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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

April 26, 2019
PIO: The copy of ACR/APAR of the Appellant was denied because he is a Defence Civilian employee - CIC: The PIO has grossly erred in denying own ACR/APAR; Provide a copy of ACR/APAR and relevant DPC note sheet after blacking out third party information...more>> 		April 24, 2019
Information pertaining to a complaint against the appellant filed on behalf of Bennet Coleman & Company Ltd. - CIC: The enquiry in the matter was completed and the complaint was filed; Provide a copy of the enquiry report along with all enclosures...more>>
April 22, 2019
Information related to action taken by IIT, BHU regarding Inspection of GPIs through Technical Institution for compliance verification of effluent discharge standards - CIC: A clear reply should be provided that there is no such information existing ...more>> 		April 20, 2019
PIO transferred the RTI Application u/s 6(3) to DIAL while simultaneously maintaining that DIAL is not a public authority - CIC: The Ministry of Civil Aviation should be in a position to access the information from DIAL if it is not available with them...more>>
April 18, 2019
CIC observed that despite imposition of penalty on the CPIO, she appeared clueless in respect of the nuances of the RTI Act and again appeared without proper explanation for non compliance of the order; A copy of the order was marked to Secretary UGC ...more>> 		April 16, 2019
Information regarding land cost for a particular area allotted by the DDA to a builder was denied u/s 8(1) (j) - CIC: There is complete negligence and laxity in the public authority in dealing with the RTI applications; Reflects disrespect towards the RTI...more>>