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TypeBare Act JurisdictionUttarakhand Government

The Right to Information

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/623015

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About this act

The Right to Information (2005) is Uttarakhand state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Chapter1 - PRELIMINARY
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Section3 - Right to information.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, all citizens shall have the right to Section 4
Section4 - Obligations of public authorities.—
Section5 - Designation of Public Information Officers.—
Section6 - Request for obtaining information.—
Section7 - (3) Every Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall deal with
Section8 - Exemption from disclosure of information.—
Section9 - Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases.—Without prejudice to the provisions of section 8, a Central Public
Section10 - Severability.—
Section11 - (8) Where a request has been rejected under sub-section
Section12 - Constitution of Central Information Commission.—
Section13 - Term of office and conditions of service.—
Section14 - Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner.—
Chapter4 - THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION
Section15 - Constitution of State Information Commission.—
Section16 - Term of office and conditions of service.—
Section17 - Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner.—
Chapter5 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONS, APPEAL AND PENALTIES
Section18 - Powers and functions of Information Commissions.—
Section19 - Appeal.—
Section20 - Penalties.—
Chapter6 - MISCELLANEOUS
Section21 - Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person
Section22 - Act to have overriding effect.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent
Section23 - Bar of jurisdiction of courts.—No court shall entertain any suit, application or other proceeding in respect of any
Section24 - Act not to apply in certain organisations.—
Section25 - Monitoring and reporting.—
Section26 - Appropriate Government to prepare programmes.—
Section27 - Power to make rules by appropriate Government.—
Section28 - Power to make rules by competent authority.—
Section29 - Laying of rules.—
Section30 - Power to remove difficulties.—
Section31 - Repeal.—The Freedom of Information Act, 2002

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What is the The Right to Information?

The The Right to Information, enacted in 2005, is Uttarakhand state legislation available in full text on SooperKanoon. It is commonly used for legal research alongside judgments that interpret and apply its provisions.

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