Q 20. A Public Information Officer has received an application under the 'Right to Information (RTI) Act.' After gathering the required information, he finds that the information pertains to some of the decisions taken by him, which were not totally correct. Some other employees were also a party to these decisions. Disclosure of the information may lead to disciplinary action against him and his other colleagues, including probable punishment. Non-disclosure of information or partial disclosure of information may result in less or no punishment. The Public Information Officer is an honest and conscientious person, but the particular decision regarding which an application under the RTI Act was lodged was a wrong decision. The officer comes to you for your advice. Under the above conditions, what will be your advice to the officer? Explain logically.
(UPPSC 2018, 12 Marks, 200 Words)
एक जन सूचना अधिकारी को 'सूचना का अधिकार अधिनियम' के अंतर्गत एक आवेदन मिलता है। वांछित सूचना एकत्र करने के बाद उसे पता चलता है कि वह सूचना स्वयं उसी के द्वारा लिए गए कुछ निर्णयों से संबंधित है, जो पूर्ण रूप से सही नहीं थे। इन निर्णयों में अन्य कर्मचारी भी सहभागी थे। सूचना प्रकट होने पर स्वयं उसके तथा अन्य सहयोगियों के विरुद्ध अनुशासनात्मक कार्रवाई हो सकती है, जिसमें दंड भी संभावित है। सूचना प्रकट न करने पर या आंशिक सूचना उपलब्ध कराने पर कम दंड या दंड-मुक्ति भी मिल सकती है। जन सूचना अधिकारी एक ईमानदार एवं कर्तव्यनिष्ठ व्यक्ति हैं, परंतु जिस विशिष्ट निर्णय, जिसके संबंध में आरटीआई में आवेदन किया गया है, वह गलत निर्णय है। वह अधिकारी आपके पास सलाह के लिए आता है। ऐसी स्थिति में आप उसे क्या सलाह देंगे? तर्कपूर्ण ढंग से व्याख्या कीजिए।
Q 20. A Public Information Officer has received an application under the 'Right to Information (RTI) Act.' After gathering the required information, he finds that the information pertains to some of the decisions taken by him, which were not totally correct. Some other employees were also a party to these decisions. Disclosure of the information may lead to disciplinary action against him and his other colleagues, including probable punishment. Non-disclosure of information or partial disclosure of information may result in less or no punishment. The Public Information Officer is an honest and conscientious person, but the particular decision regarding which an application under the RTI Act was lodged was a wrong decision. The officer comes to you for your advice. Under the above conditions, what will be your advice to the officer? Explain logically.
(UPPSC 2018, 12 Marks, 200 Words)