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Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996Official statuteofficial source

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Appellant Details

Appellant Name *

Address *

Email Address

Phone Number

Original RTI Application

Date of Original RTI Application *

Reference Number of Original Application *

Name of Public Authority *

Information Sought in Original Application *

Response and Ground of Appeal

Reason for Appeal *

Detailed Reason and Grounds *

Relief Sought

Relief Sought *

Documents Enclosed with Appeal

Appeal Authority Details

First Appellate Authority Name *

Designation

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Appeal Submission

Date of Appeal *

Appellant Name (Signature) *

PIO who gave original reply (if known)

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FIRST APPEAL UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005

Section 19 - First Appeal

Date:

APPELLANT DETAILS:

Name
Address
Email
Phone

ORIGINAL RTI APPLICATION:

Date of Application
Reference Number
Public Authority

INFORMATION ORIGINALLY SOUGHT:

GROUND OF APPEAL: Other grounds (as detailed below)

DETAILED REASON:

RELIEF SOUGHT:

FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY:

Name
Designation
Address

ENCLOSURES: The following documents are enclosed with this appeal:

DECLARATION: I hereby lodge this First Appeal against the response of the Public Information Officer in respect of my RTI application. I declare that the information provided in this appeal is true to the best of my knowledge.

Signature:

Date:

NOTES:

The First Appeal must be filed within 30 days of receiving the reply or within 90 days of applying if no reply is received.
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