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RTI Application for pending IT Refund

, 03-17-2009 at 02:23 PM (44633 Views)

In view of several CPIO's (assessing officers) of the IT Department denying information under some sections of the RTI Act, attached is the new format for RTI Application for pending IT refunds.

1. The RTI Application has to be addressed to the CPIO, who is the same as your assessing officer (ITO/AC) of your ward/circle where you filed your IT return, in which you claimed refund.
2. File separate RTI applications for different years - one application for each year
3. As per the "Citizens Charter" of the IT Department, they normally take 9 months to process and give refunds, as counted from the end of the month in which you submitted your return. There is no point in filing a RTI Application before nine months are over.
4. The Name and Address of the CPIO (assessing officer) can be obtained from:
Income Tax India
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page, select the State and hit the "Go" button.
The above page ONLY works with Internet Explorer. Do not use other browsers.
Once a new page opens, click on the CPIO/CAPIO tab (blue colour) available at the top of the page.
5. The IPO for Rs. 10.00 can be purchased from the nearest Post Office.
6. For guidance on how to submit your RTI Application, please read: How to submit a RTI Application - RTI Guide
7. The PIO has 30 days from the date he receives your RTI Application, to provide you the information.
Add another 5 or 10 days for postal delays.
8. If you do not get a reply from the PIO within 40 to 45 days from sending the RTI Application, it can be safely assumed that the PIO is not going to reply and provide you the information you sought.
This can be termed as "Deemed Denial" of information.
In such a case, immediately file a First Appeal for "deemed denial" of information.
9. The format for such a First Appeal is also attached to this post.
10. Details of the First Appellate Authority (FAA) can be obtained from the same website, from which you obtained the details of the CPIO. Generally, it is the Joint Commissioner or Chief Commissioner, of that particular Range to which your ward/circle belongs.
11. The First Appeal has to be filed within 60 days of the date of your RTI Application.

If you face any problems, please DO NOT post your query here, but in the main forum under the section "Ask for a RTI Query": http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/ask-rti-query.html

Our helpful members will guide you further.

Please also read: http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/48579-...x-refunds.html

Edit Update: Many members have complained that the link of CPIOs on the IT web page does not open.
The CPIO is the same as your Assessing Officer of the Ward/Circle where you filed the IT return, in which you claimed refund. Generally it is the ITO or Asst. Commissioner.
Just address your RTI Application to:

The Central Public Information Officer (CPIO)
under the RTI Act 2005
Assessing Officer
Ward/Circle Nr. XXXX
................
...........
........... (Postal Address)
..........

Updated 09-10-2010 at 07:29 PM by karira

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Comments

vijayahlawat - 03-20-2009 09:57 AM
what about my refund for the year 2007-08
ragshyd - 03-25-2009 09:13 PM
Nice and quick support.
Rajesh vohra - 05-17-2009 12:52 PM
IT Refund problem is qyuite common with all. I am also waiting for my Tax refund 2007-08. My CA has been telling me yet ITD Jaipur has not started giving refund.
Will anybody guide me how long I should wait and then
the easiest method to be used to get IT Refund.
karira - 05-17-2009 11:08 PM
Rajesh,

Have you read this page before making this post ?
Why do you still need anybody to guide you ?
dinesh1178 - 05-28-2009 12:00 PM
For IT refund of 2007-08, you can file RTI application now as 9 months are over (I am aasuming that you have files your return in July 08).
AmitKarmalkar - 06-24-2009 05:14 PM
Hello ,

My father does not get his IT return for 1995-96 aY 96-97, he has written to Income tax department Mumbai, also he has made filed grievance petition in 2008-09. But he did not get proper response. do you think that RTI will help him in getting return of 95-96.
karira - 06-25-2009 09:44 PM
RTI will help him with getting IT refund for any year.
rashmisubu - 06-26-2009 09:09 PM
what is an IPO Rs. 10.......do we get in in any Post office?
karira - 06-26-2009 09:58 PM
IPO: Indian Postal Order
You get it in any Post office.
anand.sequeira - 07-01-2009 10:29 PM
In the list of CPIOs on the Income Tax website, does the serial no. mean the circle/ward no. ? If my circle/ward is mentioned as 10(2) in the returns filed, how do I look up for the correct CPIO ? (Bangalore - Karnataka )
karira - 07-02-2009 09:25 AM
If you face any problems, please DO NOT post your query here, but in the main forum under the section "Ask for a RTI Query": RTI Community Support - Ask for RTI Query at rtiindia.org
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No, there is a a ward number indicated. Please got through the whole list.
If you already know your ward number (as available in yout IT return) just address the RTI application to:

CPIO under the RTI Act 2005
ITO or AC (as the case maybe) circle/ward xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxx
NALIN MEHTA - 08-11-2009 09:39 PM
Mr. Karira, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SENDING DETAIL. iT IS GOING TO HELP ME IN FUTURE REFUND

Nalin Mehta
pankajsingh - 08-28-2009 12:15 PM
thank you so much
Pradip Shah - 09-04-2009 04:01 PM
good expanded information for all tax payer.
shivaniya - 10-09-2009 09:46 PM
I have tried the pdf as well as the doc option however the moment I open the file I cannot read the content written on the files. Is there any other website or link where I could access the RTI IT refund forms?

Shivaniya
amani - 10-10-2009 10:41 PM
The part about browsers is wrong. The page Income Tax India works fine in Firefox
karira - 10-13-2009 05:41 PM
Shivanya,

I just tried all the four attachments - all open fine. Pls try again

amani,

This article was written in March 2009. Maybe the webmaster in the IT department also read it and made the website compatible with Firefox. If it is opening with firefox, all the more better.
karira - 12-23-2009 04:56 PM
The part about browsers is wrong. The page Income Tax India works fine in Firefox

I just rechecked today, the page opens fine but try opening the list of CPIO's and FAA's - it only opens with IE.
K C S Kutty - 01-12-2010 01:34 PM
thank you very much Sir. I shall get back after sometime.
Satbir Bhatia - 02-16-2010 08:17 PM
Dear Sir,
a Great HELP !
Will shortly celebrate with you, once I got my money back.
god bless You !
Satbir Bhatia
parambir2010 - 06-08-2010 01:16 PM
Sir please help I am Parambir Singh working in SAIL, a PSU / GOI undertaking I had efiled my IT return for the year 2009-10, Pan No. AOIPS2168B, amount being Rs 23,000/- which refund is still pending I have approached my Ward no 44 Officer Mr Manav Bansal at the IT Office New Delhi near Sadar Bazar. Where the ASST Commissioner Mr Manav Bansal is unable to help me. Please help.

Updated 06-08-2010 at 01:19 PM by parambir2010 (forgot to put pan number)
parambir2010 - 06-19-2010 12:26 PM
Sir please help I am Parambir Singh working in SAIL, a PSU / GOI undertaking I had efiled my IT return for the year 2009-10, Pan No. AOIPS2168B, amount being Rs 23,000/- which refund is still pending I have approached my Ward no 44 Officer Mr Manav Bansal at the IT Office New Delhi near Sadar Bazar. Where the ASST Commissioner Mr Manav Bansal is unable to help me. Please help.
08.06.2010
No help recieved till date
republished on 19.06.2010
savita pathe - 08-07-2010 10:04 AM
but i didn't find bpl list
i want check names in bpl list of pune distict
joelgm - 08-15-2010 09:58 PM
An excellent post, Karira. Thanks a lot. Especially the ready-made PDFs which can be tweaked by anyone to use for themselves. RTI has become the easiest way to make departments function.

As for me, my MBBS degree certificate was not issued by the university even after 6 months. I used the RTI Act and among other details asked for, I asked for the details of the officer responsible for the delay and whether any action has been taken against him etc.

I got my certificate next week along with the reply that my application was personally submitted to the Vice Chancellor.. Cheers. RTI rocks!

Dr Joel G Mathew
karira - 08-17-2010 01:49 PM
Originally Posted by parambir2010

Sir please help I am Parambir Singh working in SAIL, a PSU / GOI undertaking I had efiled my IT return for the year 2009-10, Pan No. AOIPS2168B, amount being Rs 23,000/- which refund is still pending I have approached my Ward no 44 Officer Mr Manav Bansal at the IT Office New Delhi near Sadar Bazar. Where the ASST Commissioner Mr Manav Bansal is unable to help me. Please help.
08.06.2010
No help recieved till date
republished on 19.06.2010

Did you not read:

If you face any problems, please DO NOT post your query here, but in the main forum under the section "Ask for a RTI Query": http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/ask-rti-query.html
harivinod - 08-18-2010 06:08 PM
Unable to get the CPIO/CAPIO details on the Income Tax page. Therefore unable to get the name and address to send the RTI application. Could you please assist me.
karira - 08-20-2010 08:01 PM
Originally Posted by harivinod

Unable to get the CPIO/CAPIO details on the Income Tax page. Therefore unable to get the name and address to send the RTI application. Could you please assist me.

Replied to your post in this thread: http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/58045-...2008-09-a.html
PRAKASH PANJWANI - 10-20-2010 09:48 AM
I M PRAKASH PANJWANI RESIDING AT MAROL MY SON TOOK FLAT FROM BUILDER
AS HE OUTSIDE INDIA I M HOLDING POWER OF ATTORNEY
CAN I ASK MY SOCIETY TO PROVIDE ME COPIES OF HANDING/TAKING
BETWEEN BUILDER/PROMOTOR CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY
BEC.I FOUND SOME WRONG WAY TAKEN OVER FROM THE BUILDER
FIRST LET ME HAVE COPIES THEN NEXT STEP.
karira - 10-21-2010 07:49 PM
Originally Posted by PRAKASH PANJWANI

I M PRAKASH PANJWANI RESIDING AT MAROL MY SON TOOK FLAT FROM BUILDER
AS HE OUTSIDE INDIA I M HOLDING POWER OF ATTORNEY
CAN I ASK MY SOCIETY TO PROVIDE ME COPIES OF HANDING/TAKING
BETWEEN BUILDER/PROMOTOR CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY
BEC.I FOUND SOME WRONG WAY TAKEN OVER FROM THE BUILDER
FIRST LET ME HAVE COPIES THEN NEXT STEP.

This blog relates to using RTI for pending IT refunds.
Post your query on the main forum: Ask for RTI Query
karira - 02-05-2011 12:38 PM
rr_vjd,

It seems you have not read the above blog.
Please take the trouble to read it !
Your query is answered in that blog.
karira - 05-07-2011 01:20 PM
vinayagarwal

Please read the "EDIT UPDATE" note at the end of the blog.

Updated 05-07-2011 at 01:38 PM by karira
karira - 01-01-2012 08:43 AM
Originally Posted by ankit vatsal

Thank you Karira Sir. I read ur post and drafted my RTI Application based on it. I sent it to ITO, Faridabad on 24.10.2011 and I cheked it today the Refund Status. Concerned AO acted and sent the cheque to SBI for refund with in 2 days. Wow without even going to ITO i will get my refund. Thank you for such a wonderful support. Finally we have something to counter this Babugiri in Govt. Offices.

Congratulations on your first success with RTI !
Now that you have personal experience, please spread the RTI word to your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues. They will also benefit from RTI.
karira - 06-21-2012 07:11 AM
@mahendivya,

The formats can be downloaded from above.
They appear as attachments.
RTI application only to the Assessing officer of your ward, irrespective of whether you filed it in CPC or elsewhere.
karira - 06-21-2012 07:14 AM
@palak_shah

That Income Tax website only works with IE (Internet Explorer) and not with any other browser.