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Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India
1
Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.M. Lodha (DoB.28.09.1949)
Term of Office: (DoA)17.12.2008 to (DoR)27.09.2014
Appointed as The Chief Justice of India in the forenoon
of 27.04.2014
PROFILE
Hon'ble Judges
2
Hon'ble Mr. Justice H.L. Dattu (DoB.03.12.1950)
PROFILE
3
Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.S. Thakur (DoB.04.01.1952)
PROFILE
4
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Anil R. Dave (DoB.19.11.1951)
PROFILE
5
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sudhansu Jyoti
Mukhopadhaya (DoB.15.03.1950)
Term of Office: (DoA) 13.09.2011 (F.N.) to
(DoR)14.03.2015
PROFILE

6
Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Ranjana Prakash
Desai (DoB.30.10.1949)
(DoR)29.10.2014
PROFILE
7
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jagdish Singh
Khehar (DoB.28.08.1952)
(DoR)27.08.2017
PROFILE
8
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra (DoB.03.10.1953)
Term of Office: (DoA) 10.10.2011 to (DoR)
02.10.2018
PROFILE
9
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasti
Chelameswar (DoB.23.06.1953)
Term of Office: (DoA) 10.10.2011 (F.N.) to (DoR)
22.06.2018
PROFILE
10
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim
Kalifulla (DoB.23.07.1951)
22.07.2016
PROFILE

11
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Gogoi (DoB.18.11.1954)
17.11.2019
PROFILE
12
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan Bhimarao
Lokur (DoB.31.12.1953)
30.12.2018
PROFILE
13
Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.Y. Eqbal (DoB.13.02.1951)
12.02.2016
PROFILE
14
Hon'ble Mr. Justice V. Gopala
gowda (DoB.06.10.1951)
05.10.2016
PROFILE
15
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikramajit
Sen (DoB.31.12.1950)
30.12.2015
PROFILE

16
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pinaki Chandra
Ghose (DoB.28.05.1952)
27.05.2017
PROFILE
17
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kurian
Joseph (DoB.30.11.1953)
29.11.2018
PROFILE
18
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arjan Kumar
Sikri (DoB.07.03.1954)
06.03.2019
PROFILE
19
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sharad Arvind
Bobde (DoB.24.04.1956)
23.04.2021
PROFILE
20
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti
Singh (DoB.13.11.1951)
12.11.2016
PROFILE

21
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Chockalingam
Nagappan (DoB.04.10.1951)
03.10.2016
PROFILE
22
Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.K. Agrawal (DoB. 05.05.1953)
04.05.2018
PROFILE
23
Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana (DoB. 27.08.1957)
26.08.2022
PROFILE
24
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra (DoB. 03.09.1955)
..................
PROFILE
25
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (DoB.
07.07.1953)
06.07.2018 (F.N.)
PROFILE

26
Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.F. Nariman (DoB. 13.08.1956)
......................
PROFILE
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DoR - Date of Retirement

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Time limit for Response under RTI
The time limit for getting a response to your RTI inquiry, from the
concerned Public Information Officer (PIO) is generally 30 days, from
the date your application is submitted. In a case where the application
is submitted to the Assistant PIO, five additional days are allowed. This
is to provide for the required time where, the APIO would send the
application to the PIO. Taking all factors into account, one should
expect a response with a time frame of approximately 40 days at the
most.
Deemed Refusal
Failure to provide information within the specified period is deemed to
be refusal, to give you the information you requested. In such cases,
you can go to the next RTI step of getting information, by way of an
appeal.
Recourse in case of refusal
There may be cases where a Public Information Officer (PIO) may not
act as per provisions of the Act, or an applicant may not be satisfied,
with the decision of the Public Information Officer. In such cases, the
RTI act allows two appeals to deal with such situations.The first appeal
is made to the First Appellate Authority (FAA) who is an officer of a
senior rank, than the Public Information Officer, who initially handled
your RTI application.First appeal has to be filed within 30 days, from
date of receipt of decision of Central Public Information Officer by the
applicant.In cases of deemed refusal, where no reply has been
received, first appeal should be filed within 30 days (35 days if
application is lodged with ACPIO) from the date of receipt by Central
Public Information Officer (ACPIO

Procedure for first appeal
To file the first appeal, you need to find the name, designation and
address of the first appellate authority. This should be available on the
response letter you receive for your RTI application. In case no
response has been received, visit the web-site of the govt.
dept./office/undertaking and refer to the RTI icon on their website
homepage. Click the RTI icon and you should find the details of RTI
contact names on their RTI pages. In case despite your efforts you are
unable to locate the details of the First Appeal Authority (FAA) you can
address your first appeal as follows:The First Appellate Authority under
RTI Act 2005 C/O. Head of _______________Dept. /officeYou should
also mention address of concerned PIO dept. /office.
RTI – Points to remember
You can normally write the appeal on a plain white sheet of paper.
Some state governments may have specified forms and this can be
ascertained, from the appropriate government websites.Those who
want to be present during the first appeal hearing should, mention this
at the end of your appeal request.There is no fee prescribed for first
appeal for Public Authorities, under the Central Government.Some
States have a prescribed fee and a specified format for First Appeal. If
your First Appeal is to a Public Authority falling under State
Government, applicants should check RTI Rules of individual States
regarding First Appeal fees, mode of payment and the format of appeal
requirement All photocopies of enclosures, mentioned in the appeal
should be self-attested by the applicant under the word ‘Attested’ and
with full signature. Applicants should always retain a copy of appeal
and postal receipt. Send your application by registered post with an
Acknowledgement Due card. Save the receipt as proof of mailing.First
Appellate Authority (FAA) has to decide on the appeal within 30 days,
from the date of receipt of first appeal. She/he can take a further 15
days (total 45 days), provided they give the reasons for the delay in
writing.
RTI - Second Appeal
If the appellate authority (FAA) fails to pass an order on the appeal,
within the prescribed period, or if the petitioner is not satisfied with

the order of the first appellate authority. They have the option to file
a second appeal, with the Central Information Commission. The second
appeal must be within ninety days from the date on which the decision
should have been made by the first appellate authority, or was
actually received by the appellant. The appeal made to the Central
Information Commission (CIC) should contain the following
information:1. Name and address of the appellant.2. Name and address
of the Public Information Officer, whose decision is being appealed. 3.
Particulars of the order including number, if any, against which the
appeal is preferred.4. Brief facts leading to the appeal.5. If the appeal
is preferred against deemed refusal, particulars of the application
including number and date and name and address of the Public
Information Officer, to whom the application was made and relief
sought.6. Grounds for the relief sought.7. Any other information that
you think will help the Commission in deciding the appeal.
The appeal made to the Informational
Commission should be accompanied
by the following documents:
1. Self-attested copies of the order or documents against which appeal
is made.2. Copies of the documents relied upon by the appellant and
referred to in the appeal.3. An index of the documents referred to in
the appeal.
Say NO to bribes! Use RTI
RTI is a great tool for the average citizen, they no longer need to pay
bribes in offices, to get information that they need to get on with their
affairs. RTI has been successfully used in India by many people to get
issues resolved. Whether your pension is being held back or the ration
card application has received no response, RTI could be the key to get
results in a fast and timely manner. How NRIs can use RTI
What is the Application Procedure for requesting information?
What is the time limit to get the information?
What is the fee?

What could be the ground for rejection?
1. What is the Application Procedure for requesting information?
1. Apply in writing or through electronic means in English or Hindi or in the official language of the area, to
the PIO, specifying the particulars of the information sought for.
2. Reason for seeking information are not required to be given;
3. Pay fees as may be prescribed (if not belonging to the below poverty line category).
2. What is the time limit to get the information?
1. 30 days from the date of application
2. 48 hours for information concerning the life or liberty of a person
3. 5 days shall be added to the above response time, in case the application for information is given to
Assistant Public Information Officer.
4. If the interests of a third party are involved then time limit will be 40 days (maximum period + time given
to the party to make representation).
5. Failure to provide information within the specified period is a deemed refusal.
3. What is the fee?
1. Application fees to be prescribed which must be reasonable.
2. If further fees are required, then the same must be intimated in writing with calculation details of how the
figure was arrived at;
3. Applicant can seek review of the decision on fees charged by the PIO by applying to the appropriate
Appellate Authority;
4. No fees will be charged from people living below the poverty line
5. Applicant must be provided information free of cost if the PIO fails to comply with the prescribed time
limit.
4. What could be the ground for rejection?
1. If it is covered by exemption from disclosure. (S.8)
2. If it infringes copyright of any person other than the State. (S.9)

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