Ahmedabad
Mirror: Ahmedabad: Wednesday, January 16, 2019.
The
Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Gujarat Forensic Science
University (GFSU) over non-formation of rules and regulations under the Right
to Information Act, 2005. The petition was filed by RTI activist and ex-student
of the GFSU Sandip Munjyasara.
"I
filed the petition as GFSU hasn't made any rules under the RTI. It comes under
the public authority and should formulate it," said Munyasara, while
talking to Mirror.
The
petition stated, "GFSU is violating section 4(1)(b)(v) of RTI Act since
its establishment from year 2009. It is its duty to publish rules, regulations,
statutes, notifications, orders, GR, instructions, circular, guidelines and
manuals etc passed under GFSU Act 2008 on the notice board and website of the
GFSU."
It
added, "The petitioner has been denied his right to information. The
purpose of RTI Act 2005 is to promote transparency and accountability in the
working of every public authority which may be frustrated if prayers of
petitioner will not be granted. The petitioner has no other efficacious remedy
but to file the present petition under Article 226 of our Constitution."
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