[HumJanenge] Re: New 500 words Rule

Hi Vikram

I dont have the wording of the Karnataka RTI Rule before me. Was it
150 words ?
Under new Central DoPT Rules, address of applicant and PIO is counted
in 500 words.

Sarbajit

On Oct 29, 6:25 pm, Vikram Simha <vikramsimh...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Elaborate Point no 2 . In oyr state we have Argued before KIC that Address do not Form part ihe Body Seeking Information
> N vikramsimha , KRIA Katte , #12 Sumeru Sir M N Krishna Rao Road , Basvangudi < Bangalore 560004.
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> --- On Mon, 29/10/12, Sarbajit Roy <sroy...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > From: Sarbajit Roy <sroy...@gmail.com>
> > Subject: [HumJanenge] Re: New 500 words Rule
> > To: "humjanenge" <humjanenge@googlegroups.com>, tnkeea...@yahoo.co.in
> > Date: Monday, 29 October, 2012, 5:48 AM
> > Dear Krish
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> > 1) The RTI application cannot be "rejected" ONLY on the
> > ground that it
> > contains more than 500 words. So the answer to your question
> > is YES, a
> > CPIO can reject it along with another reason IF (and only
> > if) that
> > other reason is a valid reason for rejection (like new Rule
> > 9,
> > insufficient / excess fee etc).
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> > 2) The answer to your question is YES. An RTI application
> > must
> > ORDINARILY be within 500 words (which INCLUDES the name and
> > address of
> > CPIO and applicant). So for a RTI containing 1375 words the
> > PIO can
> > demand Rs 30 as application fee by treating it as 3
> > applications. Note
> > that he is not "rejecting it"
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> > 3) The FAA ought not to reject it. OTH the CIC can do
> > anything
> > (including reject it if they feel the application was
> > frivolous,
> > vexatious, etc etc)
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> > Sarbajit
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> > On 10/28/12, TNK <tnkeea...@yahoo.co.in>
> > wrote:
> > > The recent rule dated 31st July 2012 restrict
> > applications with 500 words.
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> > > In the same rule says that no application to be
> > rejected only on the ground
> > > that it exceeds 500 words.
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> > > My doubts:-
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> > > 1. Can PIO rejects the application with some other
> > reason along with the
> > > reason of "more than 500 words"?
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> > > 2. Theses restriction included in the heading of
> > Application fee. Can PIO
> > > demand more fee as the application is more than 500
> > words.
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> > > 3. Application not to be rejected by PIO on this 500
> > words ground. Thus FAA
> > > or CIC can reject on this ground?
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> > > Andaman Krish