Question
Under the RTI Act, the first appeal against the decision of
a PIO lies to whom?Solution
Under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act, any person who does not receive a decision within the time specified, or is aggrieved by a decision of the Public Information Officer, may prefer a first appeal to an officer who is senior in rank to the PIO in the public authority, designated as the First Appellate Authority. The first appeal must generally be filed within thirty days. This internal appeal provides an initial avenue of redress before approaching the Information Commission.
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