Wednesday, March 24, 2010

[rti_india] Re: Postal Order Vs Cout Fee Stamp in RTIs

 

Dear Niladri

Who is the "Sanju" you refer to and why should members of this group follow this garbage advice based on flawed empirical data ?

What is to prevent someone in the public authority filching the IPO, filling in his (false) name and getting it encashed ? IPOs are not used only for the Rs.10 application fee but also for the further fees which may be very substantial. If you go through the records of this group you will find many instances of blank IPOs being returned by PIOs.

When there is a straight way - prescribed in law for using IPOs - ie sending an IPO made out to the "Accounts Officer" of the Public Authority - you must make out a very strong case for advising against it.

Sarbajit

--- In rti_india@yahoogroups.com, "niladri_shekhar_das_in" <niladri_shekhar_das_in@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Thanks for everybody's response.
>
> I will take the suggetions of Dr Arun and Sanju.
>
> In fact Sanju has already solved the problem in a wonderful way. In his words :
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> In my RTIs I leave the address field blank and in the application include some statement like 'Attached is the Postal order, number XXXXXXX. Since I am not sure of the designation of the appropriate CPIO, I have left the address blank in the Postal order. The application may be kindly be addressed to the designated PIO".
>
> It has worked without hassles till now.
>
> Sanju
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> This is a great learning for me. Thanks everybody.
>
> Niladri
>

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