For implementation of Section 4(1)(c) & (d) RTI Act through directive under Section 19(8)(a)(iv)

Displaying the only post.[Image]VrashabhThe Copy of the letter written by me is enclosed for ready reference:

Dr. Vrashabh Prasad Jain B-1/23 Sector G Janakipuram, Professor Lucknow-226021 Dated Jan. 7th, 2011
The Chief and other Information Commissioners
Central Information Commission
New Delhi

Hon’ble Sir,
With reference to the CIC’s Directive No CIC/AT/10/000111 dated 15-11-2010 the following points are still to be taken in to consideration for implementation of Section 4 of RTI Act:
1. The above-mentioned directive talks about some part of Section 4, but it does not cover all the aspects covered in Section 4 e.g. it talks Section 4 (1) (a) & (b) it does not talk about Section 4 (1) (c) & (d) which are very crucial with regard to management, maintenance and destruction of record as envisaged in Section 19 (8) (a) (iv) for issuing of direction to public authorities.
2. The above direction is with regard to management and maintenance of record, but it is silent about destruction of record. Meaning thereby, which record is to be maintained and which is not to be maintained and maintenance cannot be complete unless and until it is not clear, which is not to be maintained.
3. Since it is one of the objectives to be achieved by the act is to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority and also the transparency of information, which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed, therefore the directive must also cover Section 4 (1) (c) & (d) in clear terms.
4. It has also been attested in many cases that the officers working in public authorities knowingly take such decisions which are not reason based and therefore they do not record reasons while making record even in 2010 and these should have been recorded suo-moto mandatorily, thus they obstruct in observance of Section 4(1) (c) & (d) and when an affected person seeks information in this regard, it is informed by PIO as per record that “Reasons Not available on record” and thus unreasonable decisions become the part and parcel of the record of the public authority. This practice of the officers of the public authorities leads towards maintaining unreasonable record and unnecessary burden on the courts and citizens also, which should have been checked by passing the strictures against such officers of the public authority and also by penalty proceedings under Section 20 (1) & (2). The directive should be made clear in this regard also.
5. The directive is also silent on the point whether Transparency Officer as directed could be the part of the penalty proceedings under Section 20 (1) & (2), there should be a clear mention in this regard also in the directive. In case Transparency Officer is kept free from the proceedings under Section 20 (1) & (2), it shall dilute the very purpose of the Act.
In the light of above-mentioned points you are requested to issue modification and clarification or supplementary directive or what-ever order you feel proper to issue.
Yours truly,
(Vrashabh Prasad Jain)
Complainant/Appellant
If any one or organisation supports on the above lines, this applicant shall be oblidged individually

Whether RTI Commissioners or RTI Commissions are only Photocopy-providers of Government Record?.....

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lwpuk ds vf/kdkj vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 2 vf/kfu;e ls lacaf/kr fofHkUu ikfjHkkf"kdksa dh ifjHkk"kk djrh gSA bl /kkjk dks Hkh vki /;ku ls ns[ksa] rks irk pysxk fd ^^lwpuk** dks vyx ls ifjHkkf"kr fd;k x;k gS vkSj ^^vfHkys[k Record fjdkMZ** dks vyx ls rFkk vfHkys[k ds vax ds :Ik esa Qkby] nLrkcst] fMLd vkfn dks fxuk x;k gS( blls Hkh Li"V gS fd vf/kfu;e lwpuk] vfHkys[k rFkk Qkby ,oa nLrkost vkfn dks ,d ugha ekurk gS] cfYd og bUgsa vyx­vyx ekurk gSA ^^lwpuk** vfHkys[k rFkk Qkby] nLrkost vkfn esa mfYyf[kr lkexzh esa fufgr ,d fcanq ;k vusd fcanqvksa ;k leLr lkexzh ij vk/kkfjr ;k lac) gks ldrh gS vkSj Hkkjr ds ukxfjd dks lwpuk dk vf/kdkj vf/kfu;e 2005 lwpuk fnyk;s tkus@izkIr djkus dh xkj.Vh djrk gS ;k lwpuk fnyk;s tkus@izkIr djkus ds fy, vf/kd`r djrk gS( gk¡] os bl lwpuk dks izkIr djus dh iqf"V esa mu Qkby] nLrkost vkfn dh izfrfyfi;k¡ Hkh izkIr dj ldrs gSa] ftuls ;g iq"V :i ls izekf.kr gks lds fd izkIr djk;h x;h lwpuk vfHkys[k­vk/kkfjr ;k vfHkys[k ls lac) gh gS vFkkZr~ izkekf.kd gh gS( blhfy, laHkor% lwpuk ds vf/kdkj vf/kfu;e dk uke Qkby­vf/kdkj­vf/kfu;e ;k nLrkost­vf/kdkj­vf/kfu;e vkfn ds :i esa ugha j[kk x;kA blls Hkh ;g ckr Li"V gksrh gS fd Hkkjr ds ukxfjd dk vf/kdkj izeq[k :i ls lwpuk ikus dk gS] mlds lkFk gh lkFk og nLrkost] i=koyh ;k lac) vfHkys[k dh izekf.kr izfrfyfi Hkh ik ldrk gSA ;gk¡ ;g Hkh mYys[kuh; gS fd vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 7 dh mi/kkjk 9 dh 'kCnkoyh Hkh blh vksj ladsr djrh gS] D;ksafd ogk¡ mYys[k gS fd ^^fdlh lwpuk dks lk/kkj.kr;k mlh izk:i esa miyC/k djk;k tk,xk] ftlesa mls ek¡xk x;k gS] tc­rd­fd og yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds lzksrksa dks vuuqikrh :i ls mls fopfyr u djrk gks ;k iz’uxr vfHkys[k dh lqj{kk ;k laj{k.k ds izfrdwy u gksA** /kkjk 7 dh mi/kkjk 9 ds mi;qZDr va’k ij vki tc /;ku ls fopkj djrs gSa] rks ;g ckr lkQ lkeus vkrh gS fd ;fn nLrkost dh izfrfyfi miyC/k djkuk­Hkj vf/kfu;e dk y{; gksrk] rks ;gk¡ ;g u fy[kk x;k gksrk fd ^^lwpuk dks lk/kkj.kr;k mlh izk:i esa miyC/k djk;k tk,xk] ftlesa mls ek¡xk x;k gS**] tSlk­fd mfYyf[kr gSA blls Li"V gS fd lwpuk vf/kdkj vf/kfu;e 2005 lwpuk dks miyC/k djkus dh xkj.Vh djrk gSA

vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 4 izR;sd yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds }kjk vfHkys[k dSls j[ks tk,xs vkSj mudk yxkrkj lac)Zu dSls fd;k tk,xk&dh fn’kk esa Li"V izko/kku djrh gSA /kkjk 4 dh mi/kkjk 1 dk mifcanq ?k dgrk gS fd izHkkfor O;fDr dks yksd­izkf/kdkjh vius lHkh iz’kklfud o v)ZU;kf;d fu.kZ;ksa@fofu’p;ksa ds dkj.k miyC/k djk,xkA blizdkj Li"V gS fd yksd­izkf/kdkjh dks vius lHkh fofuf’p;ksa ds fy, dkj.k miyC/k djkus gh gSa] D;ksafd ogk¡ v¡xzsth­ikB esa lgk;d fØ;k ‘shall’ dk iz;ksx gS] vkSj tc yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds }kjk izHkkfor O;fDr dks os miyC/k djk;s tkus gh gSa] rks os j[ks tkus gh ugha gSa] cfYd mUgsa suo-moto /kkjk 4 dh mi/kkjk 1 ds mifcanq [k ds vuqlkj usV ij Mkyuk Hkh gSA blizdkj vf/kfu;e dh ;g /kkjk izR;sd yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds vf/kdkjh dks vkxkg djrh gS fd rqe ,slk dksbZ fofu’p; er djuk] tks dkj.k ds vk/kkj ij ;k ldkj.k u gks vkSj ;fn oSlk ugha fd;k rks rqe fpfg~ur gks tkvksxs] bruk gh ugha] cfYd ;g muls dgrh gS fd rqe fofu’p; djrs le; nLrkostksa esa mlds dkj.kksa dk mYys[k Hkh djrs pyuk] D;ksafd yksd­izkf/kdkjh dk vf/kdkjh gksus ds ukrs rqEgsa lwpuk­vf/kfu;e ds mica/kksa ds vuqikyu esa lgk;d cuuk gS u vkSj tc dkj.kksa dk mYys[k djrs pyksxs] rks /kkjk 4 dh mi/kkjk 1 ds mifcanq [k o mi/kkjk 2 ds rgr vki vius­vki mls b.VjusV vkfn ds ek/;e ls loZlqyHk cuk nsaxs] tSlh­fd vf/kfu;e dh vis{kk gSA ,sls esa rc fdlh dks lwpuk vf/kdkj vf/kfu;e ds rgr vkils ek¡xus ds fy, dqN cpsxk gh ugha vkSj mlds lkFk gh lkFk vkids }kjk dksbZ vdkj.k fofu’p; Hkh u gksxk( ;fn Hkwy ls dgha dqN izkjafHkd n’kk esa gks Hkh x;k] rks vki tc mls ijhf{kr dj usV ij Mky jgs gksaxs] rks mldk lq/kkj djus ds ckn gh mls dkj.k ds mYys[k ds lkFk gh usV ij Mkysaxs] ijarq blds ckn Hkh ;fn dksbZ izHkkfor O;fDr vius ls lac) fdlh iz’kklfud ;k v)ZU;kf;d fofu’p; dk vk/kkj ek¡xsxk ;k ek¡xrk gS] rks vki mls mlh le; vFkkZr~ rR{k.k miyC/k djk nsaxs ;k djk ldsaxs] dksbZ le; u yxsxkA------- ij ;fn vki ,slk ugha djrs gSa] rks vki lwpuk vf/kfu;e ds vuqikyu esa ck/kd curs ;k gksrs fn[ksaxs] tks vkidks ugha gksuk pkfg,A

eku yhft, fd fdlh yksd­izkf/kdkjh dk vf/kdkjh yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds fy, fdlh fo’ks"k dks izHkkfor djus okys ,sls fofu’p; djrk gS] ftlesa fdlh dkj.k dk mYys[k u fd;k x;k gks] ,slh fLFkfr ls fuiVus ds fy, gh lwpuk­vk;ksx esa vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 19 dh mi/kkjk 8 ds mifcanq d ds v/khu ;g 'kfDr fufgr dh xbZ gS] ftlds vuqlkj og os­lc dke djs] ftuls og yksd­izkf/kdkjh ls ;g vis{kk lqfuf’pr djk lds fd mlds ;gk¡ lwpuk­vf/kdkj­vf/kfu;e ds mica/kksa dk vuqikyu Bhd rjg ls lqfuf’pr gks jgk gS vkSj ;fn fdlh yksd­izkf/kdkjh dk vf/kdkjh oSlk ugha djrk gS] rks mls fpfg~ur djrs gq, nafMr djkus dh vuq’kalk djs rFkk lac) izHkkfor O;fDr dh {kfriwfrZ dh Hkjik;h Hkh djok;s (Compensation)A ;fn bl <ax ls dke gksus yxsxk] rks ljdkjh nQ~rjksa esa LoSfPNd (Arbitrary) dke gksus can gks tk,¡xs] lkjs fu.kZ; ldkj.k gksus yxsaxs vkSj U;k;ky;ksa esa HkhM+ de gksus yxsxh rFkk turk dks U;k; feyus yxsxkA blds foijhr ;fn lwpuk­vk;ksx ;g vkns’k nsrk gS fd fjdkMZ esa dkj.k mfYyf[kr gksa] Rkks miyC/k djk;s tk,¡] rc yksd­izkf/kdkjh dk dksbZ Hkh vf/kdkjh vius fdlh fofu’p; esa dkj.kksa dk mYys[k ugha djuk pkgsxk ;k djsxk vkSj blls ;g Hkh Li"V gks jgk gS fd tkucw>dj mlus dkj.kksa ij /;ku ugha fn;k gS] ftlls fd lwpuk­vkosnd dks os fey ik,¡] tcfd mudk mYys[k djuk dkuwuh :i ls vko’;d FkkA ;fn ;g vuqefr fd fjdkMZ ij dkj.k mfYyf[kr gksa] rks fn;s tk,¡lwpuk­vk;ksx ds }kjk nh tkrh gS] rks blizdkj yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds vf/kdkjh dk euekukiu mlds }kjk vuqer gksus yxsxk] ij oSlh ea’kk Hkkjr dh laln dh vf/kfu;e cukrs le; fuf’pr :i ls ugha jgh gS] blhfy, vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 4 dh mi/kkjk 1 ds mifcanq ?k esa ;g mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k fd ^^izR;sd yksd­izkf/kdkjh izHkkfor O;fDr;ksa dks vius iz’kklfud ;k U;kf;d-dYi fofu’p;ksa ds fy, dkj.k miyC/k djk,xkA** (Every Public Authority shall provide reasons of its Administrative and Quasi-judicial decisions to affected persons.” ysfdu ogk¡ ;g mfYyf[kr ugha fd;k x;k fd izR;sd yksd­izkf/kdkjh vius iz’kklfud ;k U;kf;d­dYi fofu’p;ksa ds dkj.kksa dks] ;fn Qkby ij gksa] rks izHkkfor O;fDr;ksa dks miyC/k djk,xkA “Every Public Authority shall provide reasons, if available on record, of its administrative and Quasi-judicial decisions to affected persons.” Ckkr bruh gh ugha] ,slh fLFkfr esa lwpuk­vk;ksx o lwpuk-vk;qDr nLrkostksa ds QksVksdkWih­izksokbMj­Hkj gksdj jg tk,¡xs] tSlh­fd laln dh ea’kk ugha gS vkSj ftlls cpk Hkh tkuk pkfg,A

;gk¡ loky ;g Hkh fopkj.kh; gS fd yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds fdlh Hkh vf/kdkjh ds }kjk fy;s tkus okys fu.kZ;ksa ;k fofu’p;ksa ds dkj.kksa dk ;fn Qkby ij mYys[k ugha gS] rks D;k os dkj.k izHkkfor O;fDr ds }kjk fy[ks tkus Fks ;k lacaf/kr vf/kdkjh ds }kjk fy[ks tkus Fks vkSj vf/kfu;e ds vuqlkj mudk miyC/k djk;k tkuk vfuok;Z gS] rks bldk eryc lkQ gS fd yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds ml vf/kdkjh ds }kjk tkucw>dj mudk mYys[k ugha fd;k x;k gS] ftlls fd mUgsa izHkkfor O;fDr dks miyC/k u djk;k tk lds vkSj ;gh dkj.k gS fd os dkj.k izHkkfor O;fDr dks Qkby ij mfYyf[kr u gksus ds dkj.k lwpuk pkgus okys dks miyC/k ugha djk;s tk ik jgs gSa] blfy, Li"V gS fd yksd­izkf/kdkjh ds ml vf/kdkjh ds }kjk tkucw>dj vf/kfu;e ds vuqikyu esa ck/kk Mkyh x;h gS] vr% og vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 20 ds vuqlkj naMuh; gS rFkk blds lkFk gh lkFk lwpuk­;kph /kkjk 19¼8½ [k ds vuqlkj lwpuk-vk;ksx o lwpuk-vk;qDr ds }kjk yksd­izkf/kdkjh ls {kfriwfrZ fnyk;s tkus dk vf/kdkjh Hkh gS vkSj blizdkj lwpuk-vk;ksx o lwpuk-vk;qDr nLrkostksa ds QksVksdkWih­izksokbMj­Hkj ugha gSa vkSj mUgsa ml :i esa viuh Hkwfedk fuHkkuh Hkh ugha pkfg,] ;fn os oSlk dj jgs gksa] rks-----A

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