Can a Secretary ask for any information?
This is a discussion on Can a Secretary ask for any information? within the Ask for RTI Query forums, part of the RTI Community Support category; My Society Secretary asked for information under RTI Act from BMC after 30 days we received the reply that the applicant is not citizen and so information cannot be given ...
- 01-16-2007, 12:28 PM #1
Can a Secretary ask for any information? My Society Secretary asked for information under RTI Act from BMC after 30 days we received the reply that the applicant is not citizen and so information cannot be given as per RTI Act.
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- 01-16-2007, 02:28 PM #2
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Yes, only Citizen have the right to ask for information. Interpreting this, the Unions/Organizations cannot ask for information under Right to Information.Sponsorer
You would like to read the decision of CIC here!
organizations are barred to get information
- 01-16-2007, 08:02 PM #3
yes nile, any organisation/society cannot ask for information under RTI, so, In your case, the application which was made to BMC was signed by the secretary on behalf of the society, BMC rejected the said application stating that since a society is not a citizen, the application is not covered under the RTI Act, but the intresting part is that if the same secretary applies again to BMC as an individual, then BMC is bound to reply, so apply as an individual, collect the information, forward the reply to the society and the society can use the information if it is supplied by its member, hope this helps you
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- 01-18-2007, 09:59 PM #4
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As long as your secretary wrote his name and signed the application, he is fully entitled to get the information. In short, your secretary is a citizen of the country. A recent CIC Appeal No.139/ICPB/ 2006 F.No.PBA/06/ 188 October 25, 2006, allowed the information in a similar case.
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