A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters
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one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters


Information about All India Seniority List Superintendents and DPC proceedings – CIC: As far as grievance relating to promotion, the appellant is free to approach an appropriate forum its resolution as the Commission is not a grievance redressal forum     Right to Information Act 2005    Information in r/o wife such as name of dependents and their income, medical re-imbursement details and her present residential address as per office record were denied under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act - CIC upheld the denial of information     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Denial of information citing Section 8(1)(j) is legally untenable since the Appellant is seeking his own information; CIC took grave exception to the absence of the CPIO during the hearing despite being served the hearing notice and admonished him     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO - Appellant has expressed his grievance and has indirectly challenged the decision of DPC whic was carried out in an unbiased manner; appellant had merely raised his allegations beyond the ambit of Section 2 (f) of the RTI Act - CIC: Reply upheld     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO (Kerala High Court): The administrative file which transpires the processing of the letter containing the opinion of the Registry is held in a fiduciary capacity; Information is in the exclusive domain of the adjudicating authority - CIC: Reply upheld     Right to Information Act 2005    List of mercy petition received by the President secretariat between 20.07.2002 and 25.07.2007 - PIO: Petitions disposed are available on website at rashtrapatisachivalaya gov.in - PIO: RTI application transferred to MHA - CIC: No intervention required     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    Disclosure of marks secured by the appellant and others in the District Court Clerical recruitment process     Right to Information Act 2005    Transparency is a pathway to better Elections and stronger Democracy     Right to Information Act 2005    RTI portal – Supreme Court issues contempt notice to the States and UTs     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

January 13, 2012
Details of account holder in a case of fraud...more>>
January 13, 2012
Incorrect information about enrolment of students at AIIMS...more>>



January 13, 2012
Amenities provided to the MP’s over a period of ten years...more>>
January 12, 2012
If the information sought is so huge that even inspection is impossible?...more>>



January 12, 2012
Account details from bank for getting the succession certificate...more>>
January 12, 2012
Bar Council is not a public authority...more>>



Articles

Takeaways from the Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme
February 25, 2024
The Supreme Court judgment would set new paradigms for the funding of the political parties   more>>
We will know, we will live - RTI
December 31, 2023
A broad look at the RTI Act, 2005 since its inception including the different issues plaguing it   more>>
Disclosure of third party agreements entered into by UIDAI for handling grievance redressal
October 6, 2023
Delhi HC: Entire contract need not be kept a secret and there is nothing inappropriate in disclosure   more>>

Comments

It is a unique site with no competition
July 4, 2012
You are doing a great social service by educating the PIO and the citizens alike.   more>>
This is a content rich site with daily updates
June 25, 2012
Too much rhetoric and little content is the bane of RTI   more>>
I have found the pace and variety of different articles and cases as astonishing
June 11, 2012
You have been bringing new issues raised through RTI without a break. Well done.. Shamsher Singh   more>>