Can pio give reply in other language
ROJA shree
(Querist) 26 April 2014
This query is : Resolved
I am residing in Tamil nadu. I have sought certain information under RTI act to KSRTC, TRivandram ., in a prescribed format in English only. But KSRTC, TRivandram (Public information officer ) had given me reply in Malayalam.
My question is
1) I do not know Malayalam. Wat remedy available to me under the provisions of RTI ?
2) Whether the reply given by KSRTC, TRivandram in Malayalam language to a query received from Tamil nadu is correct? If so under what provision of RTI ?
Pls guide me accordingly.
Guest
(Expert) 26 April 2014
If English is not the official language of KSRTC, the PIO is not bound to reply in English. You may get the document translated in English or Tamil from some recognised translation agency.
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 26 April 2014
yES, IT IS VERY MUCH CORRECT . You have to get it now translated.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 27 April 2014
Get the reply translated if PIO has replied in official language of KSRTC.
Advocate. Arunagiri
(Expert) 27 April 2014
Many of the state PIOs reply in their regional languages. Some of the state PIOs accepting the request to send the reply in English and replying in English.
In future you may send a special request to the PIO, to reply in English just because of the reason you dont know the regional language.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 30 April 2014
Yes, as advised you may go for translation of the same to your language for taking up the issue any further.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 01 May 2014
if you ask in Hindi to central govt they are bound to reply in Hindi. but for query in English one is not bound to reply in English.
Similarly Malayalam is state language of Kerala and the replied in Malayalam. Perfectly OK.
dr g balakrishnan
(Expert) 18 October 2014
in your RTI application you could have mentioned as you do not know the relevnt language you needed authentic english version and you would pay the relevant fees probably KSRTC would have given english version may be you paid some more moneys for translation with malayalam original version
