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On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:56 PM, sroy1947 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Many people ask me for a sample application of "Responsible Use" of RTI. I am > giving an example RTI below which I have hurriedly drafted. > > I expect the PIO to use the following tactics > > a) Return the Rs.10 application fee, > b) Inform me that information concerns P/A(s) which is an exempt organisation > u/s 24, > c) Throw 8(1)(a) at me to deny, > d) Throw 8(1)(i) at me to deny, > e) Throw 8(1)(j) at me to deny, > f) Cite 8(1)(f) (g) and (h) for denying certain queries, > g) Cite "3rd party" to deny > > So now I am prepared for the above tactics. > > To see how it works out in practice I may actually file it and > keep the group posted on how it proceeds. I also freely give permission to > anyone else to use this intellectual property of mine (freely) and submit it > themselves. > > Sarbajit > > Here is the sample application > > <snip> > > "To: > The Central Public Information Officer, > (appointed u/s 5 RTI Act 2005) > Cabinet Secretariat > Room No.14,South East Wing, Rashtrapati Bhawan > New Delhi 110004 Date: 27-Oct-2009 > > CONFIDENTIAL > > Sir, > > Sub : Request / Assistance for seeking information under RTI Act 2005 > > I am a public spirited citizen of India and desire information dissemination > concerning your public authority – "Government of India - CABINET > SECRETARIAT". I am constrained to send this communication for the reason that > the website of your authority is vague, sparse and uninformative, in contrast > to some books published by former employees of your authority which have > affected me. > > Hence, to enable me to properly specify the information I seek and also to > obviate any resort under the RTI Act, I request your assistance to > disseminate / provide me certain information falling within "proactive > disclosure" category of section 4 of RTI Act pertaining to your public > authority. I am caused to request this information free of cost, immediately > and in the electronic format in terms of sub-section 4(4) r/w 4(3) of RTI Act > 2005 which I set out below for ready reference. > > " 4(3) For the purposes of sub-section (1), every information shall be > disseminated widely and in such form and manner which is easily accessible to > the public. > > 4(4) All materials shall be disseminated taking into consideration the cost > effectiveness, local language and the most effective method of communication > in that local area and the information should be easily accessible, to the > extent possible in electronic format with the Central Public Information > Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, available > free or at such cost of the medium or the print cost price as may be > prescribed. > > Explanation.—For the purposes of sub-sections (3) and (4), "disseminated" > means making known or communicated the information to the public through > notice boards, newspapers, public announcements, media broadcasts, the > internet or any other means, including inspection of offices of any public > authority." > > NB: I am accompanying an application fee for Rs. 10 so that this request for > assistance / information dissemination is not rejected on technical grounds. > The amount may kindly be returned to me if there is no legal requirement for > me to pay the same for information dissemination. > > Accordingly the information I seek is specified below: > > 1) A copy of the catalogue(s) [see sub-section 4(1)(a) RTI Act 2005] of all > records maintained by your public authority duly indexed in manner and the > form to facilitate right to information. > > 2) A copy of the complete and/or sufficient information that is required to > be provided suo-moto to the public by your public authority for compliance > with sub-section 4(2) of RTI Act, which is set out below for ready reference > > "(4)(2) It shall be a constant endeavour of every public authority to take > steps in accordance with the requirements of clause (b) of sub-section (1) to > provide as much information suo motu to the public at regular intervals > through various means of communications, including internet, so that the > public have minimum resort to the use of this Act to obtain information." > > 3) All relevant facts that are required to be disclosed by your public > authority for compliance to mandate of sub-section 4(1)(c) of RTI Act, > including (but not limited to) the decisions of Council of Ministers, the > reasons thereof, and the material on the basis of which the decisions were > taken once the matter is complete, or over. For ready reference the concerned > clause is set out below > > "4(1)(c) publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or > announcing the decisions which affect public;" > > 4) The copy(s) (incl gazette notifications, if any), reasons [see subsection > 4(1)(d) of RTI Act] and supporting material for the following important > administrative or quasi-judicial decisions of Cabinet / GOM / Council of > Ministers / Cabinet Secretariat / Committee(s) of Secretaries or other > Cabinet or Secretarial bodies etc. > > NB: I am an affected person being concerned that valuable historical records > are being willfully neglected / have been corruptly destroyed, > > a) Decisions / policy, if any, to allow the following persons > i) Mr Ranjan Bhattacharya (purported son-in-law of former P.M. A.B.Vajpayee) > ii) Mr Nandan Nilekani, > iii) Mr Sam Pitroda, > iv) Mr Shailesh Gandhi > > access to sensitive official documents / records and/or Cabinet papers from > time to time. > > b) Decision / policy, if any, to bifurcate IB to create R&AW on 21.Sep.1968 > or thereabouts > > c) Decision(s) / policy, if any, to constitute or deploy covert action units > of R&AW after 1968, > > d) Decision(s) / policy, if any, to constitute or deploy covert action units > of Directorate-General of Security (DGS) after 1968, > > e) A copy of the noting(s) by B.N.Mullick (former Director IB) constituting > the "Burma Branch" presently with R&AW Archives, > > f) Copy of the note issued by Indian Ambassador to Burma, and later supplied > to R&AW in 1968-69, stating that Govt of India I had no objection to Chinese > assistance to Burma (now Myanmar) for aerial photography of Indian territory, > > g) Decision to destroy / weed out from R&AW records the transcripts of > records of negotiations for settlement by Mr Rajiv Gandhi, Mr R.N. Kao and > others recorded by Mr B Raman before Army was sent into Golden Temple > Amritsar in June 1984, along with record(s) of factum of destruction. NB: Mr. > B Raman former Addl Secy of R&AW has published that that these valuable > historical records were entrusted by him to R&AW archives around 31,August > 1994 in the hope they are made available to future historians > > h) Decision to destroy / weed out from R&AW records, communications from > American Baptist missionaries in Burma (Kachin State) to R&AW after October > 1968, along with records of factum of destruction. > > i) Decision to destroy / weed out the Indian Army's minute of dissent to > Joint Intelligence Committee concerning over-assessment of Naga hostiles sent > to China for training in 1968-69, along with records of factum of destruction. > > j) Decision to conduct an enquiry into suspicions that CIA was involved in > assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi. It is pertinent that Mr B Raman former > Addl Secy R&AW, has alleged the enquiry "could not prove this suspicion". > > k) Decision(s) / policy not to upgrade India's "weak" (per Mr B Raman) > maritime intelligence capability concerning US and naval development in > Indian Ocean region. > > l) Decision(s) / policy to depute / induct officers of R&AW to Ministry of > Information & Broadcasting from time to time. > > m) Decision to constitute NTRO (National Technical Research Organisation), > > n) Decision to send Mr K Sankaran Nair to Geneva during Emergency period to > deposit about six million US Dollars into Swiss Bank numbered account to be > paid as commission for intercession of Ashraf Pehlawi the sister of Shah of > Iran on recommendations of Hindujas. > > o) Decisions / policy taken at various times to exclude members of minorities > such as Muslims or Sikhs from intelligence / security at senior operational > positions or close proximity duties. > > p) Decision(s) / policy which served to humiliate and "throw out" Mr Shiv Raj > Bahadur, IPS, from R&AW in ca. 1980. > > q) Decision / policy to destroy / weed out report of Kargil Review Committee > ca. 1999. > > r) Decision / policy of Indian Embassy to Paris to throw away old glasses and > replace them with new ones after official visit of PM Morarji Desai. NB: Mr B > Raman, a R&AW officer when posted in Paris has alleged (in book published by > him) this was because of uncertainty about which glass(s) PM Desai had used > for drinking his urine. > > s) Decisions perpetuating nepotism in R&AW which also earned it the sobriquet > "Relatives and Associates Wing". If these were done as policy, the policy may > also be provided. > > t) Decisions recalling R&AW officers posted abroad for alcoholism, > womanizing, gambling etc. If these were done as policy, the policy may also > be provided > > u) Decisions not to act strongly against delinquent R&AW officers who were > members of Mr R N Kao's or Mr K Sankaran Nair's staff, as publicly alleged by > Mr B Raman (former Addl Secy R&AW). If these were done as policy, the policy > may also be provided. > > v) Decision to ban trade unions in intelligence services of GoI. If these > were done as policy, the policy may also be provided. > > w) Decisions to allow the practice (Mr. B Raman has described it as "racket") > of security staff accompanying Ms Sonia Gandhi and her children abroad on > Prime Minister's plane to bring back imported electronic and other goods into > India without passing though customs or paying customs duty. If these were > done as policy, the policy may also be provided. > > x) A) Decision of Cabinet Secretariat to enquire into sources of foreign > exchange used by Intelligence officers to purchase / import Colour TV sets > whilst accompanying PM Indira Gandhi in or about Sept 1983. > > B) Decision by Secretary (R) and/or No.2/R&AW not to prosecute the > Intelligence officers on the said enquiry's findings. > > y) A) Decision to allow Royal Jordanian Airline to operate flights to/from > India, > > B) The supporting material (as alleged concerning corruption by R&AW officer > Mr B Raman) for such decisions, namely gift of expensive Mercedes Benz car by > King of Jordan, and also 2 AC Land Rovers, which were subsequently > transferred to President of India's garage by Shri Rajiv Gandhi. > > z) Decision of Cabinet Secretariat not to proactively disclose complete > information concerning all its business / functions / duties / budget / staff > etc. under RTI Act. > > Accordingly, I request for the above specified information be given to me, > preferably in electronic format (such as on "diskette") (and also be > published on internet by you) so that it may serve the (larger) public > interest and strengthen India's security and strategic interests and > especially in the face of the numerous ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION in books > published by senior R&AW officers after their retirement / super-annuation > inter-alia cross-levelling allegations between the personnel of ex-Army and > IPS/RAS cadres in Cabinet Secretariat. > > Yours faithfully > > (Sarbajit Roy)" ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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