Dear Rakesh ji & Sarbajit Roy ji, Pls do your best at the hearing. Best of Luck.
Dear Rakesh, Please raise the issue of 35AC exemptions. Much bigger moollah is invloved there. Best rgds, Sidharth On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Rakesh Agarwal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Exactly, Sir. Thank you. So are we meeting on 15th at 2:30 p.m.? Your > presence will be of great help. > > Rakesh > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of sroy1947 > Sent: 07 July 2009 11:02 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [rti_india] Re: Hearing - Disclosure I.T. returnsof NGOs > > If information "relating to" an NGO is held by a public authority WHICH THE > PIO INTENDS TO DISCLOSE IN RTI (there being no section 8 bar) a section 11 > notice is issued to the NGO concerned to oppose disclosure. > > On the other hand if the PIO ON HIS OWN feels that a section 8 exemption > applies to bar disclosure then where is the question of section 11 notice, > because the PIO alone must defend his denial. This is especially so in cases > where the Govt has granted financial concessions (like 80G) on the basis of > material available to it. It is crucial that any citizen of India be allowed > to examine the material (records) on the basis of which such administrative > concession was given ON DEMAND - the non-disclosure of which shall only > foster / perpetuate a regime of corruption. > > Sarbajit > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:rti_india%40yahoogroups.com> , > "Rakesh Agarwal" <rak...@...> wrote: > > > > A hearing is scheduled for 15.07.09 at 2:30 before Information > Commissioner > > Sh. M.L. Sharma, Delhi. I request presence of those who may want to > present > > their views before the Commission. > > > > Three hearings have been conducted into a matter involving disclosure of > > income tax returns and other documents that the NGOs submit with the > income > > tax authorities to claim exemption u/s 80G. > > > > The public authority is seeking to deny information on the ground that it > is > > personal information whereas I am arguing that all NGOs, especially ones > > seeking exemption, grants and subsidies, claim to work for the welfare of > > public which is clearly a matter of public interest. NGOs cannot claim > > protection from disclosure of information which is held by the Government. > > > > Regards > > > > Rakesh Agarwal > > > > Secretary, NyayaBhoomi >
