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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    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    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

August 2, 2016
Commission found that no adequate reason has been cited for not replying to the two RTI applications dated 14/08/2014 upto 1/1/2016; The delay exceeds 100 days - CIC: The maximum penalty of Rs. 25000/- imposed on PIO as per Section 20(1) of the RTI Act ...more>> 		August 1, 2016
Copies of maps of land belonging to Railways, their blueprints & all land plans were sought - PIO replied that copy cannot be provided to him as a passenger train passes through the said land and for security purposes - CIC upheld the denial...more>>
July 31, 2016
Information relating to a policy decision of MoS having a direct bearing on JNIL was denied u/s 8(1)(d) of RTI Act - CIC: A public authority is under an obligation to provide reasons for its administrative decisions to the affected persons u/s 4(1)(d) ...more>> 		July 30, 2016
Information regarding disposal & beneficiary of certain cheques issued by the Organizing Committee, Commonwealth Games 2010 was denied claiming that a bank is in a fiduciary relationship with its customers - CIC: Denial u/s 8 (1) (e) of the RTI Act upheld...more>>
July 29, 2016
Information about the post of ATO/DCIO was sought from Intelligence Bureau - CIC: The IB has been declared an exempt organization u/s 24 - Commission would like the IB to consider the request of the appellant & provide information to the extent possible ...more>> 		July 28, 2016
Information pertaining to Netaji SC Bose was denied u/s 8(1)(a) - Appellant: The matter is of great public interest; referred to the published statement of Union Home Minister in this regard - CIC: Respondent to consider the declassification of the files ...more>>