The act applies to Govt. and any Public authority. The term Public Authority means a body which is constituted by any Central or State law. Owned and controlled by the state or which receives aid (Govt. land at concessional rate, exemption in tax etc.) also includes bodies whose composition and administration is controlled by Govt. or the functions of which are of public interest.
An application for information should be on a Plain paper in the format given and should be affixed with a Court fee stamp of Rs.10/-. The time limit given to the Public Information Officer [PIO] is 15 days for providing information. In case where the information involves the life and liberty of a person PIO must provide the information within 24 hrs.
The PIO may refuse to provide information based on grounds for rejection of information as stated in the law. The PIO may refuse to provide information if the information is available with him under trust, the information pertains to Service record of a person or if the information is a personal information which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual. However the PIO can not refuse to provide information about a prisoner even if the information is personal provided the information is used for the common benefit of the society.
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