Description
You received a reply to your RTI application, but it is incomplete, avoids your questions, wrongly claims an exemption or says the information is not available. The Right to Information Act, 2005 gives you a first appeal to a senior officer within the same public authority, free under the Central rules. This answer explains how to write a first appeal that works, the grounds you can raise, the time limits, and the route to the Information Commission afterwards.
What the answer covers
- Who the First Appellate Authority is and the filing deadline
- Grounds of appeal that officers take seriously
- A section by section structure for your appeal
- Filing online and offline
- Decision timelines and the second appeal
- Mistakes that cause appeals to fail
General legal information, not legal advice. Instant PDF after payment.
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