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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

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

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

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

CIC: Reply given by the respondent is not categorical and not in tune with the submissions tendered during the hearing; Provide a revised updated reply intimating the specific URL hyperlink/stepwise path where the information can be accessed

Information regarding House Building advance - The custodian of information did not appear before the CIC despite knowing the fact that the matter pertained to them and hearing notices were issued to them - SCN issued for penalty and compensation

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

Does non-maintenance of records defeat the rights accrued in favour of the RTI appellant?

Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 release by MeitY for public consultation

Delhi High Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia University to disclose PhD Thesis under the RTI Act

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

February 19, 2025 RTI Applicant had applied online on Parivahan website for issue of NOC; He asked for stamped hardcopies of NOC - PIO: NOC approved today & copies can be downloaded from the website - CIC: Appropriate reply has been furnished, PIO admonished for abstaining...more>>	February 17, 2025 Purchase Order placed by Damodar Valley Corporation was denied u/s 8(1)(d) - Respondent: A direct purchase order was placed by DVC and not through open tender; Purchase order contains various commercial confidential details - CIC: Appeal dismissed...more>>

February 14, 2025 CIC: The instant RTI Application had not been registered till date as the Appellant had filed RTI Application u/s 139 of DCS Act, which is another piece of legislation for disclosure of information; Second Appeal u/s 19 of RTI Act is not maintainable...more>>	February 12, 2025 CIC: Marks obtained by candidates in recruitment process to public posts can be disclosed under RTI Act and disclosure of the same will not amount to violation of candidates' privacy; Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board asked to provide information...more>>

February 9, 2025 ‘Internal Report’ submitted by the Information Commissioner regarding outsourced staff was denied u/s 8(1)(d) - CIC: Report contains allegations leveled against the vendor and counter allegations; No grounds stated to challenge the denial of information...more>>	February 6, 2025 Former Manager of the Bank sought information about his leave - CIC: PIO has provided available information - Respondent: Information pertaining to the year 2012 to 2014 is not available as per their record retention policy - CIC: No scope of intervention...more>>

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Articles

Disclosure of marks secured by the appellant and others in the District Court Clerical recruitment process November 12, 2024 High Court orders to provide marks scored by the third party in written test and interview more>>
Transparency is a pathway to better Elections and stronger Democracy November 3, 2024 Transparency enhances electoral integrity and boosts voter engagement leading to healthier democracy more>>
RTI portal – Supreme Court issues contempt notice to the States and UTs October 5, 2024 Establishing Online RTI portals across the country would lead to increased transparency more>>
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Comments

Concern regarding the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill and violation of procedural requirements December 18, 2022 Bill has the potential to place restrictions on public disclosures mandated by various welfare laws more>>
If the FAA is not responding to the appeal within the prescribed time December 16, 2022 The RTI appellant should directly proceed to file the second appeal to the Information Commission more>>
Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act is going to be amended in the shield of Personal Data Protection December 13, 2022 SPIO/CPIO can deny personal information in the shield of personal data protection more>>
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