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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    Information about a dormant Bank account - CIC: The second appeal filed by the appellant was time-barred & in absence of any application for condonation of delay in filing the second appeal, after a lapse of almost two years, the same is not maintainable     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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   
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Case Laws

September 30, 2019
Information regarding ‘Vigyan Parishad Prayag’ located within the campus of the University of Allahabad was sought - CIC: The PIO, University of Allahabad, to collate the requisite information from the custodian of information and provide a final reply ...more>>
September 28, 2019
Information regarding recruitment of faculty of NIT Kurukshetra - CIC: Despite a token penalty imposed on the same PIO earlier, the present RTI application has not been replied - CIC: Strict warning issued to PIO; FAA warned for not disposing first appeal...more>>



September 26, 2019
Universities recognised by UGC to offer Para Veterinary certificate courses - Appellant: Was Vinayaka Mission University blacklisted by Ministry of Human Resource Development in the past - CIC: UGC is directed to provide a final reply to the appellant ...more>>
September 25, 2019
Multiple applications seeking information pertaining to EVMs - CIC: Appellant advised to use the rights available to him under the RTI Act with utmost responsibility & to desist from filing multiple RTI applications seeking vague & frivolous information...more>>



September 23, 2019
Complaint against an advocate under Advocates Act - The CIC took a serious view of the absence of the PIO despite notice; The PIO, Bar Council of Delhi directed to submit a written statement explaining his absence, along with the comments of the FAA...more>>
September 20, 2019
Do the Atomic Energy Education Society & its employees fall within the meaning of “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution? - Department of Atomic Energy provided a different reply against identical RTI queries - CIC: Show cause notice issued to PIO...more>>