The Right to Information Act, 2005 has been enacted by the Parliament and has come into force on 15th June 2005. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of the right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. All Universities and Colleges established by law made by Parliament or by State legislature or by notification by the appropriate Government or owned, controlled, or substantially financed directly or indirectly by funds provided by the Government shall come within the meaning of a Public Authority under this Act. As per the Government of Maharashtra and UGC guidelines Seva Mandal Education Society’s Smt. Kamalaben Gambhirchand Shah Law School Matunga implements the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Application Procedure:

• The application may be typed or neatly hand-written, wherein mention a top the application under the RTI Act 2005.
• The application may preferably be in writing though an e-mail is accepted as a mode as per law.
• There is no such prescribed proforma for application.
• Applications will not be discarded on the ground that they were not in the prescribed proforma.
• The application should be in Marathi, Hindi or English.
• Application is simply addressed to the public information officer ( Don’t mention the name)
• The application should be in simple and easy language.
• Mention your question point-wise, avoid asking vague questions, and ask direct questions.
• Avoid using too technical terms or legal terminology.
• Attach Government RTI Fee in the form of IPO/DD/MO etc., as applicable with the RTI Application.
• Undersign the application and do not forget to take a photocopy for your future references.
• At the end of the application make a declaration that you are an Indian citizen.