Re: [rti4empowerment] Fwd: KARNATAKA INFORMATION RTI RULE AMENDMENTS

There's nothing to panic about this - it is only saying to first appeal to the appellate authority - i see no problem

cheers and warm rgds

vinita

Vinita Deshmukh
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Convener, Pune Metro Jagruti Abhiyaan

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 6:06 AM, SHASHI KUMAR.A.R. <rudreshtechnology@gmail.com> wrote:

DEAR BROTHERS & SISTERS ,

FOR KIND ATTENTION 

KARNATAKA  GOVT  ISSUED AN GAZETTE NOTIFICATION  DATED 22/10/11 , ENCLOSED THE PDF VERSION , NOW THE KARNATAKA INFORMATION COMMISSION IS REFUSING THE COMPLAINTS FILED BY THE RTI APPLICANTS UNDER SECTION 18(1) OF THE RTI ACT AND KIC OFFICIALS ARE  DIRECTING ALL THE RTI APPLICANTS NOT FILE ANY COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 18 (1) OF THE ACT , BUT  THEY ARE DIRECTING RTI APPLICANTS TO  FILE  1ST APEAL UNDER SECTION 19 (1) OF THE ACT BEFORE THE RESPECTIVE PUBLIC APPELATE AUHTHORITIES AND THEN ONLY ALL THE APPLICANTS MUST FILE 2ND APPEAL UNDER 19(3) OF  THE ACT  BEFORE KARNATAKA INFORMATION COMMISSION ,  

ONE OF THE OFFICIAL SAID SECTION 18 IS SCRAPPED 

I AM REQUESTING EVERY  CITIZEN /ACTIVIST / SOCIAL WORKER / RTI USER TO EXAMINE THE GAZETTE AND PLEASE GIVE VALUABLE COMENTS  , WHETHER THIS RULE MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT  IS VALID AS PER THE PROVISIONS OF THE RTI ACT  ? 

AFTER SIX YEARS OF LAPSE  ALSO MOST OF THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS DONT WANT RTI ACT TO BRING TRANSPARENCY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THIER OFFICES AND NOT INTERESTED TO IMPLEMENT SECTION 4(1) A & B OF THE ACT  WITH GREAT SPIRIT 

MOST  OF THEM DONT KNOW WHAT IS MEANT BY PIO  AND THEY HAVE NOT APPOINTED APPLELATE AUTHORITY  ALSO , 

THIS IS THE TRICK PLAYED BY KARNATAKA INFORMATION COMMISSION  WHO ARE RETIRED BUREAUCRATS   TO SUPRESS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION   TO SIT IDLE AND TO GET  THE  AROUND 1.5 LAKSH SALARY AND  OTHER  BENIFITS , PRIVILAGES , CAR , PERKS ETC , 

THEY DONT WANT TO HEAR AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION SOUGHT   UNDER SECTION  18 OF THE ACT , AND ACTIVISTS NEED THE ACT TO EXPOSE THE CORRUPTION IN THE STATE  , EALIER KARNATAKA IS A SILICON CITY  NOW IT BECOME SILICON HUB FOR CORRUPTION  ,

 DAY BY DAY RTI ACT IS BECOMING DILUTE  , EARLIER CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER KK MISHRA RECOMONDED FOR ONE SUBJECT AND 150 WORDS , NOW  THIS IS THE SITUATION ,  IF  THE APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 18 (1) OF THE ACT IS NOT HEARD , WHAT IS THE NECESSARY OF SIX INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS , NOW SOME OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER IS HEARING MORNING SESSION ONLY ABOUT 10 TO 12 COMPLAINTS AND SOME OF THEM HEARING MORE THAN 25  WITHIN  1 HOUR ,  SOME OF THEM ARE NOT SPENDING MORE THAN FRACTION OF SECOND TO DISPOSE THE COMPLAINTS , AFTER NOON NO HEARINGS , BUT EACH INFORMATION COMMISSIONER IS GETING EQUAL TO HIGH COURT JUDGES SALARY BUT WHAT IS THE PROGRESS AND OUT PUT FROM THEM TO THE CITIZENS 

WITH REGARDS 

ARS KUMAR ,  B.E. LLB , MA JOURNALISM [ MA HUMAN RIGHTS ]SOCIAL ACTIVIST & JOURNALIST 

SWAMY VIVEKANANDA RTI JANA JAGRUTHI MISSION 

KARNATAKA