RTI Appeal after how many days of filing RTI Application?

[Anonymous]

If a person files an RTI application and the reply is not given by the authority, then after how many days that person can file appeal to the appellate authority under Right to Information Act for directing the authority to give information as requested in RTI application?

[Dr. Ashok Dhamija]

As per Section 7 of the Right to Information Act, reply to the RTI application is required to be provided (or the request rejected) within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of the request for information. As per Section 19 of the said Act, if the applicant does not receive the information within the above period of 30 days or does not receive any decision within this period, he can file appeal to the designated higher authority within further 30 days (though delay in filing appeal can be condoned if sufficient cause is shown).

     

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