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 ====== West Bengal RTI Rules ======
+===== 3. Application fee =====
+An application containing a request in writing to the State Public Information Officer or the State Assistant Public Information Officer, as the case may be, made under sub-section (I) of Section 6 for obtaining information, shall be accompanied with a court-fee of rupees ten.
+===== Fee for providing information =====
+Save as otherwise provided in the provision to sub-section (5) of Section '7, the State Public Information Officer or the State Assistant Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall provide Information under sub-section (I), and sub-section (5), of Section 7 upon receipt or a request under Section 6, on payment of a fee of -
+(a) rupees two, for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or copied; or
+(b) actual charge or cost price, for a copy in large size paper; or
+(c) actual cost price, for sample or model; or
+(d) rupees five for each fifteen minutes or fraction thereof, for inspection of records; or
+(e) rupees fifty per diskette or floppy, for information provided in the diskette or floppy; or
+(f) actual charge fixed for publication or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts there from
+     for information provided in printed form.
+===== Contents of appeal to Commission under sub-Section (3) of Section 19 =====
+An appeal to the Commission under sub-section (3) of Section 19, shall contain the following information, namely:-
+(a) Name and address of the applicant;
+(b) Name and address of the State Public Information Officer or the State Assistant Public
+      Information Officer, as the case may be, who passed the order;
+(c) Particulars of the order against which the appeal is made including its number and date;
+(d) Brief facts of the case;
+(e) Prayer or relief sought for by the appellant;
+(f)  Grounds for such prayer relief; and
+(g)  Verification by the appellant
+**6. Documents to accompany appeal to Commission under sub-section (3) of Section 19 –**
+ Every appeal made to the Commission shall be accompanied by the following documents, namely:-
+(a)     the attested true copy of the order against which the appeal is being preferred;
+(b)     the copies of the documents relied upon by the appellant and referred to in the appeal; and
+(c)     an index of the documents referred to in the appeal.
+** 7. Procedure in deciding appeal to Commission under sub-section (30 of Section 19 –**
+(1) In deciding the appeal to the commission, the commission shall :-
+(a)	Hear, oral or written, evidence on oath or on affidavit from the concerned or interested person;
+(b)	Peruse or inspect documents, public records or copies thereof.
+(c) 	Enquire through the authorized, officer for further details or facts;
+(d) 	Hear the State Public Information Officer or the State Assistant Public Information Officer or such officer who decided the first appeal mentioned in sub-section (I) of Section 19, as the case may be;
+(e)	Hear the third party if required; and
+(f)
+Receive evidence on "affidavits from State Public information Officer or the State Assistant Public Information Officer or such officer who decided the first appeal mentioned in sub-section (I) of Section 19 orfrom the third party; if any
+(2) In deciding the appeal the Commission may ask the appellant to add any other information other than the information included in the contents of the second appeal under rule 5.
+** 8. Service of notice by Commission-**
+The notice required to be issued under sub-section (9) of Section 19, by the Commission may be served in any of the following modes, namely:-
+(a)     service by the p~ itself;
+(b)     service by hand delivery through the process server;
+(c)     service by the registered post with acknowledgement due
+(d)     service through the head of office or the Department;
+**9. Signing of order -**
+The order of the Commission pronounced in open proceedings shall be in writing and authenticated by the Registrar of any other officer authorized by the Commission in this behalf.
+**10. Terms and conditions of officers and other employees of Commission**
+The officers and other employees of the Commission shall be placed on deputation from the State Government on the usual terms and conditions