B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 8 Right to Information 2013 Jun Question Paper - KSLU

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UNIT - I

1. Q1 (a) Discuss the historical development of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in India.
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2. Q1 OR 'Informed citizenry and transparency are the essentials of democracy' elucidate.
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3. Q1 (b) Write a note on 'Mazdoor Kissan Shakti Sanghatan'.
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4. Q1 OR Write a note on Freedom of Information Act, 2002.
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UNIT - II

1. Q2 (a) What is right to information under the Right to Information Act ? State the difference between public authority and competent authority.
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2. Q2 OR 'All public authorities have to ordinarily disclose information sought by the applicant'. State the exceptions.
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3. Q2 (b) State the provisions relating to Suo moto disclosure by the public authority.
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4. Q2 OR An illiterate person wants to seek some information from a public authority. He insists that the public information officer has to reduce his request in to writing. Is Public Information Officer bound to oblige ?
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UNIT - III

1. Q3 (a) State the provisions of Right to Information Act regarding the constitution, powers and functions of the Central Information Commission.
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2. Q3 OR Discuss various punishments provided under the Right to Information Act with special reference to the power of the commission to award compensation.
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3. Q3 (b) Write a note on first Appellate Authority and Second Appeal.
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4. Q3 OR Mr. 'X' filed a complaint to the commission against a public information officer for non-disclosure of information. Commission rejected his application with a direction to approach the first appellate authority. Advice the complaint.
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UNIT - IV

1. Q4 (a) Examine the salient features of the Public Records Act, 1993.
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2. Q4 OR Examine the provisions relating to Constitution, powers and functions of inquiry commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952.
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3. Q4 (b) Write a note on Official Secrets Act, 1923.
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4. Q4 OR A research scholar of a university requests state archive for some 'classified and permanent documents' for research purpose. Is he entitled to get the same ? If so, how ?
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UNIT - V

1. Q5 (a) What is meant by 'best practices' ? Is citizens charter a best practice ?
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2. Q5 OR Explain the best practices adopted by some of the Central Government Departments.
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3. Q5 (b) An applicant seeks information from a housing co-operative society regarding the list of allottees of sites. The housing society refuses to divulge information stating that it is not a public authority as per the Right to Information Act. Advice the applicant.
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4. Q5 OR Write a note on the responsibility of the 'Appropriate Government' to propagate the Right to Information Act.
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Typed from the KSLU paper above. The paper is the original. Long reading passages are shortened here to their first and last lines and a summary.