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Instead of written information, the applicant can request for personnel examination of docurnents.Only citizens of India can seek information .A Govt. Employee can seek information from his own Department.The PlO can reject your request for disclosure of information involving an infringement of copyright subsisting in a person other than the state. Oral request is not sufficient to seek information. The RTI Act is applicable to the High Court and Supreme Court.Material samples of public works can be demanded under RTI Act. You are not required to provide the reasons for asking information The first appeal should be filed 30 days from the decision of the PLO. Relaxed in exceptional cases. No fees for filing appeal. If the first appeal is not effective, appeal to. the appellate authority / complain to the Information Commission The second appeal should be filed within 90 days The punishment for non production of information-Rs 250 to 25,000 in addition to departmental enquiry and disciplinary proceedings The fees for getting information in CD or Floppy-Rs. 50 Fee prescribed for the examination of documents-For the first one hour no fees. Rs. 10 for the next 30 minutes and its fraction Central Information Commission Present Central Information Commission consists of 7 members Present Central Chief Information Commissioner -Vacant( Rajiv Mathur retired on August 23 2014 on attaining 65 years of age. Since then the Government of India is yet to make an appointment) Other members - Shri Vijay Sharma,Basant Seth,. Yashovardhan Azad,. Sharat Sahharwal, Manjula Prasher, MA Khan Yusufi, Prof Madabhushanam Sridhar Acharyulu Central Chief Information Commissioner and commissioners are appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha& a Union Cabinet minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister. The Chief Information Commissioner or any Information Commissioner shall be removed from his office only by order of the President. (on the ground of incapacity or proved misbehavior after an enquiry report made by the Supreme Court) The State Chief Information Commissioner or a State Information Commissioner shall be removed from his office only by order of the Governor on the ground of incapacity or proved misbehavior after an enquiry report made by the Supreme Court. State Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners are appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a committee consisting

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of the Chief Minister, The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly& a cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Chief Minister State Information Commission Kerala State Right to Information Act came into force on 19th December 2005.. First Chief Information Commissioner of Kerala - Palat Mohandas Present Chief Information Commissioner of Kerala Dr. Siby Mathews Other members - M N Gunavardhanan, Soni Thengamom, C.S.Sasikumar, Dr.Kurias Kumbalakuzhy & K Natarajan Central and state information commissioners hold office for a term of 5 years or until 65 years of age which ever is earlier. The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner shall be the same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner. The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of an Information Commissioner shall be the same as that of an Election Commissioner. The Head quarters of Central Information Commission is at August Kranti Bhawan,New Delhi First Central Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah Second Central Chief Information Commissioner -A.N.Tiwari First woman Central Chief Information Commissioner - Deepak Sandhu Second woman Central Chief Information Commissioner - Sushma Singh

II: OMBUDSMANLOKPAL-LOK AYUKTA Ombudsman The term Ombudsman has Scandinavian origin means that ' Citizens defender' Ombudsman was first implemented by Sweden In India Ombudsman is similar to Lok Ayukata. K.M.Munshi introduced this idea The Government of India has designated several ombudsmen (sometimes called Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) for the redressal of grievances and complaints from individuals in the banking, insurance and other sectors being serviced by both private and public bodies and corporations. The CVC (Central Vigilance Commission) was set up on the recommendation of the Santhanam Committee (1962-64) First commonwealth country introduced Ombudsman was Newzealand.

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Right to Education The Right to Education Act came into force on 1st April,2010. India became one of the 135 countries to make Education a Fundamental Right Article 21A. The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years'. 11 "Article 45. The State shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.'. Amendment of article 51A.- In article 51A of the Constitution, after clause (J), the following clause shall be added, '(k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opporttinities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years.". A former Judge of a High Court can be appointed as an Ombudsman. 11 The Kerala Ombudsman started functioning in the year 2000 as a 7 member body with a Retd. Judge of the High Court as its Chairman. But in 2001 through an amendment in Panchayath Raj Act the constitution of Ombudsman changed and it became a single member body. 01 The period of Ombudsman for Local Goverrunents in 3 years. 11 The present Ombudsman in Kerala is Justice M.L. Joseph Francis. The Banking Ombudsman Scheme was first introduced in India in 1995. 01

Lokpal In India, the Ombudsman is known as the Lokpal or Lokayukta. An Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) was set up on 5 January 1966 under the Chairmanship of ShriMorarji Desai. It recommended a two-tier machinery: Lokpal at the Centre (j)arliamentary commissioner, as in New Zealand) and one Lokayukta each at the State level for redressal of people's grievances. However, the jurisdiction of the Lokpal did not extend to the judiciary. The central Government introduced the first Lokpal Bill, Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill in 1968, and further legislation was introduced in 2005. Final bill, after all the amendments, has been passed in Rajya Sabha on 17 December 2013 and passed in Loksabha on 18 December 2013. The President approved Lokpal bill on 1st January 2014. 01 India against corruption is an organization which played a vital role for the establishment of Lokpal in India. ' The word Lokpal was coined by Dr. L.M. Singvi and the concept of Lokpal was suggested by Asoke Kumar sen. Lokpal consists of one chairperson and 8 members of these 50% of members are from Judicial Background,

other 50% from SC, ST, OBC, minorities and women. Lokpal has Jurdiction of all members of Parliament and Govt. employees in cases of corruption. It have power of superintendence and control over any central investigation agencies including CBI. The Lok Ayukta The Lok Ayukta and Upa Lok Ayuktas are appointed on the advice of the Chief Minister in consultation with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the Leader of the Opposition. There is also an Investigation Agency attached to the Lok Ayukta, which consists of an I.G of Police, a Superintendent of Police, Deputy Superintendents etc Term of Lok Ayukta and Upa Upa Lok Ayuktas are five years. Maliarashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta(1971) First Lokayukta Bill passed in Odisha in 1970. Karnataka Lokayukta is considered as the most powerful Lokayukta in the country. The latest Lokayukta was established in Goa. 11 Only 19 Indian States have Lokayukta Kerala Lokayukta Act passed in 1999. 11 Kerala Lokayukta deemed to have come into force on the 15th day of November, 1998. 11 First Lokayukta in Kerala is Justice K. Sreedharan. Present Kerala Lokayukta Justice Pius C. Kuriakose. Present Kerala Upa Lokayukta Justice K P. Balachandran. National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) It is a proposed body responsible for the appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary in India. ' The NJAC will replace the Collegium system for the appointment of judges as mandated in the existing pre-amended constitution by a new system. 01 The NJAC is proposed to be established by amending the Constitution of India through the 99th constitution amendment.(One Hundred and Twenty First Amendment Bill) ' NJAC came to force on 31 December 2014 NJAC consists of: Chief Justice of India (Chairperson, ex officio) Two other senior judges of the Supreme Court ,The Union Minister of Law and Justice ,Two eminent persons (The eminent persons shall be nominated for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for re-nomination) First Chairperson of NJAC is Js. H. L. Dattu. 'Preamble is the Soul of the Constitution'- Thakkurdas Bhargav 11 'Preamble is the identity card of the Constitution'N.A.Palkhivala 01 In the Kesavendra Bharathi case of 1973 Supeme Court held that Preamble is the part of the Constitution.

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