly delaying or denying RTI applications, as the Second Appeal is fast losing its potency.
Sir, we urge you to take immediate action to safeguard good governance and transparent administration in the state.
Yours Sincerely,
(Your signature, name, address, phone number)
Copy to: 1. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
2. Mrs Aruna Roy, Member, National Advisory Council (NAC).
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[rti4empowerment] dont send petitions to Pm or to ministers
I USED TO SEND VARIOUS COMPLAINTS,PETITIONS TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND A HOST OF MINISTERS HOPING THAT THEY WILL ACT ON IT. NOW ONE THING IS CLEAR.SENDING PETITIONS IS A CRIMINAL WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME.SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PETITIONS SENT BY AN MP AND WHAT MR MILITARY SINGH SAID TO DEFENSE MINISTER. I CALL UPON MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN TO STOP PETITIONING THE CORRUPT GOVERNMENT.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
[rti4empowerment] Fw: RTI course material issued vy RTI .Gov.in online. [12 Attachments]
[Attachment(s) from gopala krishnan included below]
| Dear Sir/Madam, application for the 'RTI Online Certificate Course' As per the instructions of Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, the selection for the RTI OCC batch is being made on first-come-first-served basis. The URL for the course is: http://rtiocc.cgg.gov.in |
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[rti4empowerment] श्री राजेश चंद्रा, प्रधानाचार्य प्राविधिक शिक्षा विभाग द्वारा दिनांक ०३-०२-१२ से २२-०३-१२ तक जबरन तथा अवैध रूप से राजकीय गोविन्द बल्लभ पन्त पॉलीटेक्निक के प्रधानाचार्य के पद पर कब्ज़ा जमाकर निहित स्वार्थवश किये गए कार्यों की जांच के सम्बन्ध में [1 Attachment]
[Attachment(s) from urvashi sharma included below]
सेवा में,
प्रमुख सचिव
समाज कल्याण विभाग
उत्तर प्रदेश शासन , लखनऊ, उत्तर प्रदेश
विषय : श्री राजेश चंद्रा, प्रधानाचार्य प्राविधिक शिक्षा विभाग द्वारा
दिनांक ०३-०२-१२ से २२-०३-१२ तक जबरन तथा अवैध रूप से राजकीय गोविन्द
बल्लभ पन्त पॉलीटेक्निक के प्रधानाचार्य के पद पर कब्ज़ा जमाकर निहित
स्वार्थवश किये गए कार्यों की उच्चस्तरीय जांच कराकर श्री राजेश चंद्रा
को कठोर दंड देने के सम्बन्ध में
महोदय,
समाज कल्याण अनुभाग-१,उत्तर प्रदेश शासन के आदेश संख्या
८३६/२६-१-२०१२-स०क० -१ लखनऊ दिनांक २१ मार्च २०१२ ( छाया प्रति संलग्न है
) के सन्दर्भ सहित उपरोक्त विषयक सादर निवेदित है कि राजकीय गोविन्द
बल्लभ पन्त पॉलीटेक्निक में प्रधानाचार्य का पद दिनांक ०३-०२-१२ को
रिक्त हो गया था किन्तु श्री राजेश चंद्रा , प्रधानाचार्य प्राविधिक
शिक्षा विभाग दिनांक ०३-०२-१२ से २२-०३-१२ तक जबरन तथा अवैध रूप से
राजकीय गोविन्द बल्लभ पन्त पॉलीटेक्निक के प्रधानाचार्य के पद पर निहित
स्वार्थवश कब्ज़ा जमाए रहे l
श्री राजेश चंद्रा जैसे लोकसेवक जो पचासों हज़ार मासिक वेतन पाते हैं ,
नें बिना कोई शर्म किये निहित स्वार्थवश राजकीय गोविन्द बल्लभ पन्त
पॉलीटेक्निक में शासन के आदेशों के प्रतिकूल जबरन कब्ज़ा जमाए रखा l
महोदय से अनुरोध है कि व्यापक लोकहित में प्रकरण की उच्चस्तरीय जांच
कराकर श्री राजेश चंद्रा द्वारा अवैध रूप से किये गए कार्यों को
शून्यीकृत घोषित कराते हुए श्री राजेश चंद्रा को कठोर दंड देने की
नियमपूर्ण कार्यवाही कराने की कृपा करें ताकि भविष्य में अन्य कोई
लोकसेवक इस प्रकार का कुटिल दुस्साहस न कर सके l
धन्यवाद l
दिनांक : ३०-०३-२०१२
संलग्नक : उपरोक्तानुसार ( एक )
भवदीया
( उर्वशी शर्मा )
सामाजिक कार्यकत्री एवं आर० टी० आई० एक्टिविस्ट
मकान नंबर २२८६ , ऍफ़ ब्लाक , राजाजीपुरम लखनऊ , उत्तर प्रदेश , पिन कोड २२६०१७
मोबाइल नंबर : ९३६९६१३५१३
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[rti4empowerment] Dust on roads - a Health Hazard to the General Public. [2 Attachments]
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[rti4empowerment] Dust on roads - a Health Hazard to the General Public. [2 Attachments]
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
[rti4empowerment] PIO, CIC informing that no information available which are to be furnished to the parliament in relation to sec. 8(1)(j) of RTI Act [2 Attachments]
[Attachment(s) from gopala krishnan included below]
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