2014 (1) TMI 1092

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..... (RTI) and Anand Kumar (RTI), SI, for the Respondent. ORDER This is in continuation of this Commission's proceedings dated 26-7-2013. As scheduled, the matter is heard today dated 30-8-2013. Appellant present. The Delhi Police is represented by the following officers : *       Shri N.S. Minhas, ACP, East District; *       Shri Priyami .....

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..... pecifying the part of the RTI application that is being transferred; (iv)   Whether the PIO can delegate his powers/functions to the APIO which have been assigned to PIO under the law; (v)     Whether the transfer of first appeal by APIO to another FAA is valid in law which is filed by the appellant before FAA/PHQ; (vi)   Whether FAA has the right to tran .....

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..... the applicant immediately about such transfer. Provided that the transfer of an application pursuant to this sub-section shall be made as soon as practicable but in no case later than five days from the date of receipt of the application. A bare reading of the above extract would indicate that sub-section (3) can be invoked when RTI application is to be transferred from one 'public authority' to .....

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..... the RTI regime. As per Section 7(1), it is the mandate of the CPIO to provide information requested for by an information seeker. RTI application can be transferred only by the CPIO to another CPIO and not by ACPIO. Issue No. 3 :- CPIO can transfer the RTI application in entirety or in part. We expect the queries to be self speaking. If so, the 'subject matter' thereof becomes irrelevant. Issue .....

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..... one First Appeal can be filed from the order of the CPIO. The law does not contemplate filing of two First Appeals before two different FAAs. Hence, the passing of two different orders by two different FAAs in the same matter is not understandable. 5. I hope, the above clarifications would be of some use to the appellant. The matter is disposed of accordingly.
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