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RTI Response on Election Queries

This document is a letter from the Election Commission of India responding to a Right to Information (RTI) application. It informs the applicant that providing legal advice or interpretation of law is beyond the scope of the RTI Act. It notes that the Election Commission conducts all elections in India to various legislative bodies under the powers given by the Constitution. The applicant is advised that if unsatisfied with this response, they may file a first appeal within 30 days to the specified First Appellate Authority.

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RTI Response on Election Queries

This document is a letter from the Election Commission of India responding to a Right to Information (RTI) application. It informs the applicant that providing legal advice or interpretation of law is beyond the scope of the RTI Act. It notes that the Election Commission conducts all elections in India to various legislative bodies under the powers given by the Constitution. The applicant is advised that if unsatisfied with this response, they may file a first appeal within 30 days to the specified First Appellate Authority.

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA


Nirvachan Sadan, Ashok Road, New Delhi-lID 001
NOA/RTIl484IEClILETIFUNC/JUD/SDRl2018 Dated: 1" January, 2019 :
To,
Shri Chaudhari Ajitkumar C
E-mail: saveme2029(a).[Link]

Sub: - Right to Information Act, 2005 _regarding

Kindly refer to your online R11 application Registration No. 4930 dated 27.11.2018,
received by the undersigned on 13.12.2018.

Providing legal advice/interpretation of law is beyond the Scope of RTI Act, 2005.
However, you are informed that the Commission conducts all elections to Parliament and
Legislature of every State and elections to the offices of President and Vice-President under the
powers given by the Constitution under Article 324.

If you are not satisfied with the aforesaid reply, you may file First Appeal against the
same, before the First Appellate Authority within 30 days of receipt of this letter.

Details of the First Appellate Authority are given below:

Shri [Link], Sr. Principal Secretary, First Appellate Authority, Election


Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi- 110001

~in~
Under Secretary & CPIO
Tel: 011-23052151
PART X
THE SCHEDULED AND TRIBALAREAS

Ad min istvrtion (If 244. (1) The provisions of the Fifth Schedule shall
ScI'L'd"Ic,: Arc",
and Triba ' AIT,:b.
apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled
Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State 1*** other than
,[ the Sta tcs of Assam 'f, '[Meghalava, Tripura and
Mizorarnjj].

(2) The provisions of the Sixth Schedule shall apply


to the administration of the tribal areas in 2[the States of
Assam '[, '[Mcghalaya, Tripura and Mizoramjj].
Formation ot ..111 "[244A. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this
autonomous State
Constitution, Parliament may, by law, form within the
cornprisinj; certain
tribal areas in State of Assam an autonomous State comprising (whether
Assam and creation wholly or in part) all or any of the tribal areas specified
of local Legisloture in 7[Part I] of the table appended to paragraph 20 of the
or Council of
Sixth Schedule and create therefor-
Ministers IT both
therefor.
(11) a body. whether elected or partly nominated
and partly elected, to function as a Legislature for
the autonomous State, or
(1)) a Council of Ministers,

or both with such constitution, powers and functions, in


each case, as may be specified in the law.

'The word, and letters "specified in Part A or PMt B of the First Schedule" omitted by
the Constuul ion (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1')5b, s. 2') and Sch.
'Sub, by t he \J"rth-F~'Il'rl1 Areas (Rel'rganisatil'n) Act, 1'171 (81 of 1'171), s. 71, for
"the State "i Assn n." (W.L'.f 21-1-1972),
'Subs by the C'nstitLition (Forty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1984, s. 2, tor "and Meghalaya"
(w.e]. 1-~-1%5)
'Sub." bv the Stote "i Mizorarn Act, 1986 (3-l of 1986), s. 3Q, tor "Meghalaya and
Tril,ura" w.c.I. 211-2-1'lRi).
'Sub, bv s . .)L), ,[,j.!, lo r "Mcg ha la va and Tr ip ur a and the Union Territory of
Mi zoramTw.c.: 21'-2-j9Ri)
"Ins. h' the Constu [Link] (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, s. 2.
'Sub' bv the "'l(lr:h-Eastel"ll Areas (Reprganisati(1n) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71, for
"I'Mt A" .w.e.t ~1·j-j')i2).

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