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Where an RTI application is received by a public authority but the information sought relates to another public authority, the PIO must transfer the application to the concerned authority within:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. The Lesson 16 paragraph on "Duties of a PIO" states that where the information is "held by or its subject matter is closely connected with the function of another public authority", the PIO shall transfer the request within 5 days.
2. The applicant must be informed "immediately".
3. The five-day transfer window comes out of the 30-day overall ceiling, but the transfer does not pause the clock indefinitely.
4. The intent is to prevent shuffling files between PAs as a tactic to defeat the 30-day deadline.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 16: Right to Information Act, 2005, pp. 391-405._
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