GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY ACTON AND DECISION-- MAKING, RELATED TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE

Section 26 of the Right to Information Act requires the Government to compile a Guide containing such information, in an easily comprehensible form and manner, as may reasonably be required by a person who wishes to exercise any right specified in the Act. Further, it requires the Government to update the guide at regular intervals. Accordingly a Guide on the Act was published on 28-11-2013 (Chapter111) to help all the stakeholders viz information seekers in getting information, public information officers in dealing with the RTI applications, First Appellate Authorities in taking cogent decisions on appeals and the public authorities in implementing various provisions of the Act in right earnest. The Public Information Officers/First Appellate authorities should keep in mind the salient features of the guidelines in supply of information to the information seeker and disposal of first appeal respectively, so that information seekers may not resort to filing of second Appeals before the information commission. On the other hand the appropriate Government taking no cognisance to appoint the vacant positions of the SIC and the CIC in the State Information Commission for which the state Chief Information commission and the state information commission shall be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a committee consisting of (1) the Chief Minister, who shall be the chair person of the Committee (2) the leader of the opposition in the legislative Assembly, and(3) a Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Chief Minister. On the other hand the system of judiciary is also taking no cognisance of the several factors that erode public trust on the judiciary, working for the justice to people of country  as facing pendency in decision-making of the cases and the high costs of litigation, and procedural complexities which is affecting the delivery of justice and the refinement of proposed laws too required consultations with the stakeholders and the required meaningful parliamentary debate, which is also becoming a reason of the pendency of cases at higher levels and ultimately the people are suffering because of the pendency:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377