A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters
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one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters


CIC: More than 70 cases of the Appellant against same/related Public Authority have already been disposed of; Appellant has grossly misconceived the idea of exercising his Right to Information as being absolute and unconditional; Appellant cautioned     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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   
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Case Laws

July 19, 2014
The internal guidelines provided by MHA to West Bengal for detection & deportation of illegal immigrants were denied u/s 8(1)(a) claiming that the issue could get internationalized and may affect the relations with other countries - CIC: denial upheld...more>>
July 19, 2014
Information regarding a loan obtained by a third party employee of the bank was sought claiming that the Appellant he had signed as guarantor for the loan - CIC: the PIO to examine the matter again if appellant provides proof of having stood as guarantor...more>>



July 18, 2014
Information relating to fixation of revised pension was denied claiming that the PIO is not supposed to create information or to furnish replies to hypothetical questions - CIC: why the 1982 SC judgment is not applicable is outside the purview of RTI...more>>
July 17, 2014
Information relating to working hours of Security Officer and related issues at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre was denied u/s 8(1)(a) - CIC: provide information relating to the time of arrival and time of departure of the official, if available ...more>>



July 16, 2014
CIC: Citizen do not have a right to repeat the same or similar or slightly altered information which he already got; Such repetition shall be considered as ground of refusal under the RTI Act; PIO/ FAA shall explain such facts and reject it forthwith...more>>
July 16, 2014
Copy of the report of DIT(Vig), WZ, Mumbai, on the basis of which a warning was issued to the appellant was denied u/s 8(1)(g) - Relying on Delhi High Court judgment in WP(C)4079/2013, the CIC directed for disclosure after applying severability...more>>