Friends,
As I had told you in an earlier mail, while Section 7(5) of the RTI Act want the fees under RTI Act to be reasonable, which is complied by most of State governments and Central governments, the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and Allahabad High Court (with many other such bodies) have such high RTI fees as Rs. 500/- and Rs. 15/- per page of information to be supplied . You all agree that this cannot be called reasonable in any way. Thus I have filed a writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challanging the Fees. Here I have also presented the various economic indicators of the country to make it clear how such fees are not bearable by an average citizen of this Nation. In addition, I have also presented the comparative fees prescribed by the High Court itself in many matters as given in the Allahabad High Court Rules 1952 The first date of hearing is on Wednesday (25/08/2010). Shall keep you updated of the progress. Also attach a copy of the writ for those who might be interested in having a look at it-- http://nationalrtiforum.org/Judicial%20Interventions%20by%20Forum.htm Dr Nutan Thakur, Convener, National RTI Forum, Lucknow # 94155-34525
