Lateral exit rules RTI and 23' batch
To our seniors and the batch.
We had filed rti asking the clarification regarding the lateral exit rules changes (pfa).
These corrupt money hungry people chose to keep silence where they are legally obliged to share that information.
Also, filed the first appeal but it seems they are all of institute and chose to be numb.
It's about our future now. When we took the admission these rules werent there. This time also as per our information only 5 students were given lateral exit from integrated post graduate in master and integrated post graduate in mba.
This is completely unacceptable now. We should definitely raise our voices. This is completely unethical.
This shows the amount of corruption and what this director is doing.
These all admin and various senate profs are money humgry, ruthless, heartless people.
Based on the current stage :
Why the CPIO's Rejection is Legally Weak
- "Confidentiality" is Not an Automatic Exemption
Under the RTI Act, 2005, a public authority can only deny information if it falls under the specific exemptions listed in Section 8(1) or Section 9. There is no exemption in the Act for "internal senate agendas are confidential." If a CPIO denies information, they are legally mandated to explicitly cite which specific sub-section of Section 8(1) applies and justify how it applies.
- File Notings & Financial Records are Public Domain
The definition of "information" under Section 2(f) explicitly includes records, documents, memos, emails, opinions, advices, and data material held in electronic form. File notings and financial calculations used to justify a policy shift (like the lateral exit scheme) involve institutional decision-making and public/institute funds. They do not qualify as commercial secrets or personal data.
- Public Interest Outweighs Internal Privacy
Because the Senate minutes explicitly claimed the policy change was due to a "huge financial loss to the institute," you have a right to see the data backing that claim. Under Section 8(2) of the RTI Act, even if information is deemed confidential, it must be disclosed if the larger public interest (such as the welfare of students and transparency of public institutional funding) outweighs the harm to the institution.
Seniors please we have to do something and dont be like nominal indian citizen who always watches for the crimes to occur.