Constitutional Law: Right to Information Act, 2005
The Freedom of Information Act, 2002, was repealed by the Right to Information Act, 2005, when the Right to Information Bill, 2005 was passed on May 12, 2005.
The Act was formulated to replace the weak and ineffective Freedom of Information Act, 2002. The Right to Information Act offers right to information for every Indian citizen and entitles him to obtain information and data held by public authorities. It obliges every public authority to provide information and maintain systematic records.
Right to Information Act: Key Features
The objects of the Right to Information Act are to promote in the functioning of public authorities, the following features:
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Openness
Section 5 of the Act provides for the appointment of Public Information Officers. Every public authority shall appoint adequate numbers of officers as Central Information Officers or State Information Officers in central or state government offices respectively. These officers shall render their services to those who seek such information.
As per Section 6 of the Act, a person seeking information from a public information officer can do so by forwarding his request and specifying details of the required information in the written form or via electronic means.
A public information officer shall provide the required information within 30 days of receiving the request and on payment of a fee, or he shall reject the request citing valid reasons as prescribed in Section.8 of the Act, which prohibits revealing information pertaining to particular matters.
To puncture this act the bureaucrats who are near to retirement are becoming the Chief Information Commissioners and there action watched which has proved that thill when the bureaucrats will not not be kept away from Information Commission the Right To information Act 2005 will never be effective.
It is not that the Right To Information Acrr 2005 is constituted to get information. The citizens of India ever since have this right since it is being the RULE OF PEOPLE RULE BY PEOPLE AND RULE FOR PEOPLE and all the public service sector is only the servants WHERE THE CITIZENS ARE THE MASTER.
The Right To Information Act 2005 is constituted to punish the mischievous public servants who restrict the transparancy and keep the record in dark. It is a crime of RASHTRADROH since it is the doing UNFAITHFULLNESS to the democratic constitution of the nation.
Defaulter public servants should be chargesheeted for crime against nation and should be penalised for RASHTRADROH.
The Information Commissioners, who do not obey the provisions of penalty in this act, should be penalised with the penalty for RASHTRADROH WITH THE DECREE OF RARE OF THE RAREST AND SO SHOULD BE HANGED TILL DEATH. They are enjoying all the facilities equal to a supreme court judge and a huge amount is also being paid to them to fulfill the duty as prescribed under section 18 og RTI Act 2005. Each and every order passed by Information Commissioners should be examined accordingly.
Is SC CJI under RTI?
Chief Information Commissioner - No
Delhi HC Single Bench & Division Bench - No
Now SC is approaching SC.
CJI of SC said to be consulted with other Judges and approved the appeal.
So "Nemo iudex in causa sua" is taken care?
(no-one should be a judge in their own cause.)
Is SC CJI under RTI?
Chief Information Commissioner – Yes
Delhi HC Single Bench & Division Bench – Yes
Now SC is approaching SC.
CJI of SC said to be consulted with other Judges and approved the appeal.
So “Nemo iudex in causa sua†is taken care?
(no-one should be a judge in their own cause.)
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