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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

May 16, 2014
CIC: the term “all” used by the Appellant is very vague and does not pin point the particular document she wants to obtain from the Respondents; appellant advised to be more specific and identify the documents she desires & make a de novo request to PIO...more>>
May 16, 2014
List of home loans taken by some doctors along with the address was sought alleging misuse of loans to conduct commercial activities like running nursing homes which is chargeable to higher interest rate - PIO denied it u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: denial upheld...more>>



May 15, 2014
Copy of non-employment affidavit & Form 26AS submitted by Lt. Col. Hari Singh were denied u/s 8(1)(j) - Appellant alleged that a large number of false affidavits/Form 26AS are filed by ex-servicemen - CIC: DGR, MOD to get the documents verified ...more>>
May 15, 2014
Respondent: FIR was lodged against the appellant in a case for misbehaving with a police personnel; complete set of judicial file including the details of phone calls sought has been provided as per court direction - CIC: no further action required...more>>



May 15, 2014
FAA: the amount of Central Excise Duty refund given under the Area based exemption Notifications does not fall in the category of commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property nor is fiduciary information - CIC: order of FAA upheld...more>>
May 14, 2014
Appellant: how the treaties such as GATT 1947 & GATT 1994 were given effect to? - CIC: appellant is seeking to know whether these two agreements were signed, ratified or acceded to or any other process was adopted; provide information ...more>>