Re: [HumJanenge] Presence of Advocate Before FAA or CIC - whether permissible

The Central RTI Rules (R.7.4) specifically prohibit advocates (and
other legal practitioners) from representing appellants at CIC.

PMK

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Dwarakanath <dwarakanathdm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Friends, Here the question is not of eligibility to be represented by an
> Advocate or not, the question appears to be whether an advocate can
> represent a client before the public information Commissioner. Any ordinary
> person can ofcourse represent an rti aplicant either with the written power
> of representation or represent a rti applicant personally present with an
> oral power granted before the PIO. In the case of an Advocate registered
> under the Advocates Act, he has check what are the covenants he has made and
> subscribed as true to the best of his knowledge or whatever agrements he has
> signed while enlisting and continuing as an Advocate matters more. If there
> is no bar on representing an rti applicant, under the Advocates Act or the
> Oath he has subscribed dos not debar, he certainly can do so. Regards,
> dwarakanathdm bangalore
>