4 Disposal of application by the competent authority.- (1) If the requested information does not fall within the jurisdiction of the competent authority, it shall order return of the application to the applicant in Form ‘B’ as soon as practicable, normally within fifteen days and in any case within thirty days of the receipt of the application, advising the applicant, wherever possible, about the competent authority to whom the application should be made. The application fee deposited in such cases shall not be refunded. (2) If the requested information falls within the competent authority's jurisdiction and also in one or more of the categories of restrictions listed in section 6 of the Act, the competent authority, on being satisfied, will issue the rejection order in Form ‘C’ as soon as practicable, normally within fifteen days and in any case, within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the application. (3) If the requested information falls within the competent authority's jurisdiction but not in one or more of the categories listed in section 6 of the Act, the competent authority, on being so satisfied, shall supply the information to the applicant in Form ‘D’, falling within his jurisdiction. In case, the information sought is partly outside the jurisdiction of the competent authority or partly falls in the categories listed in section-6 of the Act, the competent authority shall supply only such information as is permissible under the Act and is within its own jurisdiction and reject the remaining part giving reasons thereof. (4) The information shall be supplied as soon as practicable, normally within fifteen days and in any case within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the application on deposit of the balance amount, if any, to the authorized person, before collection of information. A proper acknowledgement shall be obtained from the applicant in token of receipt of information. (5) For inspection of document the applicant shall deposit fee with the authorized person in addition to the application fee as prescribed in rule 8. Only those documents shall be allowed for inspection, copies of which can be given under the Act. |
