If the information requested by the applicant is in the possession of the APIO should he/she not give that information to the applicant?
(Last edited: Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 2:15 PM)
Answer:
The RTI Act is meant for giving citizens easy access to information held by public authorities. There is nothing in this law to stop the APIO from giving information under his/her possession to the information requestor. As PIO is the statutorily designated officer responsible for providing information under the Act, it would be better for the APIO to forward the information under intimation to the PIO.
