Re: [HumJanenge] UNJUST REJECTION OF RTI APPLICATION !

Dear Guptaji

1) Nobody is saying that higher amount IPO cannot be sent, or is
invalid merely because it is of a higher amount.

2) What I and Afzal have said is that you cannot send an IPO of a
higher amount and expect the PIO to credit the extra amount towards
further fees to provide the information.

3) The RTI Act lays down the Protocols.
a) File application accompanied by Rs.10 application fee
b) PIO to send a computation of further fees IF information can be disclosed
c) Applicant to remit further fees as demanded


On 7/4/12, M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Dear Afzal,
>
> When the IPO of Rs. 10/- is not available in the post office and one is bent
> upon to send the RTI, he is compelled to send the IPO of higher value,
> whatever is available, may be Rs. 10, 50 or even 100/-. In the RTI Act, it
> has nowhere been written that an application can be rejected for sending
> higher amount. This is only a way to delay or deny the information. Higher
> amount is also sent when an applicant wants photo copies of documents
> without any delay or waiting to receive a letter from PIO for sending some
> more amount because that will delay information from at least one to two
> months.
>
> I fail to understand reason of your provocation. If a PIO react like this,
> that is understandable.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mohammed Afzal <mohdafzal1963@gmail.com>
> To: "humjanenge@googlegroups.com" <humjanenge@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 July 2012 10:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [HumJanenge] UNJUST REJECTION OF RTI APPLICATION !
>
>
> Mr Gupta,
> The RTI Act 2005 very categorically prescribe the RTI fees I don't see any
> reason why one should be so generous by afflixing excess amount.
>
> Plz note: 10 other applicants will do things. Not under the preview of the
> RTI Act and blame the PIO for rejection.
>
> Plz when we say that RTI Act should be implemented in totality, it means
> that we should be abiding by it as well. Bcoz together we can make a
> difference.
>
> However it true that applicants across the country sometime leave the IPO
> blank citing that some Public authorities want RTI fees in favour of _______
> . It has been observed that many a times the PIO oblige and accept the IPO
> with favouring so and so blank. But the point here is that if we insist that
> PIO should adhere to the RTI Act than we also hv some responsibility to
> follow.
>
> Plz do not take it personally.
>
> Best Regds - Mohammed Afzal
>
> ########################
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 03-Jul-2012, at 7:31 AM, "M.K. Gupta" <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
>
> UNJUST
> REJECTION OF RTI APPLICATION!
>>
>>An Appellant sent an RTI
> application to Deptt. of Excise, Delhi Govt. enclosing the postal order of
> Rs. 20/-
> instead of Rs. 10/- without filling the payee column. Postal order of
> higher value was sent to
> cover the cost of photocopies of documents, if any, and this fact was
> mentined
> in the RTI application also.
>>
>>The PIO
> has rejected the application on the
> grounds of postal order of higher demonition and for leaving the payee
> column
> blank.
>>
>>Though a fresh RTI
> has been sent removing the aforesaid objections but I want to know if any
> appeal can be sent to FAA or CIC for rejecting the appln on the above
> grounds.
>>