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Fourth Semester of Three Years LL.B./VIII Semester 5 Years B.A./B.B.A. LL.B. Examination, June/July 2014 Optional – II : RIGHT TO INFORMATION Duration : 3 Hours

Max. Marks : 100

Instructions : 1. Answer all 5 Questions. 2. Figures to the right indicate marks. 3. Answers should be written either in English or Kannada completely.

UNIT – I Q. No. 1. (a) “Democracy requires free flow of information”. Elucidate.

Marks : 15

"ÊÜÞ×£¿á ÓÜáÆ»Ü ±ÜÅÓÃÜ | Ü ÊÜâ ±ÜÅhݱÜÅ»áÜ ñÜÌ¨Ü AÊÜÍÂÜ AíÍÜ '' & ËÍÜ©àPÜÄÔ. OR/A¥ÜÊÝ Give an account of right to information prior to the RTI Act, 2005.

ÊÜÞ×£ ÖÜPÜáR PÝÀá¨æ, 2005QRíñÜ Êæã¨ÜÆá ÊÜÞ×£ ±Üvæ¿ááÊÜ ÖÜQRWæ ÓÜíŸí—st bñÜÅ|ÊÜ®Üá° ¯àw. (b) Write a note on “Jan Sunvai”.

Marks : 5

""g®… ÓÜᮅÊÝ¿å…'' ŸWæY q±Ü³~ ŸÃæÀáÄ. OR/A¥ÜÊÝ State the relationship between RTI and Good Governance.

ÊÜÞ×£ ÖÜPÜáR PÝÀá¨æ ÊÜáñÜᤠEñܤÊÜá BvÜÚñÜ¨Ü ®ÜvÜá訆 ÓÜíŸí«ÜÊÜ®Üá° £ÚÔ. P.T.O.

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UNIT – II Q. No. 2. (a) What is voluntary disclosure ? State the obligation of the Public Authority to Provide Informations. Marks : 15 ÓÜÌ¿áí±æÅàÄñÜ Ÿ×ÃÜíWÜWæãÚÓÜáËPæ Gí¨ÜÃæà®Üá ? ÊÜÞ×£ J¨ÜXÓÜÆá ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ±ÝŗPÝÃÜ¨Ü ÖæãOæWÝÄPæ¿á®Üá° £ÚÔ. OR/A¥ÜÊÝ Right to information is a general rule subject to the exemptions provided under the Act. Elucidate.

ÊÜÞ×£ ±Üvæ¿ááÊÜ ÖÜPÜáR ÓÝÊÜޮܠ¯¿áÊÜáÊݨÜÃÜã PÝÀá¨æ¿áÈÉ £ÚÔÃÜáÊÜ Ë®Ý¿á£Wæ JÙܱÜqrÃÜáñܤ¨æ. ËÍÜ©àPÜÄÔ. (b) An applicant filed an application before a public authority seeking some information. The Public Information officer demanded a proof of citizenship from the applicant. Advice the applicant.

ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ±ÝŗPÝÃÜPæR AiìÁãí¨Ü®Üá° ÓÜÈÉst Aiì¨ÝÃÜ®Üá PæÆÊæäí¨Üá ÊÜÞ×£¿á®Üá° ¯àvÜáÊÜíñæ PæãàÃÜáñݤ®æ. ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ÊÜÞ×£ A—PÝÄ¿áá Aiì¨ÝÃÜ®Ü ±èÃÜñÜÌ PÜáÄñÝ¨Ü ¨ÝSÇæ J¨ÜXÓÜÆá JñݤÀáÓÜáñݤ®æ. Aiì¨ÝÃܯWæ ÓÜÆÖæ ¯àw . OR/A¥ÜÊÝ

Marks : 5

An RTI application was filed before a Housing Co-operative Society for seeking some information. The society argued that it is not a public authority. Decide.

ÖèÔíW… Pæãà B±ÜÃæàqʅ ÓæãÓæçqWæ ÊÜÞ×£ ÖÜQR®Üw Aiì ÓÜÈÉÔ PæÆÊæäí¨Üá ÊÜÞ×£¿á®Üá° PæàÙÜÇÝXñÜá¤. B¨ÜÃæ ÖèÔíW… Pæãà B±ÜÃæàqʅ ÓæãÓæçq¿áá ñÝ®Üá ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ±ÝŗPÝÃÜÊÜÆÉÊæí¨Üá ÊÝ©ÓÜáñܤ¨æ . £àÊÜÞì¯Ô. UNIT – III Q. No. 3. (a) Distinguish complaint from Appeal. Examine the power of the Information commission to entertain complaint and appeal under the Act. Marks : 15 ¨ÜãÃÜ®Üá° Êæáàƾ®ÜËÀáí¨Ü ±ÜÅñæÂàQÔ. ÊÜÞ×£ BÁãàWÜ¨Ü ¨ÜãÃÜá ÊÜáñÜᤠÊæáàƾ®ÜË¿á®Üá° ÔÌàPÜÄÓÜáÊÜ A—PÝÃÜÊÜ®Üá° ±ÜÄÎàÈÔ. OR/A¥ÜÊÝ

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Discuss the provisions relating to Constitution of Information Commissions and state the procedures provided for the removal of Information commissioners.

ÊÜÞ×£ BÁãàWÜ¨Ü ÃÜaÜ®æ PÜáÄñÝ¨Ü E±ÜŸí«ÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° aÜbìÔ ÊÜáñÜᤠÊÜÞ×£ B¿ááPܤÃÜ ±Ü¨ÜaÜá£Wæ ÓÜíŸí—st ±ÜÅQÅÁá¿á®Üá° £ÚÔ. (b) An applicant in his application sought reply from the Public Information officer of a Public Authority, why a librarian post in his department was lying vacant for the last 10 years. Is Public information officer bound to provide such information ?

Marks : 5

ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ±ÝŗPÝÃÜÊæäí¨ÜÃÜ, ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ÊÜÞ×£ A—PÝÄWæ ÓÜÈÉst Aiì¿áÈÉ Aiì¨ÝÃÜ®Üá B CÇÝTæ¿áÈÉ®Ü WÜÅí¥Ü±ÝÆPÜ®Ü ÖÜá¨æª¿áá PÜÙæ¨Ü 10 ÊÜÐÜìWÜÚí¨Ü TÝÈ CÃÜÆá PÝÃÜ|WÜÙÜ®Üá° PæàÙÜáñݤ®æ. ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ÊÜÞ×£ A—PÝÄ¿áá D ÊÜÞ×£¿á®Üá° ¯àvÜÆá ¸Ý«Ü®æ ? OR/A¥ÜÊÝ An applicant in his complaint requested the commission to impose Penalty on a public information officer for not transferring his application before the appropriate PIO under Section 6(3) of the Act. Is it valid ?

Aiì¨ÝÃÜ®Üá ÊÜÞ×£ BÁãàWÜ¨Ü ÊÜááí¨æ ¨ÜãÃæãí¨Ü®Üá° ÓÜÈÉÔ ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ÊÜÞ×£ A—PÝÄ¿áá PÝÀá¨æ¿á PÜÆí 6(3) ÃÜw ñܮܰ Aiì¿á®Üá° ÓÜPÜÒÊÜá A—PÝÄWæ ÊÜWÝìÀáÓÜÆá Ë´ÜÆ®ÝXÃÜáÊÜâ¨ÜPæR ¨ÜívÜ Ë—ÓÜáÊÜíñæ PæãàÃÜáñݤ®æ. C¨Üá FiìñÜÊæ ? UNIT – IV Q. No. 4. (a) The Right to Information Act, 2005 is the reformed version of the Freedom of Information Act 2002. Examine. Marks : 15 ÊÜÞ×£ ÖÜPÜáR A—¯¿áÊÜá 2005, ÊÜÞ×£ ÓÝÌñÜíñÜÅ$ PÝÀá¨æ, 2002ÃÜ ÓÜá«ÝÄñÜ ÃÜã±ÜÊÝX¨æ. ±ÜÄÎàÈÔ. OR/A¥ÜÊÝ Explain the salient features of the commission of Enquiry Act 1952 and discuss its powers. ËaÝÃÜOÝ BÁãàWÜ¨Ü A—¯¿áÊÜá, 1952 ÃÜ ±ÜÅÊÜááS ÆPÜÒ|WÜÙÜ®Üá° £ÚÔ ÊÜáñÜᤠA¨ÜÃÜ A—PÝÃÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° aÜbìÔ.

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(b) Write a note on 'Record Officer'.

Marks : 5

A¼ÇæàS®Ý—PÝÄ¿á ŸWæY q±Ü³~ ŸÃæÀáÄ. OR/A¥ÜÊÝ What are the punishments provided under the Official Secrets Act 1923 ?

A—PÝÃÜ Wè±ÜÂñÝ A—¯¿áÊÜá 1923 ÃÜw EÇæÉàUÔÃÜáÊÜ ÎPæÒWÙÜ ÝÊÜâÊÜâ ? UNIT – V Q. No. 5. (a) All the Best Practices adopted by the Government, Information Commissions and Public Authorities are the good efforts to strenghten the RTI Act. Elucidate. Marks : 15

"ÓÜPÝìÃÜ, ÊÜÞ×£ BÁãàWÜWÜÙÜá ÊÜáñÜᤠÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ±ÝŗPÝÃÜWÜÙÜá AÙÜÊÜwÔPæãíwÃÜáÊÜ EñܤÊÜá PÝ¿áì ±Ü¨Üœ£WÜÙÜá ÊÜÞ×£ ÖÜPÜáR PÝÀá¨æ¿á®Üá° ÓܟÈàPÜÄÓÜáÊÜñܤ PæçWæãívÜ EñܤÊÜá PÝ¿áìWÜÙÜá' . ËÍÜ©àPÜÄÔ. OR/A¥ÜÊÝ State some of the leading cases decided by the State Information Commission of Police, Revenue, PWD and Irrigation departments.

BÃÜPÜÒPÜ, PÜí¨Ý¿á, ÇæãàPæãà±ÜÁãàX CÇÝTæ ÊÜáñÜᤠ¯àÃÝÊÜÄ CÇÝTæWæ ÓÜíŸí—Ô¨Üíñæ ÃÝg ÊÜÞ×£ BÁãàWÜÊÜâ ¯àwÃÜáÊÜ PæÆÊÜâ £à±ÜâìWÜÙÜ®Üá° EÇæÉàUÔ. (b) Write a note on harmonious construction of right to privacy and right to information.

TÝÓÜX Ÿ¨ÜáQ®Ü ÖÜPÜáR ÊÜáñÜᤠÊÜÞ×£ ÖÜQR®Ü ®ÜvÜáÊÜ| ÓÝÊÜáÃÜÓÜ A¥ÜìËÊÜÃÜOæ¿á ŸWæY q±Ü³~ ŸÃæÀáÄ. OR/A¥ÜÊÝ An applicant intends to file an application under RTI before a public authority to know the details of assets, income and details of the bank accounts of a Government employee. Advice him.

Aiì¨ÝÃÜ®áÜ ÓÜPÝìÄ ®èPÜÃ®Ü ã æ Ÿº®Ü BÔ¤, B¨Ý¿á ÊÜáñÜᤠ¸ÝÂíP… TÝñæWÙÜ Ü ±Üä|ì ËÊÜÃÊ Ü ®Ü áÜ ° ÓÝÊÜìg¯PÜ ±ÝŗPÝÃÜ©í¨Ü ±Üv¿ æ áÆá E¨æઠÎԨݪ®æ. BñܯWæ ÓÜÆÖæ ¯àw. ________________

Marks : 5