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Under Section 23 of the RTI Act, 2005, suits or applications against any order made under the Act are barred from being entertained by:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 23 of the RTI Act bars "lower Courts" from entertaining any suit or application against any order made under the Act.
2. The bar is on subordinate civil courts; constitutional writ jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 is not ousted (and cannot be, since it is a constitutional jurisdiction).
3. The appellate remedy under Section 19 is the primary route.
4. The CIC/SIC are the authorities making orders; obviously they entertain the appeals themselves.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 16: Right to Information Act, 2005, pp. 391-405._
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