Public documents under rti act

YP Singh (Querist) 19 January 2015 This query is : Resolved
Sir,
Public documents obtained under the RTI Act 2005 & submitted in the court related to the defence of a case, may be treated as an evidence or these documents will be required to be proved by the CPIO (Central public information officer of that Govt office) calling him as a witness. Please advice the law position in this regard.

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YP Singh

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J. P. Shah (Expert) 19 January 2015
Documents obtained under RTI Act does not require re-authentication by CPIO. However, if court orders for presence of CPIO, then he may be summoned by court for deposition.

Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 20 January 2015
These are admissible in evidence.
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http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/Can-Informations-be-used-as-evidence-in-court--1570.asp#.VL3R-yz7_LA