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Respondent: Leave accounts of employees recruited in the Secretariat from State Departments are not carried forward; Rajya Sabha Secretariat (Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules. 1957 are in public domain - CIC: Reply is appropriate and is upheld

Respondent: Information in public domain has already been provided while denying the remaining information as the appellant is not the owner of the subject property - CIC: Information is exempt from disclosure u/s 8(1)(j) of RTI Act; No public interest

CIC: The validity period of the licence of the DISCOM is going to expire in 2029/2028 and bids will be invited soon; Respondent is advised put a condition in the contract that the licencee company will be a Public Authority under the RTI Act

Appellant: Conflicting information regarding the selected list of candidates on the university website - CIC: Respondent failed to claim proper exemption Sections for the denial of information on the basis of confidentiality; Provide a revised reply

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

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

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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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>>
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