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

March 20, 2014
Appellant: the respondent did not give domicile certificate to his daughter within reasonable time & he was made to visit their office repeatedly even after the FAA order - CIC: PIO to show cause why penalty cannot be imposed for delaying the information ...more>>
March 20, 2014
The bye laws & the authority under whose approval the Jeewan Jyoti CGHS Limited was released the loan installments - PIO: the main file was seized by the CBI - CIC: PIO to seek the assistance of CBI u/s 5(4) to get the extracts or photocopies of documents...more>>



March 20, 2014
The person appearing for PIO submitted that he is only a bailiff and does not know anything; he was instructed to say ‘I do not know’ to any question that is asked during the hearing - CIC: PIO to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed u/s 20...more>>
March 19, 2014
Information about Fixed Deposit amount submitted to the HPCL for retail outlet dealership - Appellant: it is a decisive criteria for qualifying - CIC: provide the check list containing whether a particular candidate fulfills the said eligibility criteria ...more>>



March 19, 2014
Reason for deduction of some amount from his pension, total number of pensioners from whose account money was being deducted etc. as other Bihar pensioners continue to get pension without any such deduction - CIC: provide copy of the order...more>>
March 19, 2014
Application was filed with Cabinet Secretariat seeking information regarding implementation of certain Cabinet Note was transferred to MoEF - FAA: Whether the matter is complete or over would only be known to the Ministry concerned - CIC: MoEF to reply...more>>