A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters
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A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters


Guidelines regarding the authenticity of usage of Swamy's Medical Attendance Rule while dealing with any kind of medical reimbursement - CIC: Giving reasons/ opinions/ interpretations, etc are beyond the scope of duty of the CPIO     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent remained absent despite service of notice - CIC: Absence of the respondent is viewed seriously by the Commission and the PIO is cautioned to be careful in future - CIC directed to provide revised point-wise reply against point Nos. 6 to 8     Right to Information Act 2005    Guidelines regarding transfer of MBBS students from Ukraine to other country to complete remaining education - PIO: Queries raised by Foreign Medical Students from Ukraine & China have been uploaded on NMC website - CIC: Appropriate response provided     Right to Information Act 2005    RTI application filed with PACL Nodal Officer and Secretary, Judge (Retd) R.M. Lotha Committee - CIC: Appellant has filed the First Appeal before the FAA, SEBI without even filing any RTI Application with SEBI; Appeal is not maintainable     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Outstretching the interpretation of Section 2(f) to include deductions & inferences to be drawn by the PIO is unwarranted; It casts immense pressure on PIOs to ensure that they provide the correct deduction to avoid being subject to penal provisions     Right to Information Act 2005    Alleged wrong degree certificate by BIT Mesra University - CIC strongly advises the PIO to follow up on the correspondence and facilitate proper redressal of the grievance as it seemingly affects the welfare of similarly placed community of students     Right to Information Act 2005    Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively     Right to Information Act 2005    Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?     Right to Information Act 2005    No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa     Right to Information Act 2005    Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?     Right to Information Act 2005    There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP     Right to Information Act 2005    Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai     Right to Information Act 2005    Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?     Right to Information Act 2005    Takeaways from the Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme     Right to Information Act 2005    We will know, we will live - RTI     Right to Information Act 2005   
2nd edition of "PIOs Guide on RTI" published - Based on study of over one lakh orders of CIC and judgments of Courts - Book carries subject wise case laws, latest legal updates, Practical tips for PIOs and FAAs - Needs of all stakeholders covered

Case Laws

September 4, 2023
Compliance of CIC order and information about family pension - CIC: No reasonable grounds mentioned for delay in filing Appeal; Law assists only those who are vigilant - CIC: On humanitarian grounds, meet with the Appellant to redress the grievance...more>>
September 2, 2023
UPSC: Marks of candidates whose candidature has been cancelled have not been uploaded on website - CIC: Since the Appellant has sought for his own marks the reason cited by the CPIO for denying the same is not in compliance with the provisions of RTI Act...more>>



August 30, 2023
CIC: Issues raised reek of vindictive & interrogative arguments; Appellant is asking PIO to justify why no action was taken on his email complaints; Grounds concerning annual reports, accountability to Parliament etc are extraneous arguments in the matter...more>>
August 28, 2023
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) report on Estimation of Unaccounted Income and Wealth inside and outside the country was denied u/s 8(1)(a) as classified information - CIC: Appellant absent; No public interest in prolonging appeal...more>>



August 25, 2023
Copies of all complaints received in the office of Lokpal and their present status was denied u/s 8(1)(j) of RTI Act and rule 4 of the Lokpal (Complaint) Rules, 2020 - CIC: Appellant has not urged larger public interest; No credence to his contention...more>>
August 23, 2023
Information about Basketball Association, its Rules and Regulations, certain correspondence, names of the districts with their office-bearers etc. - CIC: Reply is misleading; PIO was not present during hearing - CIC: SCN issued to PIO for imposing penalty...more>>



Articles

Amendment in RTI Act: Submission of views to the parliamentary committee
September 23, 2013
Should the comments and view be called in Hindi and English alone?   more>>
Supreme Court guidelines for prevention of fatal accidents of small children
September 22, 2013
Many children have died due to their falling into abandoned bore wells   more>>
The amendment to RTI Act to exclude the political parties deferred
September 6, 2013
Issue referred to the a Parliamentary Committee for wider public consultation   more>>

Comments

My brother committed suicide under mysterious circumstances in 2012
May 2, 2024
I filed RTI application with Chandigarh Police which refused to give information under RTI   more>>
My wife has filed a police complaint against me and my family
April 3, 2024
Under which section and clause we can fight with police to get the copy of complaint?   more>>
Can RTI information be given on the email id provided by the applicant?
March 26, 2024
Is there any fee prescribed for providing information through email?   more>>