Re: [rti4empowerment] PENDENCY AT CIC

Dear Raja Bunch,

 

Dwell into these,

 

1.    Preface of The Constitution of India declares that:-

Constitution is a living document, an instrument which makes the government system work.

2.    The Constitution of India, in its Preamble, states, "WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a 1[SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC] and to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the 2[unity and integrity of the Nation];

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twentysixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

 

3. In Democracy, the Government is defined as A GOVERNMENT BY A PEOPLE; OF THE PEOPLE & FOR THE PEOPLE.

 

4. People are Supreme & not the Government in a Democracy, as the Government is installed by the people to govern themselves.

 

5. The Government is formed by the Elected Representatives of People having support of majority of like political ideology holders, for in a Democracy all the people cannot rule all the people. Hence, this system.

 

6. The body of elected representatives form Parliament (Meaning platform to speak) for the people; as all the people cannot speak for all the people. "Parlare" meaning to speak.

 

7. The Parliament consists of two houses a. The House of People b. Council of states.

 

8. The House of People consists of elected representatives of People.

 

9.  The Council of states consists of secondary representatives of people i.e. representatives of  peoples' representatives.

 

10. Parliament enacts laws which is construed & deemed as De Facto reflects the will of People.

 

11. All functionaries of the three branches of Governance i.e. LEGISLATURE, JUDICIARY & THE EXECUTIVE,  withot exception, otherwise known as "State" as defined in Art. 12 of Constitution of India, are public servants , subservient & accountable to people. So, are Information Commissioners. Hence, People can ask them why a task is not done in a particular manner or not.

13.    From this you would agree that the People of India have installed the Constitution of India & the Government therewithin to themselves & to govern them. Hence, in Democracy, the Government is defined as A GOVERNMENT BY A PEOPLE; OF THE PEOPLE & FOR THE PEOPLE.

 

14.    Hence, the Government & all its functionaries are accountable & answerable to the People of India. Hence, the People of India have a right to question the Government that they have installed within the framework of the Constitution on its acts & omissions. This is otherwise known as the Right to Information.

 

15.    This Right to Information of the People of India is inalienable, axiomatic, fundamental as well as human right . This has been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court of India as a fundamental right forming a facet of Art. 19 (1)(a) of the Constitution of India. Read 6 above.

 

16.    To access, seek, receive & impart information is a Human Right (HR), as per Article 19 of The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) that was adopted by the General Assembly of The United Nations on the 16^th December 1966, as cardinal principles of Human Right, embodied in The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 section 2(d) & (f) forming a facet of Art. 21 Part III, Fundamental Right (FR) i.e. Right to life & Liberty, of the Constitution of India.

17.    Freedom of Information lies at the root of the rights discourse. Failure of the State to provide access to information or State suppression of information can lead to the most egregious forms of human rights violations. The Right to Information (RTI) is fundamental to the realisation of rights as well as effective democracy, which requires informed participation by all.

 

Lot can be written. Please spare time to view atachment

 

Regards,

WEDS

 

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From: raja bunch <bunch_raja@yahoo.co.in>
To: rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sat, 18 December, 2010 20:19:59
Subject: Re: [rti4empowerment] PENDENCY AT CIC

Bhaskar,vacancies must be filled.Let the cases be disbursed as fast as possible.Justice delayed it justice denied.Other states should also fill. Rgds Bunch --- On Sat, 18/12/10, Bhaskar Prabhu <mahitiadhikarmanch@gmail.com> wrote: From: Bhaskar Prabhu <mahitiadhikarmanch@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [rti4empowerment] PENDENCY AT CIC To: rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, 18 December, 2010, 10:43 AM Dear All, There is no necessary to increase Informatuion Ciommissioners but let them increse disposals, which is possible. Yours in RTI service Bhaskar On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:13 PM, M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in> wrote: Mr. Rakesh Gupta, RTI activist has received the following information from the CIC on the pendency of cases in reply to his RTI application. Figures mentioned herein speak for themselves about the dire need to increase the strength of Information Commissioners at CIC.   STATUS OF PENDING CASES AT CIC   S. No.     1 Information Commissioner      (Shri/Ms)   2 6 months to one year 3 Over 12 months   4 Total (column 3 & 4)   5 Up to 3 months     6 3-6 months     7 Grand Total     8 1. A. N. Tiwari 90 27 117 790 295 1202 2. Shailesh Gandhi 0 03 03 738 49 787 (Col 6&7) 3. Annapurna Dixit 02 02 04 1000 38 1040(Col. 4,6,7) 4. Dr. M A Ansari 0 5 05 443 44 487 (Col. 6&7) 5. M L Sharma 0 6 06 1314 3134 4448 (col. 6&7) 6. Satyanand Mishra 234 07 341 536 341 1111 (col 3, 5&6) 7. Sushma Singh 23 23 46 595 84 702 (col (3,5&6) 8. Deepak Sandhu 230 09 239 1200 450 1880 (col.3,5&6) 9. Wajahat Habibullah 327 270 597 879 535 2011 Total pendencyi against col. 3,4,6&7) 10. Total           13,668   1.                 Total pending cases – 13,668 2.                 Vacancies of ICs 04 – One more shall occur after the retirement of Shri A N Tiwari. 3.                 Cases pending less than 3 months                    -        54.84%        6 months                    -        91.20% 3-6 months        -        36.36% Over 6 months-  -        8.80% 6-12 months      -        6.61%                   -                      Over 12 months  -        2.19%   Notes- 1.       Cases of Shri Wajahat Habibullah are yet to be distributed. 2.       Cases of Dr. M A Ansari have been transferred to others ICs. 3.       Cases of Shri A. N. Tiwari will be transferred to others after his retirement.   (Though utmost care has been exercised in putting the figures, the author is not responsible for any inadvertent mistakes and the figures supplied by the CIC to Mr. Rakesh Gupta shall be treated as final. Totals have been given in the same format as has been informed by Mr. Rakesh Gupta)