The application to be
replied within 30 days from the date of receipt of application.
If the information
sought for concerns the life or liberty of a person, the same shall be provided
within forty- eight hours of the receipt of the application.
If the authority fails
to give decision on application within 30 days, it shall deemed to have refused
the request.
If further fees are
required to provide information, the authority shall send details of further
fees representing the cost of providing the information as determined by him,
together with the calculations made to arrive at the amount in accordance with
fee prescribed, requesting the applicant to deposit that fee. The period
intervening between the despatch of the said intimation and payment of fees
shall be excluded for the purpose of calculating the period of 30 days.
No such fee to be charged
from the persons who are of below poverty line as may be determined by the
appropriate Government. Further the person making request for the information
shall be provided the information free of charge where a public authority fails
to comply with the time limits specified.
Where an application
is rejected the authority shall communicate the applicant:
(i) the reasons for
such rejection;
(ii) the period within
which an appeal against such rejection may be preferred; and
(iii) the particulars of
the appellate authority.see section 7 of Right to Information Act, 2005