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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

April 21, 2017
PIO provided part information - CIC: PIO, Bilaspur had not transferred part of the RTI application u/s 6(3) to Raipur Branch & was unable to reply within the stipulated time; PIO advised to be more careful while dealing with RTI matters in future...more>>
April 19, 2017
Action taken on appellant’s representation was sought - Appelant informed the Commission telephonically that she does not want to pursue the matter; Upon requesting to intimate the same in writing, she expressed her inability - CIC closed the case ...more>>



April 17, 2017
Information about Operation Parakram was sought - Complainant wanted the present complaint be heard as Second Appeal - CIC: Request could have been conceded to if the remedy of filing a First Appeal was exhausted at the time of preferring the complaint...more>>
April 14, 2017
Information regarding a Tax Evasion Petition filed with the DG (Investigation) was denied claiming that the organisation is exempt from the purview of RTI Act u/s 24 - CIC: Disclose the broad outcome of the investigation to the complainant ...more>>



April 12, 2017
The copy of movement order was denied u/s 8(1)(j) of RTI Act - CIC: Movement order of a public official is by virtue of the public post held by him and there can be no invasion of privacy in disclosing movement order or date of movement of the third party...more>>
April 10, 2017
What are the specific timings for receiving RTI applications from applicants by Public Authorities in Delhi? - CIC: The application should have been transferred u/s 6(3) to DoPT which is the nodal department responsible for the implementation of RTI Act...more>>