What if i care and the world remain silent .

This is merely a 9 word sentence but making a complete sense but it is spoken when people are ultimately not in full sense.

Take the example of Anna Hazare,. Baba Ramdeo and Civil Society members , what if they all start thinking in this manner. Everybody knows that noone is 100% pure and it is really impossible to have a corruption free country.But let me remind you."Always great work starts with a single step".Initiation is the first and foremost thing that takes time but once it inflict no one dare to stop it.

In the world of Democracy, the concept of  "what if i care and the world remain silent " has no sense.In Democracy , it is not the voice of a single person but it,s a voice of the people.It is really impossible to have a Direct and absolute democracy at present stage.
                                                               Present Truth
Teacher Asked:"Who can make the country rule?"
Student Answered:" Person who could make the people Fool."
This is the bitter truth which eveyone need to accept at present stage.It seems to be one of the salient feature of the political parties.

                                  Quality of the great leader in Indian Democracy:

• He should be the most competitive creature in the world.[Significane of using the term "creature"  is he has the race not only with human being but with other animals as well.]                                                                                                                                                                                                         Events in which great indian Leader participate:
• Before Election

1. Begging(even defeat beggars.)

•  After Election

1. Changing Colour (even defeat Chameleon)

 

Gumla :Turning out to be Jharkhand's Mumbai

It is always considered that first impression is the last impression and even i do believe.Looking out the title everybody will feel congratulating me that the Government has chosen your city to make it the replica of glamorous Mumbai.
Hehehehe.......... but let me make you clear, its not that government has chosen but the anti-social activist have put their utmost effort to fulfill the desire of the Government by establishing another mumbai in the state of Jharkhand.Though people considered this hilarious but you just take yourself one month back and and look into the statistic of the anti-social activities occurred in Gumla.IT IS THRILLING AND UNACCEPTABLE.
Just two days before, Bus was fired by the naxalite at the Bus Depot.This was most astounding incident which took place jst two days before.
Let me make you clear that the Bus Depot is at the heart of the city and now one could estimate how much safer the Gumlaites are?
Anyway HATS OFF to these anti-social people that atleast they compelled us to think that we are nonetheless than the glamorous city Mumbai.What Government couldnot do it: finally these people did it.
What do you think shall we appreciate these people for giving us a feel of theratening Mumbai(centre of attraction for the Terrorist).

section 8(1)(j)

Scope of Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act- 'Privacy' as a basis for claiming exemption

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their Governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives .A popular government, without popular information or the means of obtaining it, is but  a prologue to a farce or tragedy , or perhaps both.”

             ……………….James Madison

Right to privacy is an important natural need of every human being , no one can compel any individual to reveal his personal information which is not of public importance.Glancing upon this view , Right to privacy could be stated as mentioned under Art.21 in the term ”personal liberty” .Every individual has the right to expression but at the same time , they have the right not to express as well.

Section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act,2005 states as ”Notwithstanding anything contained in this act , there shall be no obligation to give any citizen information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest , or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority , as the case may be , is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information.”

One of the major component of the sec.8(1)(j) is that it exempts the information which would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy of individual unless the PIO or the appellate authority is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information.It is to be noted that this section is specifically concerned about “the privacy of individual and no other bodies or institutions.”It cannot be applied when the information concerns institutions , societies, organizations or corporate .This shows that privacy to some extent could only be maintained by an individual and no other body could entertain this power.

At one end, Privacy acts as basis for claiming exemption from revealing the information at the same time Preamble to the RTI ACT provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities and in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority.One of the recent case which was in focus is “While the RTI application wanted details of Quraishi's assets and liabilities from 2005-06 to 2010-11, the Commission cited Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act while rejecting the request”.Disclosure of information such as assets of the public servants , which is routinely collected by the public authority and routinely provided by the public servants cannot be construed as invasion of Privacy , but some it worked as an obstacle  to mere Right to privacy.In the democratic set up, it is required an informed citizenry, transparency of information which is of public importance and to curb the corruption.But at the same time the state has no right to invade the privacy of an individual without his permission.

In the Appeal No. CIC/WB/A/2008/00426 of Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. Supreme Court of India,the Commission held that even Supreme Court and High court judges having come within the purview of the RTI Act,2005 have been directed to disclose their assets and it has been put into practice but before implementation again it was put under the case of privacy as a basis for claiming exemption.The work of CIC is really appreciable but sometimes this might lead to conflicting with our fundamental right because the term’privacy” as well “right to information has not been defined in a wider sense.It completely depends upon the interpretation and precedents.

References:

Books referred

·         Dr. R.K.Verma,”Right to Information Law and Practice”,(2^nd Edn.2009),Taxman publication Ltd.

·         Prof. M.P Jain,”Outlines of Indian legal and Constitutional History”,(6^th Edn.2006),wadhwa and Company, Nagpur

Newspaper

·         The Times of India

·         Hindustan Times