Re: [HumJanenge] STICKY : Vexatious & frivolous RTI misusers

I fully agree with you on first link but i disagree w.r.t. second
link. What is wrong in a person seeking information about relief fund?
after all this information was part of section 4 of the act. why
should the citizens not know about the money received under prime
minister relief fund, money distributed with list of beneficiaries.
What is wrong in a person wanting to know something about relief fund
and use it for seeking assistance for his son. How is he misusing RTI
act? RTI act is not only for public interest purpose. a citizen can
seek information for personal interest purpose.
Let me give an example:
At Indian Veterinary Research institute, Bareilly, a person was not
given admission to PhD. when he filed RTI, he was given admission in
lieu of withdrawal of RTI application.
Now lets come to relief fund:
We have found using RTI that CM Relief fund in Punjab was used for
political purpose. a PIL is pending in high court. Can a citizen not
suspect that something could be wrong with PM relief fund.
i have filed a number of applications and have got information to the
tune of thousands of pages (per application). a person at first
instance would say that it is misuse of RTI act. In all the cases, on
scrutiny of documents received, we found something fishy.


On 7/20/12, Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear HJ members
>
> Group Moderators have decided to experiment with concept of "STICKY"
> threads.
>
> As an experiment, (and to counter arguments of the NCPRI harami
> brigade that there is no such animal as a vexatious RTI activist), our
> first STICKY thread is titled "Vexatious & frivolous RTI misusers".
>
> Please keep adding more and more examples of such RTI parasites who
> are giving a bad name to genuine RTI users. List members are also
> encouraged to suggest more STICKY thread topics.
>
> Please also keep the subject line intact, especially the term STICKY
> (eg. by replying using the "REPLY" option in your email-client).
>
> READ the 2 links given below. BOTH of them are "irresponsible" RTIs,
> but the 2nd one is an understandable example of RTI "misuse" showing
> limits of RTI.
>
> Sarbajit
>
> http://rti.india.gov.in/cic_decisions/CIC_SM_A_2011_001884_M_87329.pdf
> http://rti.india.gov.in/cic_decisions/CIC_SM_A_2011_002011_M_87330.pdf
>


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