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Information about freezing of appellant’s saving account was denied - CIC: PIO has cited Sec 24 as though the bank is an exempted organization which is unacceptable; Notice issued for action u/s 20 for providing a misleading reply; Provide a revised reply     Right to Information Act 2005    Copy of the Finding, Opinion, and Directions of the Court of Inquiry regarding recruitment rally of 114 Infantry Battalion (TA) sought - CIC: CoI is conducted for internal collection of facts and not for public dissemination; Revisit the RTI application     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about change in options provided in the answer key for the post of AHO Gr B under the Medical Dept of East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar - CIC: Provide documentary proof that option A is the correct answer for Question No. 97     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant alleged false implication & victimization for wrongful and discriminatory dismissal from service - PIO: Manual of Departmental Security Instructions, 1994, is a Confidential document and is exempt from disclosure u/s 8(1)(a) - CIC: Denial upheld     Right to Information Act 2005    Opportunity of inspection of records was granted which the appellant did not avail - Respondent: Appellant’s dismissal case is in progress; He files RTI applications to know about the progress of his case - CIC: Grant another opportunity of inspection     Right to Information Act 2005    Information specifying the dates on which the Presiding Officer was in attendance for hearings at the Central Government Industrial Tribunal - CIC took an adverse view of the delay and cautioned the public authority to adhere to the timeline under RTI Act     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    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    Delhi High Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia University to disclose PhD Thesis under the RTI Act     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

April 28, 2025
Information about freezing of appellant’s saving account was denied - CIC: PIO has cited Sec 24 as though the bank is an exempted organization which is unacceptable; Notice issued for action u/s 20 for providing a misleading reply; Provide a revised reply...more>> 		April 26, 2025
Copy of the Finding, Opinion, and Directions of the Court of Inquiry regarding recruitment rally of 114 Infantry Battalion (TA) sought - CIC: CoI is conducted for internal collection of facts and not for public dissemination; Revisit the RTI application...more>>
April 13, 2025
Information about change in options provided in the answer key for the post of AHO Gr B under the Medical Dept of East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar - CIC: Provide documentary proof that option A is the correct answer for Question No. 97...more>> 		April 10, 2025
Appellant alleged false implication & victimization for wrongful and discriminatory dismissal from service - PIO: Manual of Departmental Security Instructions, 1994, is a Confidential document and is exempt from disclosure u/s 8(1)(a) - CIC: Denial upheld...more>>
April 7, 2025
Opportunity of inspection of records was granted which the appellant did not avail - Respondent: Appellant’s dismissal case is in progress; He files RTI applications to know about the progress of his case - CIC: Grant another opportunity of inspection...more>> 		April 4, 2025
Information specifying the dates on which the Presiding Officer was in attendance for hearings at the Central Government Industrial Tribunal - CIC took an adverse view of the delay and cautioned the public authority to adhere to the timeline under RTI Act...more>>

Articles

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) focuses primarily on protecting workers in the workplace
October 1, 2022 Global Symposium on Occupational Safety and Health: Challenges and Solutions   more>>
Providing copy of “Inter-Caste Marriage” certificates tantamounts to providing third party information
July 27, 2022 Madras HC: Details of the spouse of the candidate registered in employment exchange are exempt   more>>
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>>

Comments

My brother committed suicide under mysterious circumstances in 2012
May 2, 2024 I filed RTI application with Chandigarh Police which refused to give information under RTI   more>>
My wife has filed a police complaint against me and my family
April 3, 2024 Under which section and clause we can fight with police to get the copy of complaint?   more>>
Can RTI information be given on the email id provided by the applicant?
March 26, 2024 Is there any fee prescribed for providing information through email?   more>>