[RTI] The Right to Information Act

RTI An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
2005
  • THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION

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     Constitution of Central Information Commission
  • 13
     Terms of office and conditions of service
  • 14
     Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner
  • THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION

  • 15
     Constitution of State Information Commission
  • 16
     Term of office and conditions of service
  • 17
     Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner
  • POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONS, APPEAL AND PENALTIES

  • 18
     Powers and functions of Information Commissions
  • 19
     Appeal
  • 20
     Penalties
  • MISCELLANEOUS

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     Protection of action taken in good faith
  • 22
     Act to have overriding effect
  • 23
     Bar of jurisdiction of courts
  • 24
     Act not to apply to certain organisations
  • 25
     Monitoring and reporting
  • 26
     Appropriate Government to prepare programmes
  • 27
     Power to make rules by appropriate Government
  • 28
     Power to make rules by competent authority
  • 29
     Laying of rules
  • 30
     Power to remove difficulties
  • 31
     Repeal