Appeal to SIC/CIC

[Tekuru]

A citizen filed an application with central public authority and failed to get satisfactory reply from CPIO in a state can appeal to SIC in a state or to CIC directly.Please clarify

[sandeepbaheti]

First the citizen has to file a first appeal with Appellate Authority who is a senior officer of the CPIO.
If the citizen is aggrieved with the decision of the AA, he/she has to file second appeal with the CIC. Since the public authority is under central government, the applicant has no option of going to SIC.

[ambrish.p]

Mr. Damodaran

Welcome to RTI India - Complete Online Community Portal for Right to Information

For CPIO it is CIC & For SPIO it is SIC

RTI procedure is :
1. RTI Application with Fee to PIO
2. If no reply/ not satisfied with reply in 30 (or 35 days in case of submission to APIO or under Section 6(3)),
First Appeal to the First Appellate Authority (normally a officer higher than the PIO)
3. If no reply/ not satisfied with reply in 45 days to the First Appeal, then Second Appeal to the SIC/CIC (time period is 90 days)

Possibly this info will be of good help to you

regards

[Dr. M. Faiyazuddin]

Since you sought information from CPIO, you should go to CIC but you should follow the formalities of FA and then decide accordingly.