Re: [rti4empowerment] RTI reply - a new trend

Similar thing was happened long before in the District of Tumkur when
one person has asked volumious information from LIC.

On 9/20/11, Mathre Rangarajan <rangajan@yahoo.com> wrote:
> M.
> Rangarajan,
> (retired Group General Manager ONGC)
> B 2 – 301,
> SRIRAM SPANDHANA,
> Chellaghatta
> village,
> Bangalore– 560037.
> Phone: 25227955, mobile 9945091581
> e-mail: rangajan@yahoo.com / rangajan@gmail.com
> Dated 20th September 2011
>
> Dear friends / RTI activists,
>
> I asked for some information from M/s Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd, a
> Government of India Undertaking under Ministry of Petroleum under RTI Act. I
> am enclosing copy of letter for information of all.
>
> The gist of letter is as followes:
>
> I quote:
>
> In compliance with Sec 3 of Right to Information Act 2005, we request you to
> kindly send us the proof for citizenship like a copy of Election Identity
> Card, or a copy of tje Passport issued by Govt. of India or any document
> duly attested by a Notory Public / Executive magistrate to eable us to
> procede further.
>
> Unquote.
>
> I have sought information from many Cental Government Department, State
> Government Departments, and Public Sector Undertaking etc and so for
> none .have asked for proof of my Citizenship. This appear to be uncalled for
> and illigal new trend.
>
> I would very much appreciate some advise - how should I procede further.
>
> warm regards / rangarajan

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