Question: How to request answer/reply to RTI application via ordinary or register or speed post? And what is the material required in case of register post

[nmangesh]

Dear All Members,

Today I registered for this forum.
I have question for which I seek your assistance, can you please help me.

Question: If I am submitting RTI application and wish to receive answer/reply via registered post, so what is the necessary material I have need to subit with my application?
Like do I need to submit postage, Register AD with my address, envelop etc?

And what is required in case of ordinary & speed post?

Waiting for your reply.

Thanks,
Mangesh

[rajub]

Originally Posted by nmangesh

Dear All Members,

Today I registered for this forum.
I have question for which I seek your assistance, can you please help me.

Question: If I am submitting RTI application and wish to receive answer/reply via registered post, so what is the necessary material I have need to subit with my application?
Like do I need to submit postage, Register AD with my address, envelop etc?

And what is required in case of ordinary & speed post?

Waiting for your reply.

Thanks,
Mangesh

Mention in your application that you want information to be sent to you by registered post and you are ready to bear the costs.

If the PIO decides to supply you the inormation he will intimate you the cost of the information plus cost of postages.

Remit those expenses and you will get the information by registered post.

But it is not so simple. The PIO must first decide to give you the information.

[karira]

Mangesh,

After you have applied for information to the PIO, your work as an applicant ends.

It is the responsibility of the PIO to provide you information.

If you do not get it within 30 days (irrespective of which method PIO chooses to send you information) , all you have to do is file First Appeal.

There are some States which have specified forms for asking information under RTI Act and in a few of them there is a column asking something to the effect:

How you require information: in person/ post/ registered post etc.

Check the RTI Rules for your State (Maharashtra) available in the Guide segment of the forum.

[colnrkurup]

The responsibility to prove that you have competently filed an application seeking information to the PIO is yours. The responsibility to prove that he has furnished you reply or provided you the information is that of the PIO. It is upto the PIO to consider as to how can he establish that he has replied you or provided you the information within the prescribed period. It is upto him to decide whether to use ordinary post or registered post or speed post or special messenger. Normally you have no choice.

[nmangesh]

All Friends,

I'm really thankful to you, I have cleared now about this. Thanks a lot for your help.

Thanks,
Mangesh

[RAVEENA_O]

Originally Posted by colnrkurup

The responsibility to prove that you have competently filed an application seeking information to the PIO is yours. The responsibility to prove that he has furnished you reply or provided you the information is that of the PIO. It is upto the PIO to consider as to how can he establish that he has replied you or provided you the information within the prescribed period. It is upto him to decide whether to use ordinary post or registered post or speed post or special messenger. Normally you have no choice.

In a case decided by CIC on 31/12/08 (Case no.CIC/OK/C/2008/00809) upon repeated submission by appellants before CIC about non receipt of reply sent by PIO, CIC directed PIO to ensure that all replies to RTI applications henceforth are sent by Speed Post / Registered Post.