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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 1, 2025
CIC: Appellant is agitating a matter in which he has already been given a relief despite having indulged in bigamy - CIC referred the matter to DRM, North Western Railway to take note of the aberration of lenient view taken in a serious matter like Bigamy...more>> 		March 29, 2025
Answer sheets of CBSE Board exam - CIC: PIO is neither aware nor mentioned the dispatched date of their reply; Did not upload it along with his written submission which shows lackadaisical approach; Explanation called for along with the comments of FAA...more>>
March 27, 2025
Power to issue order to attend office during Covid - CIC: Appellant had suppressed the replies provided by PIO; He has not approached the CIC with clean hands and the conduct is not appreciated - CIC: Afford an opportunity of inspection of relevant record...more>> 		March 23, 2025
Appellant: Number of vehicles of particular code has not been provided by the RTO office despite directions from FAA - CIC directed to comply with the directions of the FAA and give revised reply; Respondent admonished for remaining absent during hearing...more>>
March 20, 2025
CIC: An advisory is issued to OSD to Chief Secretary, A & N Admin. to issue a direction to their PIO’s & FAA’s to write their names, designations, official telephone numbers along with email id, while replying to RTI Applications & First Appeal in future...more>> 		March 17, 2025
Information about an employee was sought claiming that he got the job by submitting forged documents - PIO denied the information u/s 8(1)(j) and 11 - CIC: Appellant failed to substantiate his claim by submitting any document to support of his contentions...more>>

Articles

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>>
Delhi High Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia University to disclose PhD Thesis under the RTI Act
December 21, 2024 Principles of academic openness and public interest laid holding that Phd Thesis is not exempt   more>>

Comments

If we are Brahmin then why aren't we in general category list?
April 26, 2025 A 'Bhata' caste girl from Odisha raises some questions about the caste identity   more>>
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>>