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Under section 5 of the RTI Act, 2005, an officer whose assistance is sought by the Public Information Officer fails to render help, causing a contravention. How is that officer treated?

The officer is treated as a Public Information Officer for the purposes of the contravention. Section 5(5) obliges the officer whose assistance is sought to render all assistance, and for any contravention he is deemed a Central or State Public Information Officer.

  1. AAs a Public Information Officer for the purposes of the contraventionCorrect
  2. BAs exempt from liability since he is not designated
  3. CAs an Appellate Authority
  4. DAs a Central Assistant Public Information Officer only

Explanation

Section 5(5) says any officer whose assistance has been sought under section 5(4) must render all assistance, and for any contravention of the Act that officer is treated as a Central or State Public Information Officer. He is therefore not exempt.

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