By using the powers given under Section 25(5) of the RTI Act, the Commission recommended the PIOs to use Speed Post facility rather than UPC for sending RTI replies. This is the 48th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or quoted in an RTI application

Moneylife Digital Team

The Central Information Commission (CIC), using the powers given under Section 25(5) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act recommended public authorities to send RTI replies by Speed Post, instead of sending it under postal certificate (UPC).

While giving this important judgement on 12 March 2010, Shailesh Gandhi, the then Central Information Commissioner, said, “The instances where the Public Information Officer (PIO)’s claim that they have sent letters by UPC and the appellants claims that they have not received it are fairly large. The Commission therefore recommends to the public authority to send RTI replies by Speed Post. This recommendation has been given under the powers given to the Commission under Section 25(5) of the RTI Act.”

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