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CIC: RTI Applications are being filed for seeking clarifications on various policy matters of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks - CIC: Relevant information can be placed in the public domain as per suo motu disclosure     Right to Information Act 2005    Recruitment to the post of Scientist B and Scientific/ Technical Assistant A by NIELIT - CIC: Reply incomplete as no exemption clause claimed u/s 8 - CIC: Guidelines & instructions issued for conduct of an examination and cannot be termed as confidential     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding cost analysis of Cement and Steel produced in India - PIO was not able to locate the holder of information - CIC: Unless PIO is certain as to who is the custodian, he cannot transfer the RTI application to any other public authority     Right to Information Act 2005    LPG benefits under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana - PIO: It does not pertain to RL Division - CIC: The PIO should have transferred the application to the holder of the information u/s 6(3), or obtained the information by taking assistance u/s 5(4)     Right to Information Act 2005    Reasons for not auctioning the property seized by SEBI and the likely date of auction - PIO: Clarification is not information u/s 2(f) - CIC: Appellant is investor in the said company, therefore he has a right to know the status of these seized properties     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about various Regulatory State Council (Medical, Dental, Nursing & Physiotherapy) - CIC: No reply has been provided by the then PIO or FAA; It is disappointing to note the utter disregard towards the provisions of the RTI Act; SCN for penalty     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    Providing copy of “Inter-Caste Marriage” certificates tantamounts to providing third party information     Right to Information Act 2005    Is a reply to a RTI application admissible in a court of law as evidence?     Right to Information Act 2005    Analysis of the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) Annual Report for the year 2020-21     Right to Information Act 2005   

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February 18, 2022
CCTV footage of court hall of Presiding Officer, DRT, was denied - Appellant: The purpose of CCTV was public safety as well as transparency of judicial process - CIC: Disclosure might endanger the physical safety of individuals; No larger public interest...more>> 		February 14, 2022
CIC: PIO invoked the exemption clauses mechanically to deny such information which is now claimed to be not even existing - CIC took grave exception to the conduct of the PIO and admonished him for causing unwarranted inconvenience to the Appellant...more>>
February 10, 2022
Appellant harped on the delay in reply and requested for penalizing the PIO - CIC: The contentions regarding delay are inconsequential in view of the fact that timely response with available information has been furnished by the PIO with his initial reply...more>> 		February 7, 2022
Itinerary of PM Modi during particular days and details of his meeting with Bear Grylls a renowned survival expert - CIC: In compliance with the FAA’s order, appropriate response has been provided albeit a slight delay for which the CPIO, PMO is cautioned...more>>
February 2, 2022
CIC: Respondent has blatantly erred in not providing any reply; Respondent has not even submitted any written submission to the CIC even 10 days after receiving the hearing notice; As information exempt u/s 8(1)(j), no further scope for invention...more>> 		January 27, 2022
The status of investigation against a General Manager and issues related thereto was sought - CIC: The then PIO who failed to furnish any reply to the appellant in due time has been relived from the service; Furnish the broad outcome of investigation...more>>

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HC: Penalty proceedings u/s 20 for non compliance of the order passed by the SIC
September 15, 2020 Information denied initially u/s 8(1)(d) and later claimed that records are not available   more>>
Madras HC directs TN Public Service Commission to disclose the details of caste, including sub-caste
September 8, 2020 Information about the total vacancies and seats allocated to the Backward Community   more>>
A 2 million question! How can you seek answers for your problems using RTI Act?
August 4, 2020 A thorough reading of the website content can provide answers to many questions   more>>

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