Missing File or Record Information
Missing files no excuse for denying information under RTI Act: CIC
"Unless proved the record was destroyed as per the prescribed rules of destruction/retention policy, it is deemed that record continues to be held by the public authority".
Information Commissioners usually ask PIOs to lodge an FIR in the police station in case a file goes missing. In one case under the RTI, the CIC asked the PIO to ‘reconstruct’ the missing file to facilitate justice to a doctor allegedly involved in a criminal case
Loss of records that are required to be maintained permanently, if considered as an evidence in a case, then its missing should invite criminal complaint against officials under sections 201 of IPC (punishable with imprisonment which is directly proportional to seriousness of offence charged from 7 years to 10 years.
Applicant Can seek information older than 20 years? A public authority is obliged to provide information which is more than 20 years old subject only to the provisions of clauses (a), (c) and (i) of Section 8(1) of the RTI Act.
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Assistant Secretary
New Delhi, Delhi
Rail Bhawan
New Delhi, Delhi
Directorate Of Skill Development
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Banking Ombudsman C/o Reserve Bank Of India
New Delhi, Delhi
District Election Officer
Fazilka, Punjab
Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, Punjab
Head Quarters Deputy Tahsildar, Cheyyur
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Cpv Divison, Ministry Of External Affairs
New Delhi, Delhi
Punjab State Information Commission
Chandigrah, Punjab
The Higher Officer For First Appeal Under Rti Act 2005
Pulwama, Jammu And Kashmir
Department Of Administrative Reforms And Public Grievances- 1st Appeal
New Delhi, Delhi
Council Of The Indian Open Schooling Certificate Examination
New Delhi, Delhi
Municipal Corporation, Faridabad
Faridabad, Haryana
South Delhi Municipal Corporation
New Delhi, Delhi
Office Of The Deputy Chief Engineer
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Municipal Corporation Of Greater Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Tehsildar Office Andheri West
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Office Of District Collector
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Dda Vikas Sadan
New Delhi, Delhi
East Delhi Municipal Corporation
New Delhi, Delhi
Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board
Patna, Bihar
Social Welfare Department
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
Ministry Of Corporate Affairs
Ahmedabad, Gujrat
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
Hyderabad, Telangana
Shobhit Institute Of Engineering & Technology
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
The Lieutenant Governor Of Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
Ministry Of Housing & Urban Affairs
New Delhi, Delhi
Srinagar Municipal Corporation
Srinagar, Jammu And Kashmir
Sub Divisional Magistrate
Mehrauli, Delhi
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation Of India Limited
Agra, Uttar Pradesh