lawyers of rti

[sumitsharma19746]

kindly inform me the addresses of knowledgeable lawyers of rti as i have to file petition in the central information commission,new delhi.

[sngupta]

Mr Sumit sharma in CIC lawyers is not allowed to represent the appeal/complaints. You may please discuss your case in forum or may enrol social workers to represent the case.

[colnrkurup]

Mr Summit Sharma,
Why don't you get a copy of the RTI Act and read it. It is too simple and people-friently an Act our Parliament has bestowed on us. In case you need any clarification after reading the Act repeat reading Act, there are so many of us in this forum who will only be too happy to render their guidance. Of cource FREE OF CHARGE.

[sidmis]

In CIC lawyers is not allowed to represent the appeal/complaints.

Hello sumitsharma19746,

Contrary to what sngupta suggested above you can always engage lawyers if you so wish. Even Ms. Aruna Roy engages them when things get too hot to handle.

Have a look at the recent decision at CIC.
http://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/Decision_18102007_01.pdf

But you should heed to the suggestions of Colonel Kurup first, before engaging expensive lawyers.

Sidmis

[Satish Gupta]

Hello Sumit Sharmaji,

I detect a certain antipathy towards lawyers because of some of the comments posted above. While I wholeheartedly agree that you will find very-very useful and friendly suggestions here on this discussion forum, I am of the view that hiring an attorney is not all that a bad thing. There are several situations and reasons why paying an attorney is worth it, for example:

1. You do not have the time to go through RTI Act, prior decisions of CIC in cases like yours, and time to discuss the case here in this forum and formulate a strategy.

2. You do not have the ability to present your case in front of a panel of people in a clear articulate manner.

3. You do not have temperament to deal with the opponents, you get angry too easily, you have been harassed enough and are ready to kill the other person

So go ahead and hire an attorney, they need work too ! lol

Satish Gupta
An attorney

[sngupta]

Dear Shri Siddhartha,
I am giving a link here in which CIC wrote me not to engage the lawyer. http://jaipur.sancharnet.in/aaocomptrjp/CIC Call.jpg.

[ganpat1956]

Dear Shri Gupta,
I think you have not interpreted the contents of your communication correctly. The commission has no where used the words "should not / shall not" in their communication, which alone can expressly prohibit the appearance of a lawyer. They have only communicated that "an authorised representative who may not be a practising lawyer. The main requirement here is a due authorisation to represent the complainant/petitioner and such an authorised person may or may not be a pracitsing lawyer.

[Satish Gupta]

Dear Shri Gupta:

Mr. Ganpat is absolutely right. CIC was trying to make it clear that your representative may or may not be an attorney. I think their language caused a little confusion.

You have to read their letter in context of the overall functioning of CIC and such other quasi-judicial proceedings. Petitioners are ALWAYS allowed to be represented by their attorneys. In some proceedings, a petitioner CAN NOT be represented by someone else who is not an attorney. ( The petitioner can always represent himself, but cannot be represented by a person who is not an attorney, in such proceedings.)

CIC has made a very good decision to allow petitioners to be represented by people who are not attorneys. This does not and can not take away the right of petitioners to be represented by attorneys.

Satish Gupta

[sngupta]

Mr. Satish Gupta,
I only suggested not to enrol lawyer. I suggested to enrol social worker you may give name as attorney. The meaning of attorney is representative. Actually in so many places I think Govt is not interested to involve the advocates or lawyer. The views expressed by Siddhartha may be doboutfull to me as he is mentioning a decision in which mr. Prashant Bhusan advocate is shown as representative of Mrs Aruna Roy. Any person who is having advocate may not be denied to represent the case. Like in DCF and Family Courts there is no need to represented by advocates but advocates are representing the cases in DCF. In family courts advocates are strictly not allowed. Actually in my views the CIC is not having the interest to involve the advocates in his working but as a man he may represent the case as he may be a social worker also.

[sidmis]

The views expressed by Siddhartha may be doboutfull to me

Hello Mr. Gupta,
I only objected to the sweeping remark by you.
'In CIC lawyers is not allowed to represent the appeal/complaints'

And the link was for illustrative purpose only. The matter has been amply clarified to you by Mr. Ganpat & Mr. Satish Gupta in their postings.

Engaging a Lawyer/Attorney is right no Judicial or Quasi-judicial body can take away from us.

Sidmis