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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    Delhi HC orders removal of news articles and social media posts against a businessman on X     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    Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?     Right to Information Act 2005   
2nd edition of "PIOs Guide on RTI" published - Based on study of over one lakh orders of CIC and judgments of Courts - Book carries subject wise case laws, latest legal updates, Practical tips for PIOs and FAAs - Needs of all stakeholders covered

Case Laws

October 9, 2014
PIO: as per the gazette notification issued by the GoI for the Civil Services Exam 2011, scores in certain papers of a candidate were denied; marks are neither tabulated nor moderated - CIC: Section 22 overrides gazette notification; provide information ...more>> 		October 9, 2014
Representative of PIO: except hearing notice of the CIC, no paper regarding the present RTI application is available with them - CIC: SCN to the then PIO for not complying with the FAA order & the current PIO for not maintaining the proper records ...more>>
October 8, 2014
Appellant complained that the bank has favoured an employee for promotion overlooking him - CIC: dates of various promotions of an employee it is a matter of public record; the performance marks is exempt from disclosure u/s 8(1)(j)...more>> 		October 8, 2014
Information about the trainees who had undertaken training under the SSB at some point or the other was refused u/s 24(1) - Respondent: volunteers were given training with no contractual arrangement or any formal association - CIC: denial upheld...more>>
October 7, 2014
Information regarding the number of occasions where Delhi police called Rapid Action Force to handle public gathering; details of expenditure incurred etc were sought - CIC: information about secret fund allotted to Delhi police denied u/s 8(1)(a) and (g)...more>> 		October 7, 2014
Information regarding correspondence of a bank with 5 individuals in connection with the account of M/s Swastika Knitting & Spinning Mills was denied as information related to third parties & a suit is pending in DRT - CIC: denial u/s 8(1)(d) & (e) upheld...more>>