GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Such an appeal, should be filed within a period of thirty days from the date on which the limit of 30 days of supply of information is expired or from the date on which the information or decision of the Public Information Officer is received.

Detailed explanation-2: -If an APIO receives an application, they must forward it to the relevant PIO immediately. NB: The RTI Act allows the PIO only 5 extra days over and above the limit of 30 days to give information to the applicant if the request is forwarded through the APIO.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Second Appeal must be filed within 90 days from the date on which the First Appellate Authority decision was actually received by the Appellant or within ninety days after expiry of 45 days of filing of First Appeal in cases where no reply has been received.

Detailed explanation-4: -Therefore, each first appellate authority should ensure that an appeal received by him is disposed off within 30 days of the receipt of the appeal. If, in some exceptional cases, it is not possible to dispose off the appeal within 30 days, its disposal should not take more than 45 days.

Detailed explanation-5: -(2) Where an appeal is preferred against an order made by a Central Public Information Officer or a State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, under section 11 to disclose third party information, the appeal by the concerned third party shall be made within thirty days from the date of the order.