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Notings from the file of M/s Vadilal Dairy International Ltd - CIC: Respondent could not point out the portions of the notings which were exempted under Sec. 8 (1) d) of the RTI Act and reasons behind denial of the information; Disclose exercising Sec. 10     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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

May 26, 2012
Details of the employees who applied for tax exemption...more>>
May 25, 2012
Penalty of Rs. 25,000/- imposed on the PIO of CIC...more>>



May 25, 2012
Information regarding time bound disposal of cases by the judges ...more>>
May 25, 2012
Mode of payment of fee with the RTI application ...more>>



May 24, 2012
Lack of knowledge of the provisions of RTI act lands a PIO in the penalty zone...more>>
May 24, 2012
Information regarding complaint against Judges of HC and SC...more>>



Articles

Payment to the Unit Holders of CRB Mutual Fund after 16 years
June 2, 2013
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Would the Indian Judiciary need centuries to clear its backlog of cases?
May 10, 2013
Increasing backlogs of cases with the courts are threatening the rule of law   more>>
What is the number of appeals pending with the Central Information Commission?
April 20, 2013
Need for a system of self-appraisal in the premier transparency watchdog   more>>

Comments

Excellent Information in the article about penal provisions
March 13, 2013
The penal provisions are being sparingly used by the Commissions   more>>
Why not to increase the attempts for disabled candidate?
March 8, 2013
The Madras High Court orders should be implenmented   more>>
My Heartiest Congratulations on achieving 50,000 site visits
March 8, 2013
Wish this should scale further and achieve greater Heights!   more>>