Rti

Perumal Prabhu (Querist) 26 September 2012 This query is : Resolved
Sir/Mam

Please clarify whether Co-operative societies (Karnataka) comes under the purview of RTI?

Can we ask information under RTI?

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Thyagarajan (Expert) 26 September 2012
to my knowledge the societies function on internal bye-laws and not governed by rules of karnataka state. the state acts are only example can or can not be followed.
Foe detailed function of departments that come under RTI are well explained in judgment on WRIT PETITION(CIVIL)212 OF 2012

mahendrakumar (Expert) 27 September 2012
recently,there was a kerala high court judgement regarding the applicability of rti act to cooperative societies in kerala.

M V Gupta (Expert) 27 September 2012
The cooperative societies, not being public bodies, are not governed by to RTI Act. but under the provisions of the Act RTI application may be filed with the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to collect the information from the concerned Society and furnish. In Maharashtra this is the procedure that is being followed.