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CIC: Information sought is in the form of expressing conjecture and interrogating the PIO against the action/inaction on the PG portal complaint filed; Outstretching the interpretation of Section 2(f) to include deductions and inferences is unwarranted     Right to Information Act 2005    Documents regarding goods exported were denied u/s 8(1)(d) to a partner of the firm which subsequently converted into a Pvt. Ltd. company wherein applicant is one of the Directors - CIC: Provide information free of cost after verifying Partnership Deed     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant sought for steps taken by Banking Ombudsman regarding his complaint number and details of Conversation made with bank - CIC found no infirmity in the reply and upheld the order of PIO as a sequel to further clarifications tendered during hearing     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about IBC proceedings of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation - CIC: PIO is only a communicator of information based on the records held in the office and cannot be expected to do research work to deduce anything from the material therein     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Appellant sought for humungous information based on conjecture and interrogative queries, all of which has been duly replied to in a point-wise manner by the PIO; Appellant has not made any substantial ground of appeal against it; Appeal rejected     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding land records based on which petrol pump was allotted was denied u/s 8(1)(j) & 8(1) (d) - CIC: Appellant shall submit necessary document establishing his ownership of the land; Respondent to offer inspection of documents if convinced     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    Service particulars of colleagues to be furnished for dispute arises relating to confirmation, seniority, promotion     Right to Information Act 2005    Can Section 8(2) of the RTI Act overcome the Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act?     Right to Information Act 2005    Would the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill weaken the RTI Act, 2005?     Right to Information Act 2005   

Case Laws

June 12, 2023
CIC: Taking an empathetic view in the matter, the CPIO is directed to share a copy of his latest written submission free of cost and also to facilitate a meeting with the Appellant on a mutually decided date and time to ensure due assistance in resolution...more>> 		June 9, 2023
Information about enquiry - CIC: Spirit of Section 6(3) is to transfer the RTI application within the public authority; Every public authority has its own CPIO and the information seeker should file his RTI application to the appropriate public authority...more>>
June 7, 2023
Maintenance of record copy of newspaper by RNI - Appellant: PIO has provided a false and misleading reply; Quoted Rule 5 of Reg. of Newspaper (Central) Rules, 1956 - CIC: PIO to place this order before their competent authority to look into the allegation...more>> 		June 5, 2023
CIC: Information sought is indeterminate and also appears to be voluminous in nature, collation and compilation of which would entail diversion of manpower resources of the Public Authority and thus, cannot be provided in view of Section 7(9) of RTI Act...more>>
June 2, 2023
CIC: The issue raised by the Appellant regarding the anomaly reflected in his closing PF balance coupled with rejection of his PF claim is purely a matter of grievance which cannot be resolved under the mandate of RTI Act...more>> 		May 31, 2023
Information about the enrolment number an advocate, authenticated copy of certificate of enrolment and other supporting document - CIC: No reply was provided to the Appellant is a violation of the provisions of the RTI Act; SCN issued for imposing penalty...more>>

Articles

Karnataka HC: Provide copy of report with enclosures when the investigation in the matter had been concluded
October 20, 2021 Option of getting it from Magistrate cannot be a ground to deny the information under RTI   more>>
Papers containing details of the operations launched by Indian Defence Forces in J&K in 1947
October 11, 2021 Disclosure of archival information kept confidential for more than half a century in Public interest   more>>
Should CBSE be allowed to charge Rs 500/- for a copy of the answer sheet?
July 12, 2021 Demand of exorbitant fee defeats the basic objectives of the RTI Act   more>>

Comments

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>>
RTI is necessary for Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
October 17, 2022 RTI is the only resort to know the fate of unanswered questions   more>>
Girish Deshpande case (Supreme Court) has become a great hurdle in getting information
October 13, 2022 Can the Girish Deshpande judgment be challenged in Supreme Court?   more>>