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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Can't use RTI to know the reason you were rejected, UP Police tells constable aspirants -Sanya Dhingra

Can't use RTI to know the reason you were rejected, UP Police tells constable aspirants -Sanya Dhingra

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published Published on Jun 10, 2018   modified Modified on Jun 10, 2018
-ThePrint.in

Over 15 lakh candidates had applied for the 28,915 vacancies announced by the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board in 2015.

New Delhi:
A recent notification by the Uttar Pradesh government announcing recruitment results for the police force came with a curious caveat: No information pertaining to the results will be provided under the RTI.

This is a blatant violation of the RTI Act, which mandates every public body to be transparent in its dealings with the common man.

The notification dated 18 May, which announced the results for vacancies among police constables and Provincial Armed Constabulary, lists the exact procedures and criteria for selection, but adds: “No application will be entertained or considered under the Right to Information Act, 2005, with regard to the information being provided through this notice.”

More than 15 lakh candidates had applied for the 28,915 vacancies announced by the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board in 2015.

ThePrint reached the UP Police public relations officer for an explanation, but he did not respond until the time of publishing this report.

‘An illegal and unconstitutional notification’

“It is absolutely illegal to arbitrarily declare that certain information will not be granted under the RTI,” said RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj.

By simply declaring that any “related” information will not be shared, the authorities are granting themselves blanket exception from a Central act, she explained.

“‘Related information’ is a catchall phrase,” she said, adding that the authorities could use such a caveat to deny even basic information, like a certified photocopy of one’s result.

However, the clause could have more sinister consequences, Meerut-based activist Ravikanth said.

“Such a provision can be used to block certain candidates with complete opaqueness, with the candidates having no means to question the grounds for their rejection,” he said, calling the notification “unconstitutional”.

“This single notification violates the Right to Information of 15 lakh candidates in one stroke,” he added.

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ThePrint.in, 8 June, 2018, https://theprint.in/governance/cant-use-rti-to-know-reason-you-were-rejected-up-police-tell-aspirants/67693/


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