Format of RTI application for claiming MISSING/UNTRACEABLE RECORDS
Of late PIOs are routinely replying that records sought by the applicants are missing or not traceable etc. This is true more in cases where records are sensitive in nature or may adversely affect the vested interests. Legal experts say such a loss of records, which are required to be kept and maintained permanently, should invite criminal complaint against officials under sections 201 and 217 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).To resist such a trend, the applicant can file another RTI application with the same PIO seeking following information:
As per letter No. ___________dated ________ of PIO__________ [copy enclosed] , I have been informed that following records are missing or not traceable in the office:
As per letter No. ___________dated ________ of PIO__________ [copy enclosed] , I have been informed that following records are missing or not traceable in the office:
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