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CIC: Appellant has failed to give a sufficient justified cause explaining delay in preferring the second appeal, hence, the appeal is considered as time barred u/s 19(3) of the RTI Act and accordingly, dismissed without going into the merits of the case     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: PIO can take assistance from the Rajbhasa Adhikari & have the material translated for documents disclosed u/s 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act on the website; In the interest of transparency, wherever possible Hindi version should be made available on website     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO: Schemes are related to Credit Co-operative Societies which do not fall under the regulatory purview of SEBI - CIC: PIO was bound to seek assistance u/s 5(4) from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and provide the information     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding the disciplinary action on the basis of which the payment of appellant’s father’s commission had been stopped was denied u/s 8(1)(h) - Respondent: Departmental proceedings have now concluded - CIC: Furnish a revised reply     Right to Information Act 2005    Transfer u/s 6(3) - CIC: This bench has heard a multitude of appeals/complaints filed by the Appellant against different public authorities; The Appellant is well versed with the modalities of the RTI Act; No further relief is warranted in the matter     Right to Information Act 2005    Documents pertaining to the case of molestation that took place in Habibullah Hall, NDA - CIC: Records do not indicate any deliberate denial or concealment of information on the part of the PIO; no action under Section 20(1) of the 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    Supreme Court dismissed petition against holding CIAL a public authority under RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 on the RTI Act, 2005     Right to Information Act 2005    Rule 12 of RTI (Subordinate Courts & Tribunals) Rules is not inconsistent with Article 19(1)(a) and the provisions of the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005   

Case Laws

October 19, 2022
Advertisement for the post of AO published the newspaper - CIC rejected the request of the Rep. of the Appellant as no prior intimation for the adjournment was received and no tenable cause was stated for the same - PIO warned to exercise due diligence...more>> 		October 17, 2022
Data sought is old, voluminous and scattered over numerous files; Appellant was advised to visit NSTFDC office for inspection - CIC: Appellant is advised to exercise his right to information responsibly and refrain from filing multiple RTI applications...more>>
October 14, 2022
CPIO shall provide a copy of the findings and conclusions - If it is being denied, it has to be done under the RTI Act and not as per the Army Act - CIC: PIO shall reconsider all the points of the RTI application; Denial with suitable exemption clauses...more>> 		October 11, 2022
Appellant has a personal grievance regarding schemes offered by Tata Sky DTH Services - CIC: No valid ground for passing separate orders for the second appeal & complaint; TRAI to make effort to obtain the information from Tatasky and forward to appellant...more>>
October 9, 2022
Copy of UGC fact finding committee report duly produced before the Supreme Court was not provided claiming it is not available - CIC: Replies were inadequate, misleading and blithe, that too with inordinate delay; CIC strictly admonished the UGC...more>> 		October 6, 2022
The name of CPIO and FAA of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust were denied by MHA claiming that it is an autonomous organisation - CIC: Reply is not in consonance with RTI Act; Re-examine the RTI application and provide a revised point wise response...more>>

Articles

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How much respect should the order of the Supreme Court command?
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Can a Court disallow what an officer can permit under the RTI Act?
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Comments

The records are available in the vernacular which is the official language of the state
November 20, 2022 Can RTI Applicant demand translation by the PIO from vernacular to English?   more>>
बहुत से विभाग आरटीआई का जवाब ही नहीं देते है
November 9, 2022 लखनऊ आयोग में न पेश होने की वजह से कई अपील खारिज हो जाती है   more>>
Do I have to pay charges of Photocopying for seeking information?
October 25, 2022 I belong to Below Poverty Line (BPL) Category and have filed an application under the RTI Act   more>>