Dear Members, The universal truth is "Delay Breeds Corruption - Not necessarily in cash and kind".
With creation of Central Information Commission to implement well-meaning, simple, citizen friendly The Right to Information Act 2005 effective 12th October 2005, one more avenue is created in India for the corrupt public servants to make more money while terribly restricting transparency by unfair, unjustified, arbitrary, illegal means and even by abusing the authority in a high-handed manner violating principles of natural justice, violating Constitution of India and violating the fundamental rights. CIC is a classic case of breeding corruption by causing delay - unusual & unprecedented - by taking up the cases for hearing selectively and in a discretionary manner. However, CPIO CIC New Delhi does not know as to what is meant by corruption and hence not furnished me the requested RTI information on how many corrupt ICs / Officers are posted at CIC. There is no Chief Vigilance Officer at CIC either. References are placed below: http://www.scribd.com/doc/14158496/Bdvcic1-Agreed-List-Delay-Analysis-310108 http://www.scribd.com/doc/14158344/PIO-bdvcic1-030308-P1 http://www.scribd.com/doc/14158529/Delay-Analysis-Graph-ICwise-Based-on-PIO-Bdvcic1-Data While the RTI Act has given unprecedented high level of autonomy to CIC in the matter of implementing RTI, CIC has been looking towards DoPT on having nationwide benches to be established that is already provided for in the Act. The delay analysis shows that Mr Wajahat Habibullah*** CIC has been the worst abuser of RTI. He sent me an email saying "I am not in the business of justice" and "I can give you information". So far, he has given neither. My more than three year old cases lying with him and Prof M M Ansari. And, I am not the only victim in India of these corrupt practices at CIC. With warm regards, -- Babubhai Vaghela
