There's a Right to Information network where you might meet the right person to answer your question. See [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goarti]
Broadly speaking, any information that is maintained by the government can be asked for. But would you know which department keeps this information? To understand how government works (or doesn't!) you are best off by visiting the citizens' charters page (unfortunately some charters are not completed yet). It's athttp://www.goagovt.nic.in/charter/charters_dept_page1.htm See http://www.goagovt.nic.in/charter/files/Registration/charter.pdf OPENQUOTE: The Registration Department with its eleven offices of Civil Registrars-Cum-Sub-Registrars one each in each Taluka and Office of the State Registrar, -cum-Head of Notary Services at Panaji, and two offices of the District Registrars of North Goa and South Goa ,basically deal with recording and preserving evidentiary matters relating to contracts, status, testamentary dispositions, etc., of individual citizens, like marriages, legitimations, adoptions, documents relating to contractual obligations, property transactions, Firms, Wills, Succession deeds, Societies, appointment of Notaries and similar. CLOSEQUOTE There are some kinds of official information which can't be release (state security, etc). But these are meant to be the exception rather than the rule. Further, anything which cannot be denied to a legislature, cannot be denied to a citizen now. So, this is still a fairly powerful law, if used efficiently and persistently. Best, FN PS: This is based on my understanding. For more detailed guidance, check with a specialist or a lawyer. I don't claim to be either. On 12/10/06, Herman Carneiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- > Subject: Right to Information Act > From: "Jude Almeida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, October 11, 2006 11:07 pm > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi > I wish to know if I could get the owners name of a particular > flat/property in Goa by the "Right to Information Act". Further the > address where I can pick up this form and send it to. > Thanking you > J.Almeida -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/ _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
