‘Penalties’ under the right to information act in India: An analysis

The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act 2005) is a benevolent piece of legislation which empowers the each and every individual citizen of India to get information from the public office. It is important to know what ‘information’ under the RTI Act is. Information is which is already there in the record¹. If it is not in the record, it is not the information. The public office must keep a record of the information in electronic copy to save themselves and easy disposal of the RTI applications. No one can conceal the information which is for public. RTI also gives power to an individual. Right to Information Act (hereinafter RTI) empowers an individual to get information within fifteen days.