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Under Section 19 of the RTI Act, 2005, the second appeal to the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission, as the case may be, must be filed within:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. The Lesson 16 appellate-authority chart sets the second-appeal limit at 90 days.
2. The second appeal lies to the Central or State Information Commission as the case may be.
3. The 90 days runs from the date on which the decision was given OR should have been made by the First Appellate Authority.
4. Delay may be condoned by the Commission 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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