Dear Virresh Kumar you wrote: "> 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."
I find your approach to be quite pragmatic. Shekhar Singh is undoubtedly a man with many talents, not limited to RTI - being a former member of the Planning Commission and also on an Supreme Court Environmental Committee. etc. I suspect that the 10,000 rupee "fee" he took from Greenpeace actually represents the "cost" of filing and succeeding in a Second Appeal before India's highest appellate body for obtaining information. best wishes Ashish == sent from my Blackberry === --- In [email protected], veeresh kumar <v4veer...@...> wrote: > > 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.sarbajitroy@> 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 <nnkalia@> 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<sroy1947@> 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 > > > > > > > > > > >
