----- Forwarded Message ---- From: ysingh rajput <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 29 September, 2009 9:21:44 PM Subject: NO AMENDMENTS - LEAVE OUR RTI ACT ALONE to: Shri Pranab Mukehrji Hon'ble Minister for Finance Ministry of Finance Government of India North Block New Delhi - 110 001 "Dear Mr. Finance Minister, I am(a) citizen of India vested with the fundamental right to seek and obtain information from government and its agencies. The Right to Information Act (RTI Act) passed by Parliament in 2005 gives effect to this fundamental right and establishes a regime of transparency covering all levels of government. This law establishes openness and disclosure as the norm of governance. Secrecy is permitted only in a few exceptional circumstances. The RTI Act overrides all other laws to the extent of inconsistency. Indeed this position of supremacy granted to the RTI Act must be preserved and not whittled away bit by bit. That would defeat the very purpose of the RTI Act. The Draft Direct Taxes Code, 2009 (Draft Code) has been placed on the website of your Ministry for public consultation. I/We* congratulate your government for seeking people's views about its provisions. I strongly believe that the Draft Code must be brought in line with the transparency regime established by the RTI Act. I/We* recommend that sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 146 be deleted and the existing sub-section (4) of this section be substituted with the following: "(4) Any information relating to any assessee received or obtained by any income-tax authority in the performance of his or her functions under this Code may be furnished to any person in accordance with the provisions of the Right to Information Act. (No. 22 of 2005)". Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Y Singh N Rajput (Name of the person submitting) NO AMENDMENTS - LEAVE OUR RTI ACT ALONE Address: A-61, Vishranti Estate Off Gotri Road Vadodara 390023 Email: [email protected] Yahoo! India has a new look. Take a sneak peek http://in.yahoo.com/trynew Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php
