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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    Information about Grievance Petition submitted to PMO and steps taken by DARPG to address the issue as per CPGRAMS norms - PIO: Grievance has been closed by AICTE; Name, designation of concerned person is available on portal - CIC: No further intervention     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant: Copy of passport renewal application of my wife is not exempt u/s 8 (1) (j) as marriage is presently valid; Apprehension that false information regarding marital status has been indicated - CIC: Personal information of a third party is exempt     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    Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations for the constitution of Benches under RTI     Right to Information Act 2005    Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations tfor constitution of Benches     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 20, 2021
The complainant sought information pertaining to PIOs reply for RTI like the name and designation of the PIO etc - CIC issued a strict warning to Shri Rajeev Ranjan, the then CPIO for having poor understanding of the RTI Act and cautioned him...more>>
December 17, 2021
PIO: As the ICMR Hqrs stopped all recruitment process for scientific posts due to administrative reasons, marks list of candidates has not been published - CIC: Disclose the marks obtained by the Appellant in case he is one of the candidates...more>>



December 13, 2021
PIO: Information provided free of cost & the Complainant is satisfied - Complainant submitted that he was forced to sign an undertaking stating his satisfaction - CIC: There is no ground to accept that the undertaking was signed under pressure; PIO warned...more>>
December 9, 2021
Information regarding mobile - CIC: As per Indian Telegraph Rules, the Records pertaining to directions for interception and of intercepted messages shall be destroyed by the relevant competent authority and the authorized Agencies every six months...more>>



December 6, 2021
Information regarding the grounds on which her mother got employment in the life time of her father was denied u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: There is a personal dispute between the third party and the appellant; No public interest demonstrated by the appellant...more>>
December 2, 2021
CIC: The PIO neither transferred the RTI Application to the concerned department to whom the subject matter pertained to nor sought the assistance of the concerned department under section 5(4)/ Section 5 (5); Notice issued for imposition of penalty...more>>