Dear Mr Sarbajit, This is truly a very great judgement for RTI movement. Some highlights of the brilliant judgement by Full Bench of CIC.
* Citizens must only ask for information in "larger public interest" * Citizen cannot ask for information submitted by himself and request information for action taken after that * Head of the Public Authority alone can decide what is to be given to applicant and not the CPIO to take decision to disclose information * Exemption to deny information is not limited to section 8(1) and 9 but now other laws in force with confidentiality clauses can be used to deny information to citizens notwithstanding section 22 of the RTI Act. I now reside in France, a least here we know in law that we are guilty until we prove ourself innocent. I do not agree with the person who asked you not to use impolite language - "screws"??. When bureaucrats are screwing RTI experts like you should definitely FXXX them !!! Dr.Vishnu Mutthu >http://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/FB-27072009-01.pdf > >Members should read this recent 25 page "Full Bench" decision carefully. > >My only concern is that the CIC allowed a poor helpless unrepresented senior >citizen like Mr Choraria to be savaged by a pack of senior advocates (legal >practitioners) on the other side. Rather like throwing Christians to the lions >in the Collosseum. > >This is in also gross violation of the notified Rules and it is high time that >the CIC gets an independent CVO. > >Sarbajit
