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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 5, 2019
CIC: No response was provided against the application which is in violation of the RTI Act - CIC: The FAA, Bar Council of West Bengal to inquire into the matter and, if required, take appropriate departmental action against the officers responsible...more>>
September 3, 2019
CIC: The deliberate obstruction in disclosure of the information is quite evident, since the PIO chose not to answer the RTI application for almost two months - CIC: PIO to produce documents for inspection to be conducted by the appellant in CIC...more>>



September 1, 2019
Information about date of promotion of bank employees etc. was sought - CIC: Provide the information for administration of justice by ascertaining whether some junior had been promoted in terms of CGIT order and whether he was entitled for higher wages...more>>
August 30, 2019
Information about pay - CIC: Merely informing that matter is under consideration is akin to providing no information; PIO is directed to provide certified copy of available note sheet/correspondence relevant to processing the relevant representation...more>>



August 28, 2019
Information pertaining to payments and approvals of the work orders was sought from South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. - CIC: Provide a certified copy of circular/rule framed by the SECL and issued by the competent authority to the appellant ...more>>
August 26, 2019
Appellant sought the copy of information provided by various Cabinet Ministers regarding annual disclosure of property - CIC: The PIO, PMO to provide the information; The PIO, MHA counseled to be more careful in future so that such lapses do not recur...more>>