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.

Section: Sec. 2(n); Crisp Meaning: A person other than the citizen making the request — includes a public authority.

Section: Sec. 2(e); Crisp Meaning: Speaker (Lok Sabha)/Chairman (Rajya Sabha)/Chairman of State Legislative Council/Speaker of State Legislative Assembly, CJI for SC, CJ of High Court for HC, President for Union, Governor for State, administrator under Article 239 for UT.

Section: Sec. 2(a); Crisp Meaning: Central Government for Central public authorities; State Government for State public authorities.

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