Section 13 of RTI Act : Section 13: Terms Of Office And Conditions Of Service

Bare Act

(1) The Chief Information Commissioner shall hold office for such term as may be prescribed by the Central Government and shall not be eligible for reappointment: Provided that no Chief Information Commissioner shall hold office as such after he has attained the age of sixty-five years.

(2) Every Information Commissioner shall hold office for such term as may be prescribed by the Central Government or till he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, and shall not be eligible for reappointment as such Information Commissioner: Provided that every Information Commissioner shall, on vacating his office under this sub-section be eligible for appointment as the Chief Information Commissioner in the manner specified in sub-section (3) of section 12: Provided further that where the Information Commissioner is appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner, his term of office shall not be more than five years in aggregate as the Information Commissioner and the Chief Information Commissioner.

(3) The Chief Information Commissioner or an Information Commissioner shall before he enters upon his office make and subscribe before the President or some other person appointed by him in that behalf, an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the First Schedule.

(4) The Chief Information Commissioner or an Information Commissioner may, at any time, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign from his office: Provided that the Chief Information Commissioner or an Information Commissioner may be removed in the manner specified under section 14.

(5) The salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner and the Information Commissioners shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government: Provided that the salaries, allowances and other conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner or the Information Commissioners shall not be varied to their disadvantage after their appointment: *Provided further...

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Simplified Act

(1) The main person in charge of providing information (Chief Information Commissioner) can only work for a certain amount of time set by the government. They can't be rehired for this job after their term ends. Also, they must retire when they turn 65 years old.

(2) Other officials who help provide information (Information Commissioners) also have a job term set by the government and must retire at 65. They can't be rehired for the same job. However, they can be promoted to Chief Information Commissioner if they leave their job as an Information Commissioner. But they can't be in both positions for more than five years combined.

(3) Before starting their job, the Chief Information Commissione...

Explanation using Example

Imagine a scenario where Mrs. Gupta, a citizen, files a Right to Information (RTI) request to obtain details on a recent government infrastructure project. The request is forwarded to the relevant Information Commissioner's office for processing. Mr. Kumar, the current Information Commissioner, has been serving in his position for three years. He was appointed at the age of 62, and according to Section 13(2) of the RTI Act, he can serve until he is 65 years old or for a term prescribed by the Central Government, whichever comes first. Since he is now 65, he is due to retire, despite ...