How are the information requests disposed of?
• On receipt of a request for information, the State Public Information Officer shall either give the information on payment of the prescribed fee or reject the request for any of the reasons specified in section 8 and 9 of the RTI Act as expeditiously as possible, and in any case within thirty days of the receipt of the request. • Where the information sought for concerns the life or liberty of a person, the same shall be given within 48 hours of the receipt of the request. • If the decision on the request for information is not given within the prescribed time limit, the request shall be deemed to have been refused. • Where a decision is taken to provide the information on payment of the cost of providing the information, the Public Information Officer shall send intimation to the person making the request giving details of the fee representing the cost of providing the information and the calculation made to arrive at the amount, requesting him to deposit the fees. The period interv
