Right to Information and Obligations of Public Authorities

Section: Sec. 2(f); Crisp Meaning: Any material in any form — records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, log-books, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data in any electronic form, and information relating to any private body which can be…

Section: Sec. 2(j); Crisp Meaning: Right to inspect work/documents/records, take notes/extracts/certified copies, take certified samples, obtain information in diskettes/floppies/tapes/video cassettes or any other electronic mode or through printouts.

Section: Sec. 2(h); Crisp Meaning: Any authority/body/institution of self-government established by/under the Constitution, by Parliament/State Legislature, by Government notification — including bodies owned, controlled or substantially financed directly or indirectly by the appropriate…

Section: Sec. 2(i); Crisp Meaning: Includes any document, manuscript, file, microfilm, microfiche, any reproduction of image by microfilm, any other material produced by a computer or any other device.