Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.6.3 RTI Act 2005 and Maharashtra RTS Act 2015

5.6.3.2 RTI Act Sections 6–7: request, transfer, time limits, fees and deemed refusal; RTI Rules 2012

Section 6 tells a citizen how to ask for information, without giving reasons; section 7 tells the PIO how fast to reply (30 days, or 48 hours for life or liberty), what fees may be charged, and that silence counts as refusal.

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Key terms

  • section 6 request
  • no reason required
  • transfer within 5 days
  • section 7(1) 30 days
  • 48 hours life or liberty
  • 35 days via APIO
  • 40 days third party
  • deemed refusal section 7(2)
  • further fee section 7(3)
  • BPL exemption section 7(5)
  • free information section 7(6)
  • RTI Rules 2012
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  • Maharashtra RTI Rules

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