Executive Summary:
This document publishes amendments to the Delhi High Court Right to Information Rules, 2006, as authorized by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi, effective from the date of publication in the Gazette. Key changes include modifications to application fee procedures, rejection criteria, and access to records. It also includes a change to FORM A which is attached with the rules.
Key Points / Main Content:
Application Process:
* The explanation before Rule 3a is moved to the end of Rule 3.
* Rule 3a is amended to specify that application fees should be paid in favor of the Registrar General, High Court of Delhi, via cash, Indian Postal Order, Demand Draft, or Pay Order.
* A provision is added to Rule 3a stating that applications should not be rejected solely because they are not in Form A.
Information Access:
* Subrule i of Rule 4 is deleted.
* Subrules b and c of Rule 5 are deleted.
* Rule 6 is replaced, stating that access to information and records is subject to the court's rules and regulations on record destruction.
Form A:
* FORM A attached with the rules is substituted.
Impact Analysis:
Applicants Seeking Information from the Delhi High Court:
* Impact: Applicants must adhere to the revised procedures for paying application fees and note that applications will not be rejected solely for not being in Form A.
* Action Required: Use the updated FORM A and ensure fees are paid correctly to the Registrar General.
Delhi High Court Staff (PIO/APIO/Accounts Officer):
* Impact: Staff must implement the revised rules for processing RTI applications, including accepting various payment methods and not rejecting applications solely for format issues. They must also provide reasonable assistance in filling out the FORM A.
* Action Required: Familiarize themselves with the new amendments, particularly regarding fee collection and application acceptance criteria.
Registrar General of the Delhi High Court:
* Impact: The Registrar General is now the designated payee for application fees.
* Action Required: Ensure appropriate mechanisms are in place to receive and process fee payments.
Key Entities Referenced
High Court of Delhi: The High Court of Delhi is the primary judicial body mentioned in the document, issuing the notification and related rules.
Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, and where the High Court of Delhi is located.
Right to Information Act, 2005: The Act under which the powers are conferred to make amendments to the Delhi High Court Right to Information Rules.
Delhi High Court Right to Information Rules, 2006: The set of rules being amended by the notification.
Registrar General, High Court of Delhi: The position to whom application fees are directed, according to the amendment.
Sher Shah Road New Delhi: The address where the PIO/APIO/Accounts Officer of Delhi High Court is located.
Manoj Jain: The Registrar General who signed the order for the notification.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: The location of the Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press.
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No. 37] DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020/PHALGUNA 12, 1941 [N.C.T.D. No. 397
भाग IV
PART IV
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे ददल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
ददल्ल ीउ ्य ायालय : नईददल्ल ी
अजधस ू ना
ददल्ली, 2 मा च, 2020
फा.स.ं 226/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.—सू नाकाअजधकारअजधजनयम,2005कीधारा28कीउपधारा(1)सह-
पठितधारा2(ङ)(iii)द्वाराप्रदत्तिजियोंकाप्रयोगकरते हुए,ददल्लीउच्च्यायालयकेमाननीयमुख्य्यायाधीि
एतद्द्वाराददल्लीउच्च्यायालय(सू नाकाअजधकार)जनयम,2006,िोदकअजधसू नासंख्या180/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.
ददनांक11.08.2006द्वाराददल्लीरािपत्रअसाधारण,भाग-IVस.ं131(रा.रा.क्ष.ेदद. सं.109)ददनांक11.08.2006
मेंअजधसूज त,अजधसू नासंख्या117/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.ददनांक08.05.2007द्वारासिं ोजधतवददल्लीरािपत्र
असाधारण,भाग-IVसं.80(रा.रा.क्ष.ेदद.सं.30)में ददनांक08.05.2007कोप्रकाजित,तत्पश्चातअजधसू ना
संख्या225/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.ददनांक29.10.2007द्वारासिं ोजधतवददल्लीरािपत्रअसाधारण,भाग-IVसंख्या185
(रा.रा.क्ष.ेदद.सं.206)ददनांक29.10.2007मेंप्रकाजितविुजिपत्रसं.117/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.ददनांक31.01.2008
द्वारासंिोजधतवददल्लीरािपत्रअसाधारण,भाग-IVस.ं19(रा.रा.क्ष.ेदद.सं.301)मेंददनांक31.01.2008को
प्रकाजित,तत्पश्चातअजधसू नासंख्या46/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.ददनांक22.01.2009द्वारासंिोजधतवददल्लीरािपत्र
असाधारण,भाग-IVसंख्या12(रा.रा.क्षे.दद.सं.303)में ददनांक22.01.2009कोप्रकाजित,तत्पश्चातअजधसू ना
संख्या178/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.ददनांक13.05.2010द्वारासंिोजधतवददल्लीरािपत्रअसाधारण,भाग-IVसंख्या77
(रा.रा.क्ष.ेदद.सं.41)मेंददनांक13.05.2010कोप्रकाजित,तत्पश्चातअजधसू नासंख्या456/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.
1212 DG/2020 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
ददनांक11.09.2014द्वारासिं ोजधतवददल्लीरािपत्रअसाधारण,भाग-IVसंख्या118(रा.रा.क्षे.दद.सं.96)में
ददनांक11.09.2014कोप्रकाजिततथातत्पश्चातअजधसू नासंख्या81/जनयम/डी.ए .सी.ददनांक16.02.2016द्वारा
संिोजधतवददल्लीरािपत्रअसाधारण,भाग-IVसंख्या27(रा.रा.क्षे.दद.सं.208)में ददनांक16.02.2016को
प्रकाजितहुए,मेंजनम्नजलजखतसंिोधनकरतेह:ैं
सिं ोधन
I. जनयम3(क)सेपूवचदिाचयागयास्ट्पष्टीकरणजनयम3केअतं मेंपढ़ािाएगा|
II. वतचमानजनयम3(क)म,ेंिब्दों“महाजनबधं क,ददल्लीउच्च्यायालयकेपक्षम,ेंनकद, भारतीयपोस्ट्टलआडरच ,
जडमाडं ड्राफ्ट,पे ऑडरच द्वारा”कोिब्द“आवेदनिल्ु क”केबादविब्द“जनयम10केअनुसारप्राजधकृतव्यजिको”
सेपूवचिोड़ािाएगा|
III. वतचमानजनयम3(क)केतरु ंतबाद,जनम्नजलजखतपरंतुककोजनम्नानुसारिोड़ािाएगा:-
“बितेदककोईआवदे नकेवलइसआधारपरख़ाठरिनहींदकयािाएगादकवहप्रारूप‘क’मेंनहींहै।”
IV. जनयम4काउपजनयम(i)हटायािाताहै|
V. जनयम5केउपजनयम(ख)तथा(ग)कोहटायािाताहै|
VI. वतचमानजनयम6केस्ट्थानपरजनम्नकोप्रजतस्ट्थाजपतदकयािाताहै:-
“6.प्रदानकीिाने वालीस ू नातथाअजभलखे तकपहु च ,अजभलखे ोंकेनष्टीकरणसे स्बजं धतसमय-समय
परलागू होने वाले जनयमों/जनदिे ोंकेअध्यधीनहोगीजि्हें इस्यायालयद्वाराअजधसजू तअथवालागू
दकयािा कु ाहो|”
VII. जनयमोंकेसाथददएगएवतचमानप्रारूप‘क’केस्ट्थानपरजनम्नकोप्रजतस्ट्थाजपतदकयािाएगा:-
“प्रारूपक
स ू नाप्राप्तकरनेहते ुआवदे नकाप्रारूप
(जनयम3दखे )ें
डा.स.ं............
(कायालच यीप्रयोगहते )ु
सवे ाम,ें
ि.स.ूअ./स.ि.स.ूअ./लखे ाअजधकारी,
ददल्लीउच्च्यायालय,
िरे िाहमाग,च
नईददल्ली
1. आवदे ककानाम : ... ...
2. पता ... ...
3. सू नाकाब्यौरा :
(क) स्बंजधतजवभाग:
(ख) माचगीगईसू नाकाब्यौरा:
(i) माचगीगईसू नाकाजववरण:
(ii) माचगीगयीसू नाकीअवजध:
(iii) अ्यजववरण:3 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
4. मैंकथनकरताहच दकमाचगीगईसू नाअजधजनयमकीधारा8मेंदीगयीपठरसीमाओंमेंनहींआतीहै
तथािहांतकमझु ेज्ञानहैयहआपकेजवभागसेस्बंजधतहै|
5. िुल्क के रूप में रु. .............................. प्राजधकृत व्यजि के कायाचलय में
सं...................ददनांक.................द्वारािमाकराददएगएहैं|
स्ट्थान
ददनांक आवेदककेहस्ट्ताक्षर
ई-मेलपता,यददकोईहो,
टेलीफोनन.ं (कायाचलय):
(आवास):
नोट: (1)प्रारूप‘क’कोभरनेमेंप्राजधकृतव्यजिद्वारायथोज तसहायताप्रदानकीिासकतीहै |
(2)कृपयासुजनजश्चतकरेंदकप्रारूप‘क’पणू च रूपसेभराहुआहोऔरमागच ीगयीसू नाकेब्यौरेमें
दकसीप्रकारकीअस्ट्पष्टतानहो|
नोट:यहसंिोधनइनकेरािपत्रमेंप्रकाजितदकएिानेकीजतजथसेलागूहोंगे ।
्यायालयकेआदेिानुसार,
मनोििैन, महाजनबंधक
HIGH COURT OF DELHI: NEW DELHI
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 2nd March, 2020
F. No. 226/Rules/DHC.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 28 read with
Section 2 (e) (iii) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, Hon’ble the Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi hereby
makes the following amendment in Delhi High Court (Right to Information) Rules, 2006, which were notified vide
Notification No.180/Rules/DHC dated 11th August, 2006, in Delhi Gazette Extraordinary, Part IV No.131 (N.C.T.D.
No. 109) dated 11th August, 2006, amended vide Notification No.117/Rules/DHC dated 8.5.2007 published in Delhi
Gazette Extraordinary Part IV No. 80 (N.C.T.D. No. 30) dated 8.5.2007, further amended vide Notification
No.225/Rules/DHC dated 29.10.2007 published in Delhi Gazette Extraordinary Part IV No. 185 (N.C.T.D. No. 206)
dated 29.10.2007 and corrected vide Corrigendum No. 117/Rules/DHC dated 31.1.2008 published in Delhi Gazette
Extraordinary Part IV No. 19 (N.C.T.D. No. 301) dated 31.1.2008, further amended vide Notification
No.46/Rules/DHC dated 22.1.2009 published in Delhi Gazette Extraordinary Part IV No. 12 (N.C.T.D. No. 303)
dated 22.1.2009, further amended vide Notification No. 178/Rules/DHC dated 13.05.2010 published in Delhi
Gazette Extraordinary Part IV No. 77 (N.C.T.D. No. 41) dated 13.05.2010, further amended vide Notification
No. 456/Rules/DHC dated 11.09.2014 published in Delhi Gazette Extraordinary Part IV No. 118 (N.C.T.D. No. 96)
dated 11.09.2014 and further amended vide Notification No. 81/Rules/DHC dated 16.02.2016 published in Delhi
Gazette Extraordinary Part IV No. 27 (N.C.T.D. No. 208) dated 16.02.2016 :-
AMENDMENTS
I. The Explanation shown before Rule 3(a) shall be read at the end of Rule 3.
II. In the existing Rule 3(a), the words “in favour of the Registrar General, High Court of Delhi by way of
cash, Indian Postal Order, Demand Draft, Pay Order” shall be added after the words “application fee”
and before the words “as per Rule 10 with the authorized person”.
III. The following proviso shall be added immediately after the existing Rule 3(a), in the following manner :-
“Provided that no application shall be rejected only on the ground that it is not in Form A.”
IV. Sub-rule (i) of Rule 4 stands deleted.
V. Sub-rules (b) and (c) of Rule 5 stand deleted.4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
VI. The following shall be substituted for the existing Rule 6 :-
“6. Information which is to be furnished and access to records shall be subject to the rules/regulations
pertaining to destruction of records in force from time to time which may have been notified or
implemented by this Court.”
VII. The following shall be substituted for the existing FORM A attached with Rules :-
“FORM A
Form of application for seeking information
(See Rule 3)
D.No. …………….
(for official use)
To
The PIO/APIO/Accounts Officer,
Delhi High Court
Sher Shah Road
New Delhi
1. Name of the applicant : .. ..
2. Address .. ..
3. Particulars of information :
(a) Department Concerned :
(b) Particulars of information required :
(i) Details of information required :
(ii) Period for which information asked for :
(iii) Other details :
4. I state that the information sought does not fall within the restrictions contained in Section 8
of the Act and to the best of my knowledge it pertains to your office.
5. A fee of Rs……………………….. has been deposited in the office of the authorized person
vide No……………... dated ………………….
Place Signature of Applicant,
Date E-mail address, if any,
Telephone No. (Office):
(Residence):
Note : (1) Reasonable assistance can be provided by authorized person in filling of the FORM-A
(2) Please ensure that the FORM-A is complete in all respect and there is not ambiguity in
providing the details of information required.”
NOTE: These amendments shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Gazette.
By Order of the Court
MANOJ JAIN, Registrar General
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.