Chapter 63 State Information Commission

1763. What does the Right to Information Act of 2005 provide for at the state level?

1764. What is the nature of the SIC?

1765. What types of complaints and appeals does the SIC entertain?

1766. What is the composition of the SIC?

1767. Who appoints the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners?

1768. On whose recommendation are the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners appointed?

1769. What are the qualifications for the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners?

1770. What are the restrictions on holding other offices for the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners?

1771. What is the term of office for the State Chief Information Commissioner and a State Information Commissioner?

1772. Are the State Chief Information Commissioner and a State Information Commissioner eligible for reappointment?

1773. Under what circumstances can the Governor remove the State Chief Information Commissioner or any State Information Commissioner?

1774. What is the procedure for removing the State Chief Information Commissioner or any State Information Commissioner on grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity?

1775. Who prescribes the salary, allowances, and other service conditions of the State Chief Information Commissioner and a State Information Commissioner?

her disadvantage during service?

1777. What is the first duty of the State Information Commission regarding complaints?

1778. Can the SIC order an inquiry into any matter on its own initiative?

1779. What powers does the SIC have similar to a civil court when inquiring?

1780. What is the SIC’s power regarding public records during an inquiry?

1781. What is the SIC’s power to secure compliance of its decisions from the public authority?

1782. To whom does the SIC submit its annual report?

1783. What does the State Government do with the SIC’s annual report?

1784. What can the SIC recommend if a public authority does not conform to the provisions of the Act?