UNDER SECTION 19(6) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 THE FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY MAY HIMSELF GIVE INFORMATION TO THE APPELLANT WHILE DISPOSING OF THE APPEAL

It seems that the practice of public authorities in relation to the exercise of its functions under the Right to information Act, 2005 does not conform with the provisions or spirit of this Act, since the vacant slots of posts of the SCIC and SIC and it is necessary for the steps which ought in its opinion to be taken for promoting such conformity specific the recommendations for improvement of the recommendations for reforms, including recommendations in respect of the particular public authorities, for the development, improvement, modernisation, reform or amendment to this Act or other legislation or common law or any other matter relevant for operationslizing the right to access information. Keeping in view the above position of the work and conduct of the relevant facts which indicate required efforts from the public authority to administer and implement the spirit and intention of this Act assured under law code manual and section 19(6) of the right to Information act comply with the requirements concerning the furnishing of that information and keeping of records for the purposes of this section, wherein deciding appeals under the RTI act is a quasi- judicial function, It is therefore necessary that the appellate authority should see to it that the justice is not only done, but it should also appear to have been done. In order to do so, the order passed by the appellate authority should be a speaking order giving justification for the decision arrived at. As such the FAA may pass an order directing the public information officer to give such information to the appellant or he himself may give information to the appellant while disposing of the appeal. In the first case, the appellate authority should ensure that the information ordered by him to be supplied is supplied to the appellant immediately. It would however be better if the appellate authority chooses the second course of action he himself furnishes the information along with the order passed by him in the matter :- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number, 9459334377