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

December 24, 2013
Information regarding nomination of successor of an account holder was denied u/s 8 & 9 - Appellant: he was the nephew of the deceased account holder - PIO: as per the bank record, the appellant was not nominated by the deceased - CIC: appeal rejected...more>>
December 24, 2013
Partial information regarding CL applications was provided - PIO: appellant has submitted over 50 RTI applications personally and over 100 applications through his associates to harass PIO - CIC: provide information; appellant to desist from misusing RTI...more>>



December 24, 2013
Amount of compensation awarded in respect of certain burn case was denied u/s 8(1)(d) & 8(1)(j) - PIO: assurance contract is a privileged document divulgence of which shall affect privacy - CIC: no larger public interest established; appeal rejected...more>>
December 23, 2013
Information relating to break up of class IV staff was denied by PIO u/s 2(f) - FAA: inspect the relevant records - CIC: statements of PIO & FAA are contradictory; provide point-wise information; show cause notice to PIO for attempt to obstruct disclosure...more>>



December 23, 2013
Information regarding a property located in an area which fell under the jurisdiction of two officers - one officer had sent several reminders to the second but no reply was received - CIC: penalty of Rs. 5500/- imposed on second officer for delay...more>>
December 23, 2013
Copy of the house building plan was sought - no information was received even after three months of depositing the fee - PIO: unaware of fee deposition; delay occurred due to trifurcation of the MCD - CIC: compensation of Rs. 10,000/- awarded...more>>