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PIO: No document indicating specific Charter of Duties of LDC, UDC & OS is available in the Directorate; Army Head Quarter has 28 Line Directorate and all of them are independent appointing authority - CIC: No intervention required     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Since the Appellant had also sought adjudication of his dispute using the RTI, the reply is upheld - Scope of RTI Act extends only to disclosure of information as defined u/s 2(f) and not in redressal of grievances or resolving inter se disputes     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant: Incorrect that information has already been published on website as no headings corresponding to 4(1)(b)(iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and others; First appeals disposed off mechanically without application of mind - CIC: Appropriate response provided     Right to Information Act 2005    FAA: The information of CPIO, Base hospital is not available on RTI portal - CIC: Complaint identical to those in the appeals disposed of on 08.01.2024; The issues having attained finality, there is no public interest in further prolonging the matter     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about Nagar Van Yojana - CIC: Information sought by the Appellant is dynamic in nature, sufficient reply has been given by the Respondent - CIC: To allay the apprehension of the Appellant, PIO to provide an updated reply; Respondent cautioned     Right to Information Act 2005    SASF: List of Companies whose loan accounts were available for settlement was prepared taking into account several strategic & commercial factors including the modes through which accounts were declared NPA - CIC: No public interest warranting disclosure     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

August 20, 2012
Using RTI for solving the water problem in Bhilai Steel Plant...more>> 		August 20, 2012
Seeking occupation and ancestry of Ahir and Gual Castes under RTI ...more>>
August 20, 2012
Does Second Schedule of RTI Act provide blanket protection from disclosing innocuous information? ...more>> 		August 19, 2012
RTI - Diversion of diesel from Haryana to Rajasthan for black marketing...more>>
August 19, 2012
Addressing the issue of illegal possession of petrol pump through RTI...more>> 		August 19, 2012
Addressing the issue of delay in renewal of BPL card through RTI...more>>

Articles

Disclosure of third party agreements entered into by UIDAI for handling grievance redressal
October 6, 2023 Delhi HC: Entire contract need not be kept a secret and there is nothing inappropriate in disclosure   more>>
Service particulars of colleagues to be furnished for dispute arises relating to confirmation, seniority, promotion
August 30, 2023 For redressal of grievance, an employee has to have full service particulars of other employees   more>>
Can Section 8(2) of the RTI Act overcome the Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act?
August 14, 2023 Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act restricts the disclosure of information in larger public interest u/s 8(1)(j)   more>>

Comments

NRI’s and Overseas Citizens condemn the proposed amendments to the RTI Act
August 23, 2013 The RTI act has undermined the secrecy that underwrote colonial governance   more>>
How dare RTI activist be killed in front of the high court?
August 22, 2013 Let us all hope justice will be done   more>>
RTI application should not be filed merely by the designation
August 22, 2013 Only a citizen can file an application under the RTI Act   more>>