Dear all: This debate can go on for ever .
The District Judge, District Gautam Budh Nagar , U.P. requires that RTI fee ( Rs 500 ) be paid either by cash or via demand draft . They dont accept IPOs or Court fee stamps . Arun Agrawal ------------------------ --- In [email protected], Gajani <gajani...@...> wrote: > > AP High Court needs only the 25Rs Court Stamps for RTI applications... > Supreme Court wants only IPO's not Court Stamps :) > > In one of the RTI SC pointed in the reply as a mistake from our side as we > fixed the Court Stamps > > > > ________________________________ > From: Arun <arun_agra...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, March 25, 2010 3:30:02 PM > Subject: [rti_india] Re: Postal Order Vs Cout Fee Stamp in RTIs > > > > The precription by law is one thing, its implementation absolutely > another . > > 1.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India requires IPOs to be > made out to Secretary, ICAI > > 2. The Passport Office in Ghaziabad insists IPOs be made out in the name > of "Passport Office" > > The Senior Superintendent of Police in Noida requires that IPOs to be > made out to SSP, District Gautam Budh Nagar > > The UP CM Secretariat in Lucknow directs that IPOs to be made out in > the name of PIO, CM Office > > Thus we can see that there is no uniformity and the all the directions > issued by DoPT in this regard are > > simply ignored . > > At how many places, Central and State PIOs can we fight to follow the > prescribed directions ? > > Dr Arun Agrawal > > --- In rti_in...@yahoogrou ps.com, "sarbajitr" <sroy1947@ .> wrote: > > > > Dear Niladri > > > > Who is the "Sanju" you refer to and why should members of this group > follow this garbage advice based on flawed empirical data ? > > > > What is to prevent someone in the public authority filching the IPO, > filling in his (false) name and getting it encashed ? IPOs are not used > only for the Rs.10 application fee but also for the further fees which > may be very substantial. If you go through the records of this group you > will find many instances of blank IPOs being returned by PIOs. > > > > When there is a straight way - prescribed in law for using IPOs - ie > sending an IPO made out to the "Accounts Officer" of the Public > Authority - you must make out a very strong case for advising against > it. > > > > Sarbajit > > > > --- In rti_in...@yahoogrou ps.com, "niladri_shekhar_ das_in" > niladri_shekhar_ das_in@ wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Thanks for everybody's response. > > > > > > I will take the suggetions of Dr Arun and Sanju. > > > > > > In fact Sanju has already solved the problem in a wonderful way. In > his words : > > > > > > ============ ========= ========= = > > > > > > In my RTIs I leave the address field blank and in the application > include some statement like 'Attached is the Postal order, number > XXXXXXX. Since I am not sure of the designation of the appropriate CPIO, > I have left the address blank in the Postal order. The application may > be kindly be addressed to the designated PIO". > > > > > > It has worked without hassles till now. > > > > > > Sanju > > > > > > ============ ========= ========= ========= ==== > > > > > > This is a great learning for me. Thanks everybody. > > > > > > Niladri > > > > > >
