The flow of a RTI application goes like this:

Flow A:

1) File a RTI application with the PIO .

2) File a first appeal with the First Appellant Authority.

3) File a second appeal with the Information Commission.

OR

Flow B:

1) File a RTI application with the PIO .

2) File a Complaint with the Information Commission.

As of now none of the steps of the above...

1) Constitution of India supersedes all other laws in this country.

2) Parliament, Supreme Court and High Courts, they all have come into existence by virtue of the Constitution of India and are governed by it's various provisions.

a) Parliament (Part XV –Elections – Article 324 to 329)

b) Supreme Court (Chapter IV - Articles 124 - 147)

c) High Courts (Chapter V - Articles 214 - 231)

3) Having come into existence...

• PRIVATE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETIES ARE COVERED UNDER WHICH SECTION OF THE RTI ACT:

Co-operative Societies are covered under section 2 (f) of the RTI Act, 2005.

Sec. 2(f) "information" means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body...

The common misconception that has taken root presently is that only entities and organizations which are substantially aided or funded by the Government are covered under the RTI Act.

But the fact is that Private Entities are covered under the RTI Act irrespective of whether they are substantially aided or funded by the Government.

1) Private Entities are not covered under sec 2(a) of the Act:

Sec 2(a) "appropriate Government" means in relation...