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CIC: Appellant has failed to give a sufficient justified cause explaining delay in preferring the second appeal, hence, the appeal is considered as time barred u/s 19(3) of the RTI Act and accordingly, dismissed without going into the merits of the case     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: PIO can take assistance from the Rajbhasa Adhikari & have the material translated for documents disclosed u/s 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act on the website; In the interest of transparency, wherever possible Hindi version should be made available on website     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO: Schemes are related to Credit Co-operative Societies which do not fall under the regulatory purview of SEBI - CIC: PIO was bound to seek assistance u/s 5(4) from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and provide the information     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding the disciplinary action on the basis of which the payment of appellant’s father’s commission had been stopped was denied u/s 8(1)(h) - Respondent: Departmental proceedings have now concluded - CIC: Furnish a revised reply     Right to Information Act 2005    Transfer u/s 6(3) - CIC: This bench has heard a multitude of appeals/complaints filed by the Appellant against different public authorities; The Appellant is well versed with the modalities of the RTI Act; No further relief is warranted in the matter     Right to Information Act 2005    Documents pertaining to the case of molestation that took place in Habibullah Hall, NDA - CIC: Records do not indicate any deliberate denial or concealment of information on the part of the PIO; no action under Section 20(1) of the RTI Act     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    Supreme Court dismissed petition against holding CIAL a public authority under RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 on the RTI Act, 2005     Right to Information Act 2005    Rule 12 of RTI (Subordinate Courts & Tribunals) Rules is not inconsistent with Article 19(1)(a) and the provisions of the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005   

Case Laws

September 1, 2022
CIC: The PIO should note that while giving a revised reply, a proper exemption needs to be claimed and it should be justified; In case he is not able to claim any exemption with proper justification, complete information should be provided to appellant...more>> 		August 28, 2022
Information regarding NH-17B, provision of service roads, vehicular access to properties etc - CIC: Pursue the grievance before the appropriate forum; the CPIO is advised to render due assistance to the Appellant in the event she reaches for any guidance...more>>
August 25, 2022
PIO: Information sought runs into more than 1000 pages & due to shortage of manpower, collation and compilation of such information was not possible - PIO: An opportunity of inspection was offered but was not availed - CIC: No further action is warranted...more>> 		August 22, 2022
Information regarding utilization of leased land for commercial purpose - Department of Defence provided part information & transferred the RTI application to the PIO, DGDE who further forwarded it to PIO, Central Command - CIC: Complaint not established...more>>
August 20, 2022
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...more>> 		August 12, 2022
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...more>>

Articles

HC: No penalty if experienced lawyer says records destroyed by termites
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Amidst lockdown, The Right to Information Act (RTI Act) quietly turns sweet sixteen
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COVID 19 casualty – Most State Information Commissions in quarantine
April 29, 2020 COVID lockdown has turned the citizenry into passive consumers of information   more>>

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There is a regular update on the site
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January 5, 2012 Contents of the web is very useful, up to date and informative. Thanks --- K Ramakrishnan   more>>
Thanks for putting such information
December 19, 2011 I have been working as a PIO for the last three months and was looking forward to a place where I could get information and clarifications about the common issues faced by me. Thanks for putting --- Shalini Sharma   more>>