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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

January 19, 2012
Use of RTI for getting the CGHS card...more>>
January 19, 2012
Particulars about Insurance policies which were foreclosed...more>>



January 19, 2012
Disclosure of information related to loans provided by a bank...more>>
January 18, 2012
CIC pulls up the High Court for failure to follow the law...more>>



January 18, 2012
Detailed information about competitive examination...more>>
January 18, 2012
Can legal heir claim information about a bank account details?...more>>



Articles

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>>
RTI applicant can seek compensation if a loss or detriment is suffered due to delay
August 7, 2024
Analysis of the cases where compensation has been granted under the RTI Act to the applicants   more>>

Comments

The penalty has been meagre
September 1, 2012
The number of cases where the penalty has been imposed by the CIC is too little   more>>
The statistical figure of SIC is likely to be worse
August 30, 2012
There has been no study in respect of SIC   more>>
Remarkable results - just 1 out of 3 getting information
August 30, 2012
50% cases being decided in favour and 50% against the appellants is fair enough   more>>