deposit of fees

[colnrkurup]

This is readlly a brain-stormer. In case I have to deal with such a case my line of arguement will be as follows:

1. It is immaterial as to what the CPIO has done with my application. As for as I am (I mean the applicant) concerned I have competently filed my RTI application. i.e., applied for information accompanying the prescribed fees. The time-clock started when the CPIO has receipted my application.
2. He is duty bound to take actions as stipulated in Section 6 . His action of returing does not have any place in Section 6 and naturally willbe ignored.
3. Since there is no provision for returning the application with the fees, he has no choice other than furnishing a reply.
4. In this case I will defenitely file a First Appeal under Section 19(1) for malafidely denying the information on expiry of the prescribed period from the date of receipt of my application by CPIO .
5. In my style of functioning, I will not mention in the appeal that he has returned the fee or returned the application. Let the CPIO say that in his defence and I am not responsible to provide him materials for his defence.. As for as I am concerned he has receipted my application accompanied by the prescribed fees and is deemed to have been refused the information on expiry of the prescribed period. That is good enough. When the AA or CIC order him to provide me the information I am not required to pay anything as the CPIO neither provided me the informtion within 30 days nor asked me to deposit additional fees before the expiry of the prescribed period.

[sidmis]

I have this peculiar case. I need comments from the Members.

1. RTI application filed with Designated Post Office. (CAPIO)
   Fees paid through UCR.Application forwarded to the 1st CPIO .(PA 1)
2. 1st PIO a supplied the information available with him.
3. Then he forwards the same application to another CPIO . (PA 2)
   The second CPIO gives part information after a little dilly dallying with the FAA .
4. Data Mismatches
   
5. So I am now contemplating to file 2nd Appeal against PA 2 and complaint agaist PA 1.
   
   
   How can I prove that I have paid the Fees to the both the PAs.

N. B. PA 1 is a Regulator and PA 2 is a service Provider.

Sidharth

[karira]

Sidharth,

One RTI application - one fee

It is another matter that PA 1 transferred a part of your application to PA 2.

You need to attach only the same proof of fees to the 2nd Appeal against PA 2 and the Complaint against PA 1. Explain clearly in your Second Appeal against PA 2 , the complete sequence of events under "Facts leading to this Second Appeal " so that there is no confusion in the CIC/SIC registry.

[opsharma]

Siddharth,you yourself have clearly designated the PIOs as Regulator(1) and Service Provider(2) in accordance with Sec6(3) . It is the regulator who de- facto is the coordinator . In any case ,there is no provision in RTI Act to pay application fee to more than one PIO for one application.

[max100ae]

hello
if one had submitted the rti application along with indian postal order of rs.10 by speed post but pf office replied saying that there is no ipo in my application and hence they cannot provide info.
what do we do in such cases when the pf office can tear and throw the ipo. they reply after more than 35 days that there is no ipo so no reply canbe given.

[sidmis]

You can do either of the two below.

1. Through Hand Delivery and obtaining a signed acknowledgment (in case the office is near to you)

or

2. Sending the application through a designated Post Office and pasting the UCR on the application itself.