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Appellant: Age limit for the Position of Chairman & Secretary managing the Self - financing Colleges was sought - CIC: A day before hearing, respondent sent additional information sought to the appellant and the appellant was satisfied; No intervention

Certified copies of documents regarding appellant’s early retirement under Rule 56 (j) - Appellant claimed that she was given early retirement without any reason - CIC directed the PIO to provide an opportunity to the Appellant to inspect records

Copy of account opening form of a deceased was denied u/s 8 (1) (j) - PIO: Appellant has not produced any relevant documents such as death certificate, legal heir proof, etc. along with her RTI application - CIC: Appellant advised to furnish the documents

Policy regarding import of drones - PIO denied the information claiming applicant is seeking clarification and not seeking information as defined u/s 2(f) - FAA: It is personal information of third party exempt u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: No deliberate denial

Information about Transfer orders on Metnet portal - CIC: For some delay in providing the information the respondent tendered unconditional apology; RTI application was inadvertently not replied within the stipulated time and no mala fide was established

Appellant indicated 4 PIOs of different zones to whom the queries pertained; Despite knowing, he filed single RTI application expecting the PIO to collect the information from the zones - CIC: Appellant advised to exercise his right in a judicious manner

Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively

Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?

No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa

Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?

There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP

Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?

Takeaways from the Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme

We will know, we will live - RTI

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

March 14, 2024 Non-compliance of CIC order - PIO: Office has never received copy of the Order dated 06.11.2023; On receipt of a RTI, the online portal was gone through and accordingly, the orders were found - CIC: Respondent directed to be cautious in future...more>>	March 12, 2024 Appellant sought information whether he is eligible for the payment of gratuity as the same was denied on the pretext that he has not completed 5 years of service - CIC: Giving reasons/ opinions/ interpretations, etc are beyond the scope of duty of PIO...more>>

March 10, 2024 ACR - CIC empathizes with the concern of the Appellant and advises him to pursue the matter through proper channel - CIC: Respondent (Tis Hazari Court) to look at the online ACR system (SPARROW by NIC) with a view to adopt it for their own organization...more>>	March 6, 2024 Information regarding preliminary report an Attack Helicopter (IA 2148) crash of Indian Army in an operational area near international border was denied to the former Commanding Officer u/s 8 (1) (e) & (h) - CIC: No public interest involved in disclosure...more>>

March 4, 2024 Dissatisfied with the non-receipt of information, a complaint was filed - PIO (President Secretariat): RTI Application was not received by the concerned section - CIC is satisfied with the explanation as the RTI application was not received by PIO...more>>	March 2, 2024 Information from Bank - CIC: It was not the case that the respondent PNB had not given any reply and no mala fide could be attributed to the decision taken by them; There appears to be no merit in the complaint and accordingly, complaint is disposed of...more>>

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Articles

Is a reply to a RTI application admissible in a court of law as evidence? June 7, 2022 An attested signed copy has been accepted by many courts as a piece of evidence more>>
Analysis of the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) Annual Report for the year 2020-21 March 7, 2022 Trends with regard to rejection of RTIs in the Central Public Authorities more>>
Fate of the complaint filed before the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission February 15, 2022 Pending human rights cases should be disposed of as per law by the Competent Authority more>>
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The Tirumala Tirupati temple is a public authority which falls under the ambit of the RTI Act September 18, 2023 Stop the interference of the Government to say that the TTD is independent more>>
Can reply to the RTI application be sent on personal id which appears suspicious? September 11, 2023 Reply to the RTI forwarded by speed post was returned back for incomplete address more>>
On last date of the maximum time limit for the reply, the PIO stated that information doesn't fall under him August 19, 2023 As per section 6(3) of the RTI Act, the request had to be transferred to other department within 5 days more>>
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