COMMENTS / OBJECTIONS / SUGGESTIONS : ref:PN/DoPT/OM/2010/RTI/AAA-0000-007

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The Government of India, by
Shri R.K.Girdhar
Under-Secretary/RTI
Department of Personnel and Training, North Block
New Delhi 110011

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Date:  21-December-2010
Your Ref: OM dated 10.12.2010 in File No.1/35/2008-IR (draft RTI Rules)
Our Ref:  PN/DoPT/OM/2010/RTI/AAA-0000-007
Subject Objections and/or Suggestions to the amendments proposed

Sir,

I refer to the above citations and your subject OM. I am caused to submit the following objection(s) and/or suggestion(s) to the same.
This is separate, distinct and without prejudice to other objections I may submit from time to time within the period allowed..

http://persmin.gov.in/WriteReadData/RTI/RTI_rules_01122010-1.pdf

I OBJECT to proposed rule "2(h) all other words and expressions used herein but not defined in the rules shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Act.",  for the following REASONS

(i) It necessarily implies that the Central Government has powers to define words / expressions for subordinate rules which are repugnant to the parent Act.

(ii) it necessarily implies that all undefined words/expressions in these rules have meanings assigned to them in the parent Act.

I therefore SUGGEST  that this sub-rule be deleted completely.

Submitted in my individual capacity by

Er. Sarbajit Roy
B-59 Defence Colony
New Delhi 110024
Tel : 09311448069
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