HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH
GUIDELINES FOR USE OF ONLINE RTI PORTAL OF GAUHATI HIGH COURT
This Web Portal can be used only by Indian citizens to file Application, First Appeal and to make payment for Fees, Copying Charges, etc., under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act).
An applicant who desires to obtain information under the RTI Act from public authorities, other than Gauhati High Court (Principal Seat) & District Judiciary of Assam, is advised to make RTI application to the concerned Public Authorities through respective Central/State Govt. Portal.
On clicking "Submit" button, the applicant has to fill the required details on the page that will appear. Please note that all the fields marked * (red colour Asterix) are mandatory while the others are optional.
The text of the application may be written at the prescribed column.
Any supporting document/annexures can be attached as PDF document in "Supporting document" within the specified file size.
After filling the first page, the applicant has to pay the prescribed RTI fee.
The applicant can pay the prescribed fee through the following modes:
Internet banking;
Using credit/debit card of Master/Visa;
UPI;
Fee for making RTI application: a fee of ₹10/- per application and for 1st Appeal is Rs. 50/- per application. However, an applicant under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) is exempted to pay the requisite application fee under the the Gauhati High Court (Right to Information) Rules, 2008. An applicant filing an application under the BPL category shall attach and upload a copy of the BPL certificate issued by the appropriate government in this regard, along with the application.
An application would only be processed once the requisite fee has been paid successfully.
In case after making payment, an applicant does not receives the “success transaction” status, the applicant is advised to verify the payment status from their respective login under “History” tab. Please do not retry or make an additional attempt to make payment again. For any carification regarding the online RTI process, kindly send an e-mail at ghcrti@gmail.com
Application shall be filed only during working hours as (i.e. from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm). If it is filled after working hours, the application will be considered for next working day.
As of now, first appeal cannot be filed online in case the rti application has been filed physically.
On successful submission of an application, a unique Registration number would be generated and the same should be referred by the applicant for any future references and correspondences.
The application filed through this Web Portal would reach electronically to the " Public Information Officer" and First Appellate Authority of the concerned establishment, as the case may be.
In case additional fee/copying charges are required representing the cost for providing information, the CPIO would intimate the applicant and the applicant can pay the same through Web Portal.
For making First Appeal to the First Appellate Authority, the applicant has to click on the tab "Apply First Appeal" as provided on the concerned webpage and fill up the information as sought on the webpage.
The registration number of original application has to be used for reference at the time of filing the First Appeal.
The applicant/the appellant should submit their email ID and mobile number to receive notifications in connection with their application.
All the requirements for filing an RTI application and First Appeal as well as other provisions regarding time limit, exemptions etc., as provided in the Gauhati High Court (Right to Information) Rules, 2008. will continue to apply.
The permissible maximum file size allowed on this Web Portal is 1MB.
The permissible file format allowed to be uploaded on this Web Portal is PDF file.
Fee/Copying Charges once paid through this Web Portal shall not be refunded.
