Right to information

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 29 December 2009 This query is : Resolved
hello,

We are undergoing a litigation with excise department in which we have asked for some information from them under the right to information act. it has been 1 month and still we haven't received any reply from them.
What can be done if don't receive any reply. Isn't there any provision under RTI to reply under certain time limit?

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Kiran Kumar (Expert) 29 December 2009
Disposal of request.
7. (1) Subject to the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 5 or the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 6, the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, on receipt of a request undersection 6 shall, as expeditiously as possible, and in any case within thirty days of the receipt of the request, either provide the information on payment of such fee as may be prescribed or reject the request for any of the reasons specified in sections 8 and 9:
Provided that where the information sought for concerns the life or liberty of a person, the same shall be provided within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the request.

Appeal
19. (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 Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may within thirty days from the expiry of such period or from the receipt of such a decision prefer an appeal to such officer who is senior in rank to the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer as the case may be, in each public authority:
Provided that such officer may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of thirty days if he or she is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.

i ve mentioned the relevant provisions of the RTI act and for ur case, file appeal before the concerned appelate authority.