Dear Roy, Sh Sekhar Singh is pioneer of RTI in India. There is nothing wrong in it if he helps people to file RTI or is charging fees for giving professional services for RTI.
veeresh --- In [email protected], sarbajit roy <mail.sarbajit...@...> wrote: > > Dear Mr Kalia > > I presume that when a responsible activist like Ms Divya Raghunandan > of Greenpeace avers that she had paid the Big Daddy of RTI (ie Mr > Shekhar Singh) Rs.10,000/= to "assist" her in her RTI 2nd appeal, that > she has actually done so. If this statement (which is duly recorded in > the CIC's order) is false, then Mr Singh or any of his well wishers > would have denied it by now. > > This is not the first time Mr Singh has lent his weight to such > "public spirited" citizens who are saving Indian farmers. I recall his > "assistance" to Ms Aruna Roy (on behalf of Ms Medha Patkar) to > "procure" within 48 hours official GoI documents marked "Secret" and > "Confidential" by using the good offices of the CIC. It is not > pertinent that they already had illegal copies of those documents but > required to show that it was legally obtained in RTI. > > Sarbajit > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:29 AM, nripinder kalia <nnka...@...> wrote: > > > > > > My dear Roy, > > If it is true,then it is really shamefull.The activist at the level of > > Mr.Shekhar is,did it.I doubt. > > N.N.Kalia. > > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 9:10 AM, sroy1947<sroy1...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/WB-26062009-01.pdf > > > > > > In this decision at page 9, Ms Divya Raghunandan of Greenpeace claims to > > > have paid Mr Shekhar Singh Rs.10,000 as "consultation fees". > > > The CIC has observed thereafter that these are "normal expenses" incurred > > > in > > > the course of pursuing an RTI 2nd appeal. > > > > > > Mr Habibullah (in his capacity as CIC Vigilance head) may also explain > > > (preferably publicly) why Mr Shekhar Singh's colleague at NCPRI - IC Mr > > > Shailesh Gandhi was on this bench, and how much was paid to him to get the > > > decision in favour of Ms Divya Raghunandan. > > > > > > Sarbajit Roy > > > > > > >
