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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 17, 2012
Disclosure of affidavit filed in the SC on behalf of PM in 2G scam under RTI...more>> 		June 17, 2012
Information about education policy for the children of sex workers under RTI...more>>
June 17, 2012
Correspondence by SEBI for acquiring power of intercepting the phone calls...more>> 		June 16, 2012
Joint inspection of plot by the DDA and appellant...more>>
June 16, 2012
Details of foreign collaboration of Reebok India Limited under RTI...more>> 		June 16, 2012
Allotment of a plot to ex-serviceman by the government...more>>

Articles

Excluding Political Parties from the RTI Act may violate Article 14 of the Constitution
October 4, 2013 A compilation of the judgements declaring non-Government organisations as public authorities   more>>
Can the political parties be termed as private bodies?
October 2, 2013 Amendment in the Right to Information Act, 2005   more>>
The spread, implementation and monitoring of RTI Act has some weaknesses
October 2, 2013 There are many PIOs who do not know which information is to be provided   more>>

Comments

Action needs to be taken for illegal construction on DDA land
April 29, 2013 Cutting and burning of trees is in progress   more>>
HC directs the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) to withdraw strike
April 29, 2013 Government proceeding to impose the MESMA against striking doctors   more>>
Some people are taking advantage of the some of the provisions of RTI Act
April 27, 2013 The Apex Court should take cognizance and issue instructions   more>>