Dear Karira
1) Mine is the oldest pending RTI Act case in the World!
2) The case is all about section 4 disclosure.
3) I am representing the citizens of India when this matter
reaches the SC when CIC goes in for SLP.
4) What I decide is good enough to be disclosed to the citizens of India u/s 4(1)(a) shall be conclusively confirmed by the SC.
5) As a citizen I demand instant and complete access to all information published by the public authorities u/s 4(1)b, 4(1)c.
Computerisation of records is only a process to facilitate my access to such information free of cost or to any other information I apply for to be provided to me against payment. There is no court in India which would seriously disagree with me on this point.
6) BTW, you did not read IC(SM) properly while praising his views.
He said "The objective behind Section 4(1)(a) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act is to encourage public authorities to computerise their operations and activities as much as possible so that the public can access any information easily through internet; surely the intention is not to multiply paperwork by photocopying reams of data even if it is available digitally."
You will note he uses the following words
The OBJECTIVE ... is to ENCOURAGE ...computerise AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ... the PUBLIC ... ACCESS any information through INTERNET ... IF it is available digitally.
The RTI Law is clear .. if the info is already in the electronic form, the PIO is allowed to provide PRINTOUTS (not photocopies) of the info at Rs.2 per page instead of a CD at RS.50.
Sarbajit
--- In rti_india@yahoogroups.com, C K Jam <rtiwanted@...> wrote:
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> Mr Sarbajit,
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> You, as a moderator can always decide whether it was conclusive or not...depending on which side of the bed you got out from in the morning....just like the 180 degree turn of Ex super Babu IC SM !
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> For me, it was (and still is) inconclusive.
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> RTIwanted
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