A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters
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Copies of orders regarding establishment and jurisdiction of all special courts/ CBI courts at Jaipur for trial of PC Act cases were not available with them - CIC: RTI application was not replied in a comprehensive manner; Provide a revised reply     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO: (Extra) Rs. 10/- has been sent back to the applicant as there is no provision to accept additional fee in advance - CIC: Although the information provided by the PIO is appropriate, the delay caused in providing the same is viewed adversely     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about CESTAT order - Hearing notice sent to AC CGST returned with remarks of the postal authority ‘addressee moved’ - CIC re-scheduled the instant matter - Notice of hearing should be sent on the correct address of the Public Authority     Right to Information Act 2005    Correspondence between IGCAR and District Vigilance Committee regarding valid caste certificate - PIO: The conduct of the appellant is far from fair; Public Authority is getting bogged down with the non-productive work - CIC: Appropriate responses sent     Right to Information Act 2005    Under the impression that RTI application was already replied, PIO returned the RTI application - PIO expressed regret for the mistake saying there was no malafide intention - CIC: Send a copy of written submission to Appellant; No further intervention     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant: Age limit for the Position of Chairman & Secretary managing the Self - financing Colleges was sought - CIC: A day before hearing, respondent sent additional information sought to the appellant and the appellant was satisfied; No intervention     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    Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?     Right to Information Act 2005    Takeaways from the Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme     Right to Information Act 2005    We will know, we will live - RTI     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

May 5, 2023
Appellant is aggrieved as his case was not transferred to the Chandigarh Bench; PIO affirmed that the case was already transferred - CIC: PIO, Principal Bench to send a suitable reply to the appellant regarding the provision of free legal assistance...more>>
May 3, 2023
Information regarding non-adjustment of his TA / DA advance - CIC: There is a dispute relating to the transaction of MRO i.e Military Receivable Order and the same cannot be redressed under the RTI Act - CIC: Available information was already provided...more>>



May 1, 2023
CIC: There is lack of coordination among the officials of the Personnel Department & Refractory unit which is quite unacceptable - CIC: A strict warning is issued to the PIOs for not replying timely and not transferring application to deemed PIO u/s 6(3)...more>>
April 26, 2023
CIC: “As to when the appellant will be offered appointment on compassionate grounds” is futuristic and hypothetical - CIC: Whether the appellant is eligible for appointment on compassionate grounds is interrogative - CIC: Not covered u/s 2(f) of RTI Act...more>>



April 24, 2023
Property details of Army officers was denied u/s 8(1)(j) of RTI Act - CIC: Property details of third parties sought by the appellant are purely personal in nature; Mere allegation of corruption is not sufficient to consider it a public interest issue...more>>
April 21, 2023
Information was denied u/s 8(1)(h) as at the time of furnishing reply, disciplinary proceedings were pending - As informed by the PIO during the hearing, the disciplinary proceedings against the appellant have concluded - CIC: Provide a revised reply...more>>