The Goa State Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2006

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    "title": "The Goa State Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2006",
    "short_title": "The Goa State Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2006",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. DI/INF/RTI/BILL/20",
    "act_year": 2006,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Goa",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Goa State Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2006",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act No. 22 of 2005);\n(b) \"Section\" means a section of the Act;\n(c) \"Commission\" means the State Information Commission;\n(d) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act, shall have the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": true,
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        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Contents of appeal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) name and address of the appellant;\n(ii) name and address of the State Public Information Officer against whose decision the appeal is preferred;\n(iii) particulars of the order including number, if any, against which the appeal is preferred;\n(iv) brief facts leading to the appeal;\n(v) if the appeal is preferred against deemed refusal, the particulars of the application, including number and date as also the name and address of the State Public Information Officer to whom the application was made;\n(vi) prayer or relief sought;\n(vii) grounds for the prayer or relief;\n(viii) verification by the appellant; and\n(ix) any other information which the Commission may deem necessary for deciding the appeal.",
            "footnote": "",
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            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Documents to accompany appeal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) self-attested copies of the Orders or documents against which the appeal is being preferred, unless, the appeal is preferred against deemed refusal;\n(ii) copies of documents relied upon by the appellant and referred to in the appeal; and\n(iii) an index of the documents referred to in the appeal.",
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            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Procedure in deciding appeal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) take oral or written evidence on oath or on affidavit from the concerned or interested person;\n(ii) peruse or inspect documents, public records or copies thereof;\n(iii) inquire, through authorised officer, about further details or facts;\n(iv) hear State Public Information Officer, State Assistant Public Information Officer or such Senior Officer who had decided the first appeal, or such person against whom the complaint is made, as the case may be;\n(v) hear a third party; and\n(vi) receive evidence on affidavits from State Public Information Officer, State Assistant Public Information Officer, such Senior Officer who decided the first appeal, such person against whom the complaint lies or the third party.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Service of notice by Commission.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) service by the party itself;\n(ii) by hand delivery (dasti) through Process Server;\n(iii) by registered post with acknowledgement due; or\n(iv) through the Head of Office or Department.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Personal presence of the appellant or complainant.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Order of the Commission.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "goa193",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. DI/INF/RTI/BILL/2005/6474, dated 15th February, 2006",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2006",
        "Short Title": "The Goa State Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2006",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}