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CIC: is aghast at the conduct and the submissions of the CPIO; Even the FAA has not bothered to decide the instant First Appeal - CIC will be constrained to deem the FAA as the CPIO in the instant matter for proceeding with action u/s 20 of the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding bidders for SBI - CIC: Appellant has been provided with the available information; CPIO has also explained the unviability of the information related to the remaining bidders during the hearing, which leaves no scope of intervention     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about Directors & Deans in Raksha Shakti University and Rashtriya Raksha University - CIC: Information available on record has been provided; A lot of information is already available in public domain; No further intervention necessary     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about BPCL Petro Cards - CIC: U/s 19(8)(a)(iii), BPCL adviced to publish relevant information regarding upgradation of the IT platform from New Loyalty Program to Advanced Loyalty program on their website to ensure wider dissemination of info     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant: Document on the basis of which the Competition Commission arrived at a conclusion was not provided - PIO: Inspection of records was offered - CIC: Appellant is at liberty to avail inspection of records as earlier offered on a convenient date     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about Grievance Petition submitted to PMO and steps taken by DARPG to address the issue as per CPGRAMS norms - PIO: Grievance has been closed by AICTE; Name, designation of concerned person is available on portal - CIC: No further intervention     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    Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations for the constitution of Benches under RTI     Right to Information Act 2005    Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations tfor constitution of Benches     Right to Information Act 2005    Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?     Right to Information Act 2005   
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Case Laws

July 16, 2017
CIC: It was seen that reply provided by respondent was just and proper but late; Warning issued to the PIO - CIC: Since the appellant did not receive the same, the respondent PIO is directed to resend the reply to the appellant...more>>
July 14, 2017
Disclosure of information was denied u/s 8 (1) (h) claiming that a quasi-judicial proceeding was under process - CIC: The Appellant was not present to contest the submissions of the respondent or to establish the larger public interest in disclosure...more>>



July 12, 2017
Respondent: Documents pertaining to the court order in CWP No. 274/94 have been damaged by termites; hence, action taken by the NFSC in the light of the said order could not be provided - CIC: Provide information to the appellant within four weeks...more>>
July 10, 2017
Should the Unit Run CSD Canteens be treated as a Public Authority within the scope of the RTI Act? - CIC: No cogent reason has been made out by the appellant to establish the three-fold test of Creation, Finance and Control of an organization...more>>



July 8, 2017
On perusal of the case record, it was seen that proper reply was not provided e.g. attested copies of documents sought for were not provided - CIC: The PIO to resend the reply alongwith attested copies of documents free of charge u/s 7(6) of the RTI Act ...more>>
July 6, 2017
CIC: The passport details, copies of birth certificate & records of educational qualification are personal information, the disclosure of which would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy of individuals unless there was a public interest in disclosure...more>>