Right To Information Act 2005 Section 30 : Power to remove difficulties : (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 29 : Laying of rules : (1) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session,…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 28 : Power to make rules by competent authority : (1) The competent authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 27 : Power to make rules by appropriate Government : (1) The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 26 : Appropriate Government to prepare programmes : (1) The appropriate Government may, to the extent of availability of financial and other resources,- (a) develop and organise educational programmes to advance the understanding of the public, in particular of…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 25 : Monitoring and reporting : (1) The Central Information Commission or State Information Commission, as the case may be, shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each year, prepare a report on the implementation of the…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 24 : Act not to apply in certain organizations : (1) Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the intelligence and security organisations specified in the Second Schedule, being organisations established by the Central Government or any information…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 23 : Bar of jurisdiction of courts : No court shall entertain any suit, application or other proceeding in respect of any order made under this Act and no such order shall be called in question otherwise than by…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 22 : Act to have overriding effect : The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), and any other law for the time being in…
Right To Information Act 2005 Chapter VI : Miscellaneous : Section 21 : Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 20 : Penalties : (1) Where the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission, as the case may be, at the time of deciding any complaint or appeal is of the opinion that the Central Public Information Officer…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 19 : Appeal : (1) Any person who, does not receive a decision within the time specified in sub-section (1) or clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 7, or is aggrieved by a decision of the Central Public…
Right To Information Act 2005 Chapter V : Powers And Functions Of The Information Commissions, Appeal And Penalties : Section 18 : Powers and functions of Information Commissions : (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Central…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 17 : Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner : (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the State Chief Information Commissioner or a State Information Commissioner shall be removed from his office only by…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 16 : Term of office and conditions of service : (1) The State Chief Information Commissioner shall hold office 1.(for such term as may be prescribed by the Central Government) and shall not be eligible for reappointment: Provided that…
Right To Information Act 2005 Chapter IV : The State Information Commission : Section 15 : Constitution of State Information Commission : (1) Every State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a body to be known as the ......... (name of the…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 14 : Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner : (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the Chief Information Commissioner or any Information Commissioner shall be removed from his office only by order of the President…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 13 : Term of office and conditions of service : (1) The Chief Information Commissioner shall hold office 1.[for such term as may be prescribed by the Central Government] and shall not be eligible for reappointment: Provided that no…
Right To Information Act 2005 Chapter III : The Central Information Commission : Section 12 : Constitution of Central Information Commission : (1) The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a body to be known as the Central Information Commission to…
Right To Information Act 2005 Section 11 : Third party information : (1) Where a Central Public Information Officer or a State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, intends to disclose any information or record, or part thereof on a request made under…