B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 8 Right to Information 2012 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

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UNIT - I

1. Q1 (a) Examine the origin and development of the concept of 'Right to know' in India. Refer to cases.
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2. Q1 OR Democracy expects openness and openness is a concomitant of free society - Sunlight is the best disinfectant'. Elucidate.
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3. Q1 (b) Write a note on 'Mazdoor Kissan Shakthi Sanghatan'.
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4. Q1 OR State the reasons for using the term 'Right' rather than 'Freedom' in the right to Information Act, 2005.
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UNIT - II

1. Q2 (a) What is Right to Information ? Discuss it with the help of interpretation relating to 'Information', 'Record', competent authority and 'Public Authority'.
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2. Q2 OR Discuss the role of a public authority to provide information and designation of public information officers.
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3. Q2 (b) Write a note on 'severability'.
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4. Q2 OR The applicant is a retired employee of a public authority in an RTI application requested the public authority to supply certified copies of annual confidential reports of himself and his colleagues. Advice the public authority.
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UNIT - III

1. Q3 (a) Discuss the powers and functions of information commission. State the qualifications and disqualifications of Information commissioners under the Act.
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2. Q3 OR Discuss the procedure for Appeals and complaints under the Right to Information Act.
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3. Q3 (b) An applicant in his complaint requested the commission to impose penalty on public information officer for non-supply of information within thirty days and also to award damages to him for the loss suffered. Decide.
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4. Q3 OR A public information officer who rejected an RTI application earlier, subsequently appointed as first appellat authority of a department. Can he decide that case as first appellate authority ?
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UNIT - IV

1. Q4 (a) Explain the objectives of the Public Records Act, 1993. State the powers and responsibilities of the record officer.
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2. Q4 OR Discuss the salient features of Official Secrets Act, 1923. What is its status after RTI Act, 2005 ?
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3. Q4 (b) State briefly the powers and responsibilities of the Inquiry commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952.
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4. Q4 OR Write a note on "Freedom of Information Act, 2002".
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UNIT - V

1. Q5 (a) Examine the best practices adopted by the Government and public authorities for the effective implementation of the RTI Act.
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2. Q5 OR Discuss some of the leading cases of the central information commission on BSNL, Income Tax and Central Excise departments.
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3. Q5 (b) Write a note on the role of media and RTI Act.
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4. Q5 OR An RTI activist was murdered for filing an RTI application to seek informations regarding correct activities in a department. Can information commission order for disclosure of all the informations bought by the activist ?
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