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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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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)     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     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    Are the GST RETURNS liable to be disclosed under the RTI Act, 2005?     Right to Information Act 2005    Degree of an individual is personal and does not warrant disclosure under the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Inordinate delay in the hearing and disposal of second appeals     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

July 9, 2025
Copy of two member Committee report of 123 Waqf Properties was denied claiming that it is under examination and is subjudice - Respondent: This Appeal was already adjudicated by the Bench in a similar matter of another applicant - CIC: No power to review...more>> 		July 6, 2025
Action taken by the Hon’ble President of India regarding certain letters, copy of notesheet, movement register etc. was sought - CIC: Reply bears no relevance to the information sought for by the Appellant, rather the reply appears to be mechanical...more>>
July 1, 2025
CIC: No record was shown to exist with the Respondent regarding the complaint; complaint was not even addressed to the Respondent Authority instead it was sent to a different department; response by the PIO and FAA found to be as per the RTI Act...more>> 		June 28, 2025
Water connection application and related information was sought - PIO: Documents submitted by third party for water connection, disclosure of which had no relationship to any public activity or interest, hence, exempt u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: Denial upheld...more>>
June 25, 2025
Pension and basic pay details of her late father was considered as personal information as after death of the appellant’s father, information now pertains to her mother; Disclosure has no relationship to any public activity or interest; Exempt u/s 8(1)(j)...more>> 		June 22, 2025
Husband was asked to provide proof such as marriage certificate or authorization letter from the Appellant for inspection of records of sexual harassment complaint - CIC: Information containing 332 pages would attract Sec 7(9) of RTI Act being voluminous...more>>

Articles

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>>
Analysis of the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) Annual Report for the year 2020-21
March 7, 2022 Trends with regard to rejection of RTIs in the Central Public Authorities   more>>
Fate of the complaint filed before the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission
February 15, 2022 Pending human rights cases should be disposed of as per law by the Competent Authority   more>>

Comments

The first appellate authority should verify the correctness or completeness of information
September 19, 2025 Instead of examining the matter independently, the first appeal was merely forwarded to the CPIO   more>>
My concern is about Bharat Ratna for three legendary figures
June 17, 2025 Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai, and Sam Manekshaw deserved Bharat Ratna   more>>
Need to uphold the essence of the RTI Act to enhance accountability
May 11, 2025 I urge the RTI Foundation of India to continue its valuable work in spreading awareness   more>>