If you don't receive a response to your information request within the time limit or receive an incomplete reply, you can appeal the matter to the first appellate authority, who is an officer senior to the Public Information Officer (PIO). You should file the appeal within 30 days of the expiry of the 30-day time limit or the date the information/decision was received. If the first appellate authority doesn't respond within the prescribed time or the appellant is dissatisfied with their decision, a second appeal can be filed with the Central Information Commission within 90 days.
If you don't receive a response to your information request within the time limit or receive an incomplete reply, you can appeal the matter to the first appellate authority, who is an officer senior to the Public Information Officer (PIO). You should file the appeal within 30 days of the expiry of the 30-day time limit or the date the information/decision was received. If the first appellate authority doesn't respond within the prescribed time or the appellant is dissatisfied with their decision, a second appeal can be filed with the Central Information Commission within 90 days.

If you do not receive a response to your RTI application within the stipulated time or receive an incomplete, unsatisfactory, or misleading reply, you have the right to appeal.
30 days: General timeline for response from the Public Information Officer (PIO).

48 hours: If the information concerns life or liberty of a person.
35 days: If the RTI was sent via an Assistant PIO.
No response = Deemed refusal: If you don’t get a reply within these timelines, it's treated as if the request was denied.