Who can file an appeal before the Central Information Commission ?
Only the applicant whose RTI application was rejected
Any third party affected by the RTI application
Only the Chief Information Commissioner
Any citizen who is aggrieved by the decision of the Public Information Officer
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UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2021-22
Section 19 of the RTI Act, 2005 allows “any person who does not receive a decision within the time specified in sub-section (1) or clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 7, or is aggrieved by a decision of the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may within thirty days from the expiry of such period or from the receipt of such a decision prefer an appeal to the first appellate authority”. It further states that “Any person who is aggrieved by the decision under sub-section (1) may prefer a second appeal to the Central Information Commission or, as the case may be, the State Information Commission”. Thus, any person aggrieved by the decision of the PIO (or the first appellate authority) can file an appeal before the Information Commission. While typically the applicant is the aggrieved person, third parties whose information is being sought can also be aggrieved and appeal in certain circumstances.
An appeal to the Central Information Commission can be filed by any person (primarily the applicant) who is aggrieved by the decision of the PIO or the First Appellate Authority.