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CIC: is aghast at the conduct and the submissions of the CPIO; Even the FAA has not bothered to decide the instant First Appeal - CIC will be constrained to deem the FAA as the CPIO in the instant matter for proceeding with action u/s 20 of the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding bidders for SBI - CIC: Appellant has been provided with the available information; CPIO has also explained the unviability of the information related to the remaining bidders during the hearing, which leaves no scope of intervention     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about Directors & Deans in Raksha Shakti University and Rashtriya Raksha University - CIC: Information available on record has been provided; A lot of information is already available in public domain; No further intervention necessary     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about BPCL Petro Cards - CIC: U/s 19(8)(a)(iii), BPCL adviced to publish relevant information regarding upgradation of the IT platform from New Loyalty Program to Advanced Loyalty program on their website to ensure wider dissemination of info     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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    Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations for the constitution of Benches under RTI     Right to Information Act 2005    Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations tfor constitution of Benches     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   
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Case Laws

September 7, 2016
Information pertaining to the names of advocates engaged by LIC of India to argue the appeals was denied u/s 8(1)(d) and (j) of the RTI Act - CIC: Provide the names of advocates empanelled by LIC along with the total professional fee paid to them...more>>
September 6, 2016
Appellant deposited the photocopying charges nearly four months after the intimation by the PIO & requested for reimbursement of it on grounds of delay - CIC: PIO intimated about the charges within one month so no delay; Appeal dismissed ...more>>



September 5, 2016
Appellant sought the marriage certificate of Mr. Jagjit Singh; Submitted that he was the witness to that marriage; Document was sought as the said Mr. Jagjit Singh was reported to be fraud - CIC: Provide the information; Show cause to PIO for penalty...more>>
September 4, 2016
CIC: A former administrative officer of Prison Head quarters is resorting to RTI applications to delay the process of the departmental inquiry against him; There is no bona fide interest behind using RTI; The appellant is admonished for the misuse of RTI...more>>



September 2, 2016
PIO: The opinion of the Solicitor General has come into the press unofficially - The Advocate for the appellant submitted that as the information was already leaked to the press, it cannot be treated as privileged information - CIC: Provide it...more>>
September 1, 2016
CIC: Communication between President & a political leader concerning formation of Government is information exchanged in confidence & politically sensitive in nature; If the public interest warrants preservation of confidentiality, it cannot be disclosed...more>>