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Action taken by the Hon’ble President of India regarding certain letters, copy of notesheet, movement register etc. was sought - CIC: Reply bears no relevance to the information sought for by the Appellant, rather the reply appears to be mechanical     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: No record was shown to exist with the Respondent regarding the complaint; complaint was not even addressed to the Respondent Authority instead it was sent to a different department; response by the PIO and FAA found to be as per the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Water connection application and related information was sought - PIO: Documents submitted by third party for water connection, disclosure of which had no relationship to any public activity or interest, hence, exempt u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: Denial upheld     Right to Information Act 2005    Pension and basic pay details of her late father was considered as personal information as after death of the appellant’s father, information now pertains to her mother; Disclosure has no relationship to any public activity or interest; Exempt u/s 8(1)(j)     Right to Information Act 2005    Husband was asked to provide proof such as marriage certificate or authorization letter from the Appellant for inspection of records of sexual harassment complaint - CIC: Information containing 332 pages would attract Sec 7(9) of RTI Act being voluminous     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant raised concerns pertaining to illegal construction - CIC took an adverse note of the conduct of the then PIO and FAA and directed the Additional Commissioner, MCD, to call their explanation and to take suitable action in the matter     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    Information Commissioner abdicated the statutory responsibility and acted as an agent of the government     Right to Information Act 2005    Does non-maintenance of records defeat the rights accrued in favour of the RTI appellant?     Right to Information Act 2005    Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 release by MeitY for public consultation     Right to Information Act 2005   
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Case Laws

July 6, 2025
Action taken by the Hon’ble President of India regarding certain letters, copy of notesheet, movement register etc. was sought - CIC: Reply bears no relevance to the information sought for by the Appellant, rather the reply appears to be mechanical...more>> 		July 1, 2025
CIC: No record was shown to exist with the Respondent regarding the complaint; complaint was not even addressed to the Respondent Authority instead it was sent to a different department; response by the PIO and FAA found to be as per the RTI Act...more>>
June 28, 2025
Water connection application and related information was sought - PIO: Documents submitted by third party for water connection, disclosure of which had no relationship to any public activity or interest, hence, exempt u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: Denial upheld...more>> 		June 25, 2025
Pension and basic pay details of her late father was considered as personal information as after death of the appellant’s father, information now pertains to her mother; Disclosure has no relationship to any public activity or interest; Exempt u/s 8(1)(j)...more>>
June 22, 2025
Husband was asked to provide proof such as marriage certificate or authorization letter from the Appellant for inspection of records of sexual harassment complaint - CIC: Information containing 332 pages would attract Sec 7(9) of RTI Act being voluminous...more>> 		June 19, 2025
Appellant raised concerns pertaining to illegal construction - CIC took an adverse note of the conduct of the then PIO and FAA and directed the Additional Commissioner, MCD, to call their explanation and to take suitable action in the matter...more>>

Articles

Information Commissioner abdicated the statutory responsibility and acted as an agent of the government
May 22, 2025 Information should be provided within 30 days of receipt of the request under Sec 7(1) of RTI Act   more>>
Does non-maintenance of records defeat the rights accrued in favour of the RTI appellant?
March 22, 2025 Delhi HC: Information about Passport issued to a third party is exempt from disclosure   more>>
Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 release by MeitY for public consultation
January 4, 2025 Feedback on Draft DPDP Rules, 2025 sought from public by 18th February 2025   more>>

Comments

Is service book a government record?
February 20, 2025 Should third party notice be given if copy of service book is sought under RTI Act?   more>>
How can I use the eIPO for the payment of fees under the RTI Act?
February 18, 2025   more>>
There is an inclination to pardon the guilty PIOs and First Appellate authorities
February 16, 2025   more>>