The Right to Information Act, 2005

Central Act · Act 22 of 200531 provisions97 citing judgments

The enactment

Long title	An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Type	Act
Citation	Act 22 of 2005
Year	2005
Jurisdiction	Central
Ministry	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Status	In force as published by the source
Provisions published	31
Subjects	constitutional

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Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.2 citing judgments
Section 2 Definitions.9 citing judgments
Section 3 Right to information.8 citing judgments
Section 4 Obligations of public authorities.8 citing judgments
Section 5 Designation of Public Information Officers.1 citing judgment
Section 6 Request for obtaining information.8 citing judgments
Section 7 Disposal of request.2 citing judgments
Section 8 Exemption from disclosure of information.14 citing judgments
Section 9 Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases.2 citing judgments
Section 10 Severability.3 citing judgments
Section 11 Third party information.4 citing judgments
Section 12 Constitution of Central Information Commission.5 citing judgments
Section 13 Terms of office and conditions of service.1 citing judgment
Section 14 Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner.1 citing judgment
Section 15 Constitution of State Information Commission.2 citing judgments
Section 16 Term of office and conditions of service.
Section 17 Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner.2 citing judgments
Section 18 Powers and functions of Information Commissions.1 citing judgment
Section 19 Appeal.4 citing judgments
Section 20 Penalties.1 citing judgment
Section 21 Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 22 Act to have overriding effect.2 citing judgments
Section 23 Bar of jurisdiction of courts.
Section 24 Act not to apply to certain organisations.8 citing judgments
Section 25 Monitoring and reporting.2 citing judgments
Section 26 Appropriate Government to prepare programmes.4 citing judgments
Section 27 Power to make rules by appropriate Government.1 citing judgment
Section 28 Power to make rules by competent authority.1 citing judgment
Section 29 Laying of rules.
Section 30 Power to remove difficulties.
Section 31 Repeal.1 citing judgment

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