People seeking information from the Delhi high court under the transparency law can now get it throughout the working days and will not have to pay extra charges on account of urgency.
People seeking information from the Delhi high court under the transparency law can now get it throughout the working days and will not have to pay extra charges on account of urgency.
Taking into account the suggestions given by an RTI activist, the High Court has amended its rule and also made it possible to pay the fee towards providing information by way of Indian Postal Order, Demand Draft and Pay Order.
"This court has considered the errors cited by you in your letter in the rules and recommended amendments in the Delhi high court (RTI) Rules, 2006. The same has been notified...and published in the Delhi gazette," a letter communicated to the activist by the high court said.
Earlier RTI activist Anoop Prakash, in his letters to various high courts, has pointed out several rules framed by them under the transparency law which, according to him, were inconsistent with the Right to Information Act.
The Punjab and Haryana high court has already brought changes in its rules and permitted the information seekers to pay for it by way of Demand Drafts, Banker's Cheques and Indian Postal Orders, in addition to payment by cash.
"...the matter was considered by this court and it has been decided that application fee under high court of Punjab and Haryana Right to Information, Rules, 2007 be accepted by way of demand draft, bankers cheques and Indian Postal Orders," the letter communicated to the activist had said.
The activist, a fellow at the centre for civil society, had pointed out that the Delhi high court was levying "exorbitant charges" on each application for providing information besides accepting the fees only by way of cash.
He had said the mode of payment and the timing (11 am to 1 pm) for accepting application had virtually limited the scope of filing application, which was "inconsistent with the objects of the transparency law".
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