FW: [RTI INDIA] Re: Bikaner District collector penalised three defaulting PIOs in first appeal decision

Dear Leslie Almeida,
 
Greetings. Happy Diwali.
 
This message from a stranger may surprise you. Just a small introduction. At present, I am an active RTI awakener for the past five years. Mr. Wajaht Habibullah   
and I were probationers in the National Academy of Administration, Charle Ville Hotel, Mussooire in 1968. After serving Central Government and United Nations
for 40 years, I have been busy in social activities in Asia Pacific Region since 1995.    

As regards, Dr. Prithvi Raj's bold decision, we all RTI activists should wholeheartedly welcome it focussing on the goal of RTI Act, 2005. My message sent day before
yesterday is appended.
 
Regards,
 
Hari Goyal
rtidwarka@yahoo.co.in
011-25082239      

 

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From: haridgoyal@hotmail.com
To: rti_india@googlegroups.com
CC: rtidwarka@yahoo.co.in
Subject: RE: [RTI INDIA] Re: Bikaner District collector penalised three defaulting PIOs in first appeal decision
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 20:27:11 +0530

Dear RTI Activists,

Very Very Peaceful and Happy Diwali to all of You. 

 Please don't get too much obsessed with RTI Rules. Objective is to get information when information is sought by filing RTI Application. We all should
appreciate the boldness of the Collector of Bikaner. Let it be an example for honest IAS officers and Information Commissioners who many a time hesitate to use
Section 20 (1) despite so many judgments of the High Courts that imposition of penalty is not discretionary but Mandatory. 
 
Perhaps there is no example of single Information Commissioner who imposed penalty u/s 20 (2) so far.  
 
I wholeheartedly praise  Dr. Prithvi Raj (2002 IAS,Rajasthan), Collector of Bikaner.   

Dr. Prithvi Raj's action has reminded me of my lectures and counselling sessions in early Eighties when I was faculty member
in the LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. I wish there are more of Dr. Prithvi Rajs in the system.
 
Hari Goyal
Indian Economic Service (1968 Batch)
03.11.2010
011-25082239 


 

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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:50:15 +0530
Subject: Re: [RTI INDIA] Re: Bikaner District collector penalised three defaulting PIOs in first appeal decision
From: engr.vikas@gmail.com
To: rti_india@googlegroups.com

PA can have their own rule as I think...

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Siddharth <sidharthbbsr@gmail.com> wrote:

I wonder under which section of RTI Act is this possible.

Please elaborate a bit more.

Sidharth

On Nov 3, 12:58 pm, manoj <manojka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>                 Happly Diwali-2010
>
> First time in india, any appellate authority have penalised defaulting
> PIOs.Bikaner district collector Dr.Prithvi Raj have set new trend by
> directing defaulting PIOs to deposit 1000/- each within two weeks and
> appear with deposit receipt in the court of first appeal hearing.
>
>          Such intiative can lighten the burden of information
> commissions.We can hope for smooth RTI compliance now.
>
> With regards
> Manoj K.Kamra
> Bikaner

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Thanks & Regard's
 --Vikas Kumar--
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