Is Telugu Desam party and Lok Satta party registered by Election Commission?
29 Jun, 2013Background
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Election Commission of India (EC) seeking to know if the Telugu Desam party and the Lok Satta party were registered by the EC. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed the appellant about the registration of both the parties.
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The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that it would be appropriate if the letters showing the registration of these two political parties are provided to the appellant. The CIC directed the PIO to provide the copies of the letters by which these two political parties had been registered.
Citation: Mr. B Nagesh Kumar v. Election Commission of India in File No.CIC/SM/A/2013/000033
RTI Citation : RTIFI/2013/CIC/1405
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