That was a very innovative use of the RTI Act to expose lies. Please also read Public Records Act 1993 and see how it can be put to use while pursuing details of "lost files".
Rakesh Agarwal From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LESLIE ALMEIDA Sent: 03 April 2008 20:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [rti_india] Files "Not Available" and "Not readily traceable" Dear Sidhrath, I had a similar situation re file of a property i had asked for file inspection for a certain property the answer i got was that the file is not tracable i then wrote another RTI application attached with the answer i got Name and designation of the officil/s responsible for safe custody/record maintenance of the file ( details of file ) Details of action, if any, taken against the official/s for safe keeping of the file, which is not tracable now. if no action is taken, reasons recorded for the same IF an FIR has been filed as the file could have been stolen/destroyed/etc I filed also a 1st appeal withen 7 days i got a reply that the file is found and i got inspection of same, and documents rgd Leslie Almeida Bandra Mumbai --- Sidharth <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:sidharthbbsr%40gmail.com> > wrote: > Dear RTI_INDIA Forum Members, > > With due apologies to forum members for cross > posting, I have faced a > very peculiar situation. > > What shall I do when the PIO stubbornly refuses file > inspection by > saying that the files are either "Not Available" or > "Not readily > traceable". (different occasions) > > Is it akin to missing files or it's all together a > separate category > created by the PIO to confuse info seekers. > > Sidharth > __________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
