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RTI ACT 2005
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Question
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“Competent Authority” in section 2 of the RTI Act, 2005 means-
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Speaker in the house of the people
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Chairman in the case of Council of States
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Chief Justice of the High Court in the case of High Court
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -"competent authority” means-(i) the Speaker in the case of the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of a State or a Union territory having such Assembly and the Chairman in the case of the Council of States or Legislative Council of a State; (ii)
Detailed explanation-2: -Central Information Commission and State Information Commission: Chapters III and IV. Information Commissions constituted under the RTI Act are the supreme authority and the highest decision-making body under the Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -(n) “third party” means a person other than the citizen making a request for information and includes a public authority.
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