Duty Of A Govt. Officer On Receipt Of A Request For Information

[NRUSINGH]

Public authorities are not too sure as to what they should do if they receive a request for information, particularly when they are not a CPIO or CAPIO.

A. WHEN REQUEST RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC
1. They should return back the request saying that they are not competent under the RTI Act,
or, ]
2. They should inform the correct CPIO/CAPIO detail where the request should go,
or,
3. They should forward the application to their immediate CPIO (of their organisation) under intimation to the applicant?

B. WHEN REQUEST COMES FROM ANY CPIO FROM ANOTHER ORGANISATION
(It is not clear as to whether any other CPIO can directly write to an authority for providing information, or he has to write to the concerned CPIO only.
1. The request from another CPIO is to be forwarded to one's CPIO
or,
2. The information has to be directly given to the CPIO who has asked for it (in such a case who would decide as to whether the information can be provided on the request of the applicant)

[kushal]

1. Normally the request are only to be entertained at the CPIO or ACPIO, but a common sense should drive one to direct to CPIO.
2. If the information so asked is from the same department, You must read this http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/3031-post2.html
3. If the information pertains to another department, off course you can transfer the case to another CPIO (only) of the concerned department.