A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters
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one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters


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

December 29, 2018
Due to complete organizational overhaul of the Bank, the entire RTI Division was shifted & perhaps the RTI application of the appellant got overlooked - CIC: There was no malafide intention on the part of the respondent to deny or withhold the information...more>>
December 27, 2018
How many soldiers were killed in action or missing between 2010 and 2017? What are the steps taken to trace them? CIC: Provide relevant and available information sought in the RTI Application free of cost within 15 days of receipt of this order...more>>



December 25, 2018
CIC: Appellant has not been able to show that the PTC India Limited is run by the funds provided by NHPC, NTPC, PGCIL & PFC and if this funding 16.22% shareholding was not there, the PTC India Ltd. would struggle to exist; PTC is not a public authority...more>>
December 23, 2018
Information pertaining to records of demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes including the prevalence of the currency notes was sought - PIO: The weblink provided is functional its printout was produced - CIC: Provide relevant extracts ...more>>



December 21, 2018
The names, designations and the present postings of the officers who decided appellant’s date of joining for computation of his retirement benefits was denied u/s 8(1)(j) - PNB tendered an unconditional apology for the lapse - CIC: Provide the information...more>>
December 19, 2018
Certified copy of online application along with all annexures submitted by the School for affiliation, name and address of the inspection committee members for extension of Affiliation of the said School etc. were sought - CIC upheld order issued by FAA...more>>