FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

Right to Information Act


UNIT-I
Introduction of Right to Information Act 2005: History, Background, Objectives, Preamble of Right to Information
Act 2005, Obligation of Public Authorities (Section 3 to 11), Right to Information as Constitutional rights:
Protection of Article 19(1) (a), Right to privacy, Contempt of Court, Public Interest vis-à-vis Information; Right
to Information Regime in India: a Tool in the hands of the Citizens
UNIT-II
The Central Information Commission: Constitutions, Eligibility criteria and Process of Appointment, Term of
office and Condition of Service, Removal of Informational Commissioner; The State Information Commission:
Constitutions, Eligibility criteria and Process of Appointment, Term of office and Condition of Service, Removal
of Informational Commissioner
UNIT-III
Power and Function: Information Commission, Appeal and Penalties under Right to Information Act 2005; Breach
of Confidentiality and Privacy: The Indian perspective an ‘offence’ under the Indian Information Technologies
Act 2000; Using the RTI Act to get “Information”- The Filing of the Request for obtaining Information.
UNIT-IV
Public Authority vis-à-vis Right to Information Act 2005: Origin, History, Public Authority, right to Information,
Breach of Duty to disclose by Public Authority; Right to Information and E-Governance: Electronic Information
Dissemination, need for regulation, Jurisdiction in Cyberspace: Problem and perspective; Success Stories and Case
Studies.