NON ACCEPTANCE OF ENVELOPE CONTAINING RTI APPLICATION OR APPEAL BY OFFICE OF PIO OR FAA

Of late, many govt. offices are refusing to accept envelope containing RTI application or appeal under one pretext or other. I suggest following steps:

1. Retain returned envelope and get photocopies of both sides of returned envelope.

2. Lodge complaint u/s 18.1.a to SIC/CIC with copy to PIO and Head of Office or Transparency Officer of public authority, if any designated. Attach photocopies of both sides of returned envelope. Please refer:

HOW TO COMPLAIN U/S 18 [CENTRAL/STATE]

http://www.rtiindia.org/guide/how-to-use-your-right-to-information-4/complaint-under-rti-act-2005-24/

3. Send the contents of returned envelope in another envelope by mentioning only address of that office to which RTI relates, without mentioning PIO/CPIO etc on envelope, so that receiving person does not know that it contains RTI matter. Also send copy of above complaint in the same envelope.

4. In addition to above, after a week you may send copy of complaint by email to SIC/CIC and also head of the office, if email ID is available.

23062012