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1 - 4 of 4 (0.28 seconds)Khanapuram Gandaiah vs Administrative Officer & Ors on 4 January, 2010
"35. At this juncture, it is necessary to clear some misconceptions about
the RTI Act. The RTI Act provides access to all information that is available and
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existing.........A public authority is also not required to furnish information which
require drawing of inferences and/or making of assumptions. It is also not
required to provide `advice' or `opinion' to an applicant, nor required to obtain
and furnish any `opinion' or `advice' to an applicant. The reference to `opinion'
or `advice' in the definition of `information' in section 2(f) of the Act, only refers
to such material available in the records of the public authority. Many public
authorities have, as a public relation exercise, provide advice, guidance and
opinion to the citizens. But that is purely voluntary and should not be confused
with any obligation under the RTI Act." (Emphasis Supplied)
Similarly, in the matter of Khanapuram Gandaiah vs Administrative Officer &Ors.
Dr. Celsa Pinto, Ex-Officio Joint ... vs The Goa State Information Commission ... on 3 April, 2008
(Emphasis Supplied)
And, in the matter of Dr. Celsa Pinto, Ex-Officio Joint Secretary,(School
Education) vs. The Goa State Information Commission [2008 (110) Bom L R
1238], the Hon'ble Bombay High Court held as under:
Section 6 in The Right to Information Act, 2005 [Entire Act]
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