Here's a list of areas where citizens can access the facts they require Thirty-sixu00a0years ago, the Supreme Court in the Bennett Coleman vs Union of India case ruled that the right to freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by Article 19 (1) (a) of the Constitution of India includes the right to information. This fundamental right of citizens got operationalised in 2005 and the Right To Information (RTI) Act received the assent of the President of India on 15 June, 2005. The Act came into operation on 12 October, 2005. The Act promises that the decision of the Information Commission (IC) shall be binding and no court shall entertain any suit, application or other proceeding in respect of any order made under the RTI Act. Thus, the Orders of IC acquire much value and weight. Every month I write an article published in the Journal of Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society. Any reader of this supplement who desires a soft copy of it may send his name &amp; email id to <a href="mailto:narayanvarma2011@gmail.com">narayanvarma2011@gmail.com</a> Free RTI clinics and centersu00a0 Public concern for Governance Trust (PCGT): Tel: 23526426/ 9322882288 Email: <a href="mailto:publicconcern@gmail.com">publicconcern@gmail.com</a>, Visit us at <a href="http://www.pcgt.org/" target="_blank">www.pcgt.org</a> National - RTI help lines Mumbai PCGT: 09322882288 Chandigarth:09872692400 Delhi: 09999212148/ Kabir 09718100180 Haryana: 09896040307 Gujarat: 09924085000 Karnataka: 09886020774/ 094487-04593 Orissa: 1800-345-6777 Tamil Nadu: 097898-19014 West Bengal: 094336-20192 NCPRI RTI Helpline: 09250400100, Lucknow: 09235169855 Tarun Mitra Mandal centers at Thane: 098205 35271 Fort: 09819334623/ 09322270896 Chinchpokali: 09223365142/ 09322380605u00a0 Dadar(W): 09869429543/ 09819481666 Matunga(C.R.): 0982116565/09323524988 Andheri: 26789773 / 26789899/ 69532298 Ghatkopar: 09221046686/ 09867313221 Borivali: 09869876951 /09322266593 Significant decisions of the Info Commission &gt;&gt;A Deemed University is a Public Authority and covered under the RTI Act. &gt;&gt;Income-tax returns of political parties filed with public authorities and assessment orders accessible to the citizens. &gt;&gt;Complete text of the 'question paper', provided by the university to examinees, along with standard answer key adopted by the university is accessible. &gt;&gt;An examinee has the right to access the evaluated answer sheets so as to make self assessment of her/his performance. &gt;&gt;The Supreme Court of India is an institution created by the Constitution and is, therefore, a Public Authority within the meaning of S 2(h) RTI Act. The status and position of the Chief Justice of India is unique under the RTI Act. The Chief Justice of India is also designated as 'Competent Authority' u/s. 2(e) of the Right to Information Act. &gt;&gt;The Commission disapproves of the practice of PIOs using the exemptions of S.8(1) without providing reasoning. The Commission is likely to view such practice as a denial of information without reasonable cause and take action. &gt;&gt;All co-operative societies registered under the Gujarat State Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 are bodies controlled falling within the ambit of the definition 'public authority' given at 2(h) (d) (i) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 and, therefore, are public authorities. (Decision of the Gujarat Information Commission, the same view is taken by the HC of Kerala) &gt;&gt;All the aided and unaided schools perform governmental functions to promote high quality of relevant education. The Government access to information asked for. And, so has a citizen.

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