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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

June 13, 2014
Compensation of US $ 2.7 trillion each demanded from the Min of Petroleum, CIC & ONGC for not giving information under RTI Act - CIC: payment of compensation owing to termination of his services by his company did not fall under the purview of the RTI Act...more>>
June 13, 2014
CIC: State has vicarious liability to compensate the citizen for the loss suffered because of wrong of any officer who acts as agent of the State; Public Authority to devise a mechanism to facilitate payment of relief amount without waiting for recovery ...more>>



June 12, 2014
Respondent: mobile phones are not provided by the office & are the personal property of the respective officers; it is personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest - CIC: denial u/s 8(1)(j) upheld...more>>
June 12, 2014
Details of bank’s officers who had dealt with appellant’s case was denied u/s 8(1)(d) & (j) - CIC: Providing the names would amount to the bank admitting that the alleged acts of omission and commission had indeed been committed; appeal rejected...more>>



June 11, 2014
PIO suggested to visit the website of Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha for information in respect of prisoners of war during Indo-Pak War of 1971 - CIC: reply of PIO upheld; the appellant cannot expect the respondent to cull out information & provide it to him...more>>
June 11, 2014
Information regarding the details of investigation & chargesheet filed against the then Sr. Manager and BO in the matter of fraudulently sanctioning of credit facility in favour of M/s. Shivam Textile was denied u/s 8(1)(e) & 8(1)(j) - CIC: denial upheld...more>>