RTI first appeal — s.19(1), RTI Act, 2005

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Name and address of the public authority

Your full name

Exactly as it appears on your Aadhaar or ID.

Your full address

Mobile number

Date of your first written complaint

The day you handed the written complaint to the police station or the bank.

Complaint or acknowledgement number

Date of the order, reply or documents

The date the period for the appeal or application runs from.

Your answer to the notice — the facts

Why the cheque was given, whether anything was owed, whether it has been paid — with dates. Write only what you can prove.

What information you want

One numbered point per item, with the period it covers. A request for 'everything' gets rejected.

Grounds

One ground per line, numbered. State facts, not adjectives.

Place (where you sign this)

Today's date

The document

To,
The First Appellate Authority,
________________

Subject: First appeal under Section 19(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005

Made under: Section 19(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 — within 30 days of the reply, or of the end of the reply period; to be decided within 30 days, at most 45 with reasons recorded (Section 19(6)).

1. Appellant: ________________, ________________, mobile ________________

2. Date of the application: ________________; registration / acknowledgement number: ________________

3. The PIO's reply (dated ________________) / no reply received:
________________

4. The information sought:
________________

5. Grounds of appeal:
________________

PRAYER: Direct the PIO to provide the information sought, free of charge (Section 7(6)), within a fixed time.

Enclosed: a copy of the application, proof of fee, a copy of the reply (if any).

________________
Place: ________________
Date: ________________

What to attach

A copy of the original RTI application and proof of the fee.
The PIO's reply, if any. If none, state the date the 30 days ran out.
No fee for a first appeal (Central); check the State's rules.
No decision, or a bad one: second appeal to the Information Commission within 90 days (s.19(3)).

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