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    Question

    What is the time period within which a second appeal can

    be made by a person aggrieved by a decision of the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be?
    A Within a reasonable time as the Authorities may decide Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Thirty days from the date on which the decision should have been made or was actually received Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Sixty days from the date on which the decision should have been made or was actually received Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Ninety days from the date on which the decision was actually received Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Ninety days from the date on which the decision should have been made or was actually received Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Right to Information Act Section 19. Appeal (3) A second appeal against the decision under sub-section (1) shall lie within ninety days from the date on which the decision should have been made or was actually received, with the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission: Provided that the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission, as the case may be, may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of ninety days if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time.

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