Description
You filed an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005, but more than 30 days have passed and the Public Information Officer has not replied. Many applicants file a fresh application or simply give up. The Act provides a specific remedy, and the delay itself can entitle you to the information free of cost. This answer explains how to count the deadline correctly, what to do next, and how to take the matter to the Information Commission if needed.
What the answer covers
- How to count the reply deadline, including special cases
- What deemed refusal means and the free information rule
- The first appeal, its deadline and how to file it online or by post
- The second appeal and the complaint route, and the difference between them
- Penalties the Commission can impose on the officer
- Mistakes that reset the clock
General legal information, not legal advice. Instant PDF after payment.
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