2014 (1) TMI 1092

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...., ACP (RTI), Sushil Kumar, Inspector (RTI) and Anand Kumar (RTI), SI, for the Respondent. ORDER This is in continuation of this Commission's proceedings dated 26-7-2013. As scheduled, the matter is heard today dated 30-8-2013. Appellant present. The Delhi Police is represented by the following officers : *       Shri N.S. Minhas, ACP, East District; *&nbsp....

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....r PIO in entirety, without stating the subject matter or specifying the part of the RTI application that is being transferred; (iv)   Whether the PIO can delegate his powers/functions to the APIO which have been assigned to PIO under the law; (v)     Whether the transfer of first appeal by APIO to another FAA is valid in law which is filed by the appellant befor....

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....such part of it as may be appropriate to that other public authority and inform the applicant immediately about such transfer. Provided that the transfer of an application pursuant to this sub-section shall be made as soon as practicable but in no case later than five days from the date of receipt of the application. A bare reading of the above extract would indicate that sub-section (3) can....

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....ther CPIO within the same public authority. Issue No. 2 :- CPIO is the fulcrum of the RTI regime. As per Section 7(1), it is the mandate of the CPIO to provide information requested for by an information seeker. RTI application can be transferred only by the CPIO to another CPIO and not by ACPIO. Issue No. 3 :- CPIO can transfer the RTI application in entirety or in part. We expect the....