Bare ActsThe Assam Right to Information Act, 2001

Section 6

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(1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, any person, (i) aggrieved by an order of the Incharge of the Office may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such order, or (ii) who has not received any COJl1munication within a pe1iod of thirty working days from the date of the application under section 5, may within thirty days next after such period, - prefer an appeal before the Controlling Officer. (2) Every appeal shall be accompanied by such fee to be deposited or paid in such manner as may be prescribed. (3) The Controlling Officer may, after giving the person affected a reasonable opportunity of Oeic1g l1ecu·d, pas~ ::; . ..:tch Vidc'"~ a~ i~ dccn.1s fi" : Provided that every appeal so pref erred shall be decided and disposed of by all means within thirty days from the date of presentaion thereof. 3021 · 3022 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MAY 7, 2002 power to remove difficul- ties. (4) Any person aggrieved by the order Assam Act of the controlling Officer under ;'J~7 of · sub-section ( 1) may prefer a Second Appeal · before the Assam Administrative Tribunal constituted under section 3 of the Assam Administrative Tribunal Act, 1977 within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such order. (5) The Assam Administrative Tribunal may, after giving the person affected a reasonabe opportunity of being heard, pass such order .as it deems fit : Provided that every Second Appeal so preferred shall be decided and disposed of by all means within sixty days from the date of presentation of the appeal.

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