AMENDMENT ISSUED BY TN GOVT TO RTI RULES INSERTION OF REMITTANCE OF FEE THROUGH POSTAL MONEY ORDER

Seshagiri Viswanatha Rao (Querist) 28 May 2011 This query is : Resolved
The Tamil Nadu have issued an amendment under section 27 of the RTI Act in their G O Ms No 12 Dated 18th Jan 2011 duly inserting Postal Money Order for receiving RTI fee (copy can be browsed through net) and directions have been issued to the public authorities to receive money through Money order and its permissible under RTI Act The very fact of its ignorance by a public authority is no excuse The provisions of Central Act contemplates that non acceptance of such RTI applications tanta amounts to refusal and attracts penal provision u/s 20
kindly enlighten whether such directions to a public authority/authorities are maintainable under the RTI Act Only penal provisions of Act has to be invoked in such cases

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Raj Kumar Makkad (Expert) 28 May 2011
The only remedy is penal provision as provided under section 19 (1) & 20 (1) of RTI Act and such provision is applicable in almost all States and maximum public authorities are aware of this provision.

Guest (Expert) 31 May 2011
Your question is mixed up in such a way that it does not make clear whether you want information about the part of your question: "non acceptance of such RTI applications tanta amounts to refusal and attracts penal provision u/s 20"

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About the part of your question, which states, as follows:

"kindly enlighten whether such directions to a public authority/authorities are maintainable under the RTI Act."

Please clarify, whether you want reply about refusal to accept fee by IPO, or against the orders of the State Government to be maintainable or not?

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