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   
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

January 22, 2014
Information regarding a news item in respect of illegal trafficking in women was sought – PIO: the application is centered around the newspaper cutting, which was vague and it was not possible to ascertain the point of reference – CIC: appeal dismissed...more>>
January 22, 2014
Information regarding details of order and officer by whose order password change facility has been withdrawn - CIC: it is a matter of larger public interest; the issue needs to be examined at senior level by CEO Prasar Bharti and by the Chief Controller ...more>>



January 21, 2014
PIO: ‘no objection’ was sought from CVC as the information was forwarded by it to CVO - FAA: provide information as no reply received from CVC - CIC: the PIO should have transferred the RTI application to CVC u/s 6(3) instead of making reference u/s 11(1)...more>>
January 21, 2014
Status of police action and conclusions reached in respect of a complaint relating to sale of fake tickets at Auto Expo 2012 was sought - Appellant: records which were made available by PIO & FAA have some discrepancy - CIC: inspection allowed...more>>



January 20, 2014
Information pertaining to the identity of the account holders in respect of certain cheques was denied u/s 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(j) - Appellant: misappropriation of funds alleged - CIC: information is held by bank in a fiduciary capacity; appeal rejected...more>>
January 20, 2014
Directions for compiling and posting data on website - PIO: work started but difficultly faced due to shortage of manpower & capacity - CIC: u/s 19(a)(iii) and (iv), public authority asked to set up a special cell for documenting & uploading all the data ...more>>