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Under Section 19 of the RTI Act, 2005, the first appeal against an order of the PIO must be filed with the officer senior in rank to the PIO within:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. The Lesson 16 appellate-authority chart sets the first-appeal limit at 30 days.
2. The first appeal lies "to the officer senior in rank to the PIO in the concerned Public Authority".
3. The 30 days runs from the expiry of the prescribed time limit OR from the receipt of the decision, whichever is applicable.
4. The Appellate Authority may condone delay if sufficient cause is shown.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 16: Right to Information Act, 2005, pp. 391-405._
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