Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011

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    "slug": "bihar-right-to-public-services-act-2011",
    "title": "Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011",
    "short_title": "Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011",
    "act_number": "[Bihar Act 4, 2011]",
    "act_year": 2011,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "description": "Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "content": "(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar.\n(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Appellate Authority\" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government who is notified as such under Section-3;\n(b) \"Designated Public Servant\" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government and organizations, fully or partially funded by the State Government, notified as such for providing the service under Section-3;\n(c) \"Eligible Person\" means a person who is eligible for the notified service;\n(d) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;\n(e) \"Reviewing Authority\" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government who is notified as such under Section-3;\n(f) \"Right to Public Service\" means right to obtain the service notified by the government under this Act from time to time within the stipulated time limit as described under Section-4;\n(g) \"Service\" means any service notified as per provisions under Section-3;\n(h) \"State Government\" means the Government of Bihar;\n(i) \"Stipulated time limit\" means maximum time to provide the service by the Designated Public Servant or to decide the appeal by the Appellate Authority and Reviewing Authority as notified under Section-3.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Notification of services, Designated Public Servant, Appellate Authority, and Reviewing Authority and Stipulated Time Limits.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Right to obtain service within stipulated time limit.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Providing services in stipulated time limit.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Appeal.",
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            "content": "(b) Along with the order to provide service, the Appellate Authority may impose penalty according to the provisions of Section-7 of this Act.\n(a) requiring the production and inspection of documents;\n(b) issuing summons for hearing to the designated public servant and appellant; and\n(c) any other matter which may be prescribed.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Penalty.",
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            "content": "(b) Where the Appellate Authority is of the opinion that the Designated Public Servant has caused delay in providing the service, then he/she may impose a penalty at the rate specified from time to time and as prescribed in the rules framed under this Act from time to time for such delay on the Designated Public Servant:",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Non-Compliance Amounting to Misconduct.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Bar of Jurisdiction of Courts.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Power of the State Government to send the applications to Appellate Authority directly.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Overriding effect of the Act.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Powers to make rules.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Power to remove difficulties.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 21st November, 2019 [bh651]",
        "Act Number": "[Bihar Act 4, 2011]",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2011",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}