If a person seeks information from a public authority
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he has to give reasons for seeking the information
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he is not liable to give reasons for seeking the information
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if reason is given, it can help in quick disposal of the request for information
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information cannot be provided by the public authority without knowing the reasons for seeking information
It is to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. There is no prescribed form of application for seeking information as the application can be made on plain paper. The information seeker is not required to give reasons for seeking information.