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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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     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    Does non-maintenance of records defeat the rights accrued in favour of the RTI appellant?     Right to Information Act 2005    Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 release by MeitY for public consultation     Right to Information Act 2005    Delhi High Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia University to disclose PhD Thesis under the RTI Act     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

February 1, 2012
Delay in replying to on-line application...more>> 		January 31, 2012
Is disclosure permissible in public interest in cases involving fraud?...more>>
January 30, 2012
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection is covered under the RTI Act – banking recruitment answer-sheets to be disclosed...more>> 		January 30, 2012
Use of RTI for removal of malba ...more>>
January 29, 2012
Refund of fee charged for unsolicited information...more>> 		January 28, 2012
Quantum of fees paid to the lawyers...more>>

Articles

Disclosure of marks secured by the appellant and others in the District Court Clerical recruitment process
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Comments

Can you put some cases related to vigilance enquiry?
May 21, 2012 The are many RTI applications related to vigilance enquiry   more>>
You have a very informative website
May 12, 2012 You have a very informative website, and the right attitude.   more>>
I read you article about the the Ministry of I&B giving directions to remove the scroll
May 7, 2012 The number of children imitating the hero on screen for a cool feeling is very high   more>>