Why our Parliament want a pound of flesh ? At least let the RTI Act remain a model granting equity of justice. Any attempt to dilute this act should be resisted with tooth and nail. Neither our Parliament nor the judiciary has sustained any previleges due to the RTI Act since last 30 months. If at all any amendment to be made on RTI Act it is only to bridle the CIC and SICs with accountability
--- In [email protected], "Myth Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE - 'Parliament RTI query must specify the reasons' > By PARUL CHANDRA > New Delhi > Parliament may want the judiciary to come under the Right to > Information (RTI) scanner. But it wants certain concessions while coming > under scrutiny by the common man under the very same act. > > This is evident in the suggestion made by the Lok Sabha privileges committee > which has suggested that the RTI Act 2005 be amended so that an applicant > seeking information or documents from Parliament will have to specify the > reasons for asking thus. Under the present rules, applicants do not have to > state the reasons for seeking information which also includes the > Parliament. > > In the case of judiciary, the standing committee on personnel, public > grievances and law and justice's report was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. > It clearly states that the judiciary comes under the purview of the RTI. It > had observed that "all three wings of state executive, legislature and > judiciary - are fully covered under this act, since all organs of the state > are accountable to the citizens of India in a democratic state". > > With regard to the Parliament, the privileges committee has also said that > if the Speaker feels that the information or documents sought under the RTI > "has the potential to call in question the proceedings of the House or of > any committee of the House in any court, he may be empowered to refer such a > request to the Committee of Privileges for examination and report". > > In yet another concession to Parliament, the committee has suggested that if > a reference is made to it, the time limit of 30 days for furnishing a reply > under the RTI may not applicable to it. And that the information or > documents sought may be provided "only if so recommended by the Committee of > Privileges and agreed to by the House". > > http://epaper.asianage.com/ArticleText.aspx? article=01_05_2008_005_003&mode=1 > > -- > Keep Fighting 498A > Keep Fighting Legal Terrorism > Keep Fighting Inequality in Justice > > http://legalterror.wordpress.com/ > http://society.indianskeptic.com/ > > "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. > Then they fight you. Then you win." --- M.K.Gandhi > > If "con" is the opposite of "pro", then what is the opposite of progress? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
