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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

June 19, 2012
Calling applicant for inspection of documents which are supposed to be on display board...more>> 		June 18, 2012
Disclosure of reports submitted by Forensic Lab to the CBI under RTI...more>>
June 18, 2012
One PIO cannot interpret the actions of other PIO...more>> 		June 18, 2012
Can the PIO ask the applicant to come to collect 7000 pages from his office?...more>>
June 18, 2012
Applicability of the provision of Life and Liberty under RTI...more>> 		June 17, 2012
Disclosure of information about the donations made by President is in public interest...more>>

Articles

High Powered Committee headed by the PM to select a Vigilance Commissioner
November 12, 2013 Nominations from all Departments in the Central Government for shortlisting of 5 candidates   more>>
Would the Civil servants be spared from arbitrary transfers?
November 5, 2013 An analysis of the Supreme Court judgment regarding formation of the CSB   more>>
It’s time to reoccupy our democracy
October 26, 2013 Political parties have a lot to account for both inside and outside Parliament   more>>

Comments

The courts are an integral part of the corrupt system
February 27, 2013 The RTI Act has been scuttled by the Courts in several of it's judgments   more>>
This is fantastic analysis
February 27, 2013 Odisha High Court Rules also suffer from a lot of anomalies   more>>
The circular issued by the Registrar of Karnataka Consumer Forum is without any basis
February 24, 2013 RTI applicant is a ‘consumer’ too as per the Consumer Protection Act.   more>>