Greetings, I guess many of you are aware of the Full Bench Hearing of regarding "Interpretation of Section 8(1)(c) of the RTI Act" was scheduled to be heard at 4 pm on 1st August, 2008. This has now been shifted to 30th July at 4.30 pm. "Unavoidable reasons" is cited as the reason for this change. Check order at the following link
http://cic.gov.in/PublicNotices/NoticeForHearing-12062008.pdf Earth, would be coming under the Shadow of Moon on 1st August, 2009. For India, it would be a partial solar eclipse, which would begin around 1603 hours, the time the original Full Bench Hearing was scheduled to be heard and be over by 1757 hrs. Timings for locations may vary. I am aware that most folks including Public Authorities, VVIPS etc. avoid having any functions around the time of eclipses either solar or lunar. I am not jumping into conclusion as far as the CIC hearing is concerned. Perhaps some of might like to file an RTI Application seeking the definition on the "unavoidable reasons" as mentioned in the order. Best wishes Manoj Pai Ahmedabad Off Topic: I have a few solar eclipse filter glasses to spare. So if anybody wishes to view the elipse, please contact off the list. MP
