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CIC: Standard assessment form for recognition of MBBS seats submitted by the Medical College ought to be disclosed; NMC to upload infrastructure, faculty & other related information in the form of the assessment reports on its official website, nmc.org.in

Mr Halder, who is not the Appellant or the authorised representative, did not make any specific submission about his appeal but spoke extensively about the role of CIC - Respondent: Information sought is not available on record - CIC: Response appropriate

Information about the result for a post code which was not visible on SSC portal - CIC: PIO ought to provide the information if available or inform unavailability instead of evasively stating that the ‘information cannot be provided’; Amounts to denial

CIC: Disclosure of name, designation, official address & official contact details (not father’s name) of serving public officials is not a personal information as it is directly relatable to their public functions; Falls within the mandate of Sec 4(1)(b)

CIC: Information pertaining to sanctioned, filled and vacant posts in MCD falls u/s 4(1) (b)(i) and (ii) of RTI Act; Is mandatorily required to be disclosed on a suo motu basis; Insistence on charging photocopying fees is not justified; Comply with Sec 4

CIC: Provide a due opportunity of being heard to the parties while adjudicating the First Appeal; Serving a copy of documents (including Complaint, Second Appeal and Written submissions) to the opposite party is a fundamental requirement for due process

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

Are the GST RETURNS liable to be disclosed under the RTI Act, 2005?

Degree of an individual is personal and does not warrant disclosure under the RTI Act

Inordinate delay in the hearing and disposal of second appeals

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

August 3, 2025 Respondent: Final audit report in relation to the 6 Universities is already published; Documents based on which audit was conducted by CAG exempt u/s 8(1)(e) - CIC: No disclosure merely by taking the plea that it involves public activities...more>>	July 31, 2025 SC/ST recruitment - CIC: PIO had transferred the RTI Application to different offices and no reply has been provided by the transferee PIOs’; Onus of replying is on the transferring PIO; Obtain the information from different offices u/s 5 (4) and furnish...more>>

July 28, 2025 Redevelopment of Manglapuri village by DDA - CIC: Penalty of Rs. 10,000/- imposed on then PIO Shri Tanuj Rajput and disciplinary proceeding recommended - CIC: Show caused issued to current with directions to provide a revised updated reply...more>>	July 24, 2025 Action taken report on appellant’s complaints and nine grievances was sought - PIO: Factual replies had been furnished and the disposal status of the grievance is available on CPGRAM portal which is accessible to appellant - CIC: Appeal dismissed...more>>

July 21, 2025 CIC: The preface to the RTI Application refers to different letter(s), thus causing much of unwarranted confusion and making the task of deciphering the desired information onerous; RTI Act did not envisage the exercise of power in such a frivolous manner...more>>	July 16, 2025 CIC: General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) is listed under Second Schedule of the RTI Act and is therefore exempt from the provisions of the RTI Act under Section 24 - CIC admonished the conduct of CPIO for not appearing before it despite notice...more>>

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Articles

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>>
Reasons for seeking certified copies is not inconsistent with the provisions of RTI Act September 21, 2024 RTI Act cannot be resorted to for obtaining information if an alternate mechanism exists more>>
Regulation 21 of Consumer Protection Regulation does not prohibit grant of records to RTI Applicants August 26, 2024 Seeking documents before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission under RTI Act more>>
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Comments

Can reply to the RTI application be sent on personal id which appears suspicious? September 11, 2023 Reply to the RTI forwarded by speed post was returned back for incomplete address more>>
On last date of the maximum time limit for the reply, the PIO stated that information doesn't fall under him August 19, 2023 As per section 6(3) of the RTI Act, the request had to be transferred to other department within 5 days more>>
It does not require too much arithmetic to conclude whether the DPDP Bill could be passed as such August 9, 2023 The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023 has been passed by the Rajya Sabha more>>
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