informations to associations

[bindu]

Sir,
There is no provision in RI Act for giving information to corporations, associations. etc unless the office bearer indicates his name. Is it proper to reject such applications if the applicant has not indicated his name. usually in the letter pad there may be name of the office bearers. Please clarify.

[ganpat1956]

This basically involves the interpretation/definition of the term "citizen" under the RTI Act. There have been quite a few decisions of the SICs and CIC on the subject matter. The discussions in the following threads will help you to grasp the position.

1. Can a Secretary ask for any information?
2. CIC clears ambiguity on rights of associations under RTI law
3. organizations are barred to get information

[karira]

Further to what Ganpat mentioned, in the last 9 months to a year, BOTH the CIC and various SIC's have been very liberal in granting this right to office bearers of Associations, Committees, Samithis, Companies, etc.