- Section 19 of the RTI Act deals with appeals. Sub- section (1) allows a person aggrieved by the decision of the CPIO/SPIO or who has not received a decision within the specified time to prefer an appeal to the officer senior in rank to the CPIO/ SPIO (the First Appellate Authority). - Sub-section (6) of Section 19 states, "An appeal under sub- section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be disposed of within thirty days of the receipt of the appeal or in exceptional cases within forty-five days of the receipt of the appeal, as the case may be, after recording in writing the reasons for such delay."
Which one of the following sections of RTI Act, 2005, provides that the first appellate authority should dispose off the appeal within thirty days of the receipt of the appeal ?
Asked in UPSC SO Steno 2018 · Topic: Lokpal and Important Commissions (Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs): Powers and role under RTI Act)
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