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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

January 13, 2016
Appellant: His wife is harassing him & he needs the information for defense in court; There is larger public interest as he is being deprived of his personal liberty & has a right to justice - CIC: This reason cannot be classified as larger public purpose...more>> 		January 12, 2016
CIC: Information about stoppage of pension concerns life & liberty; answer should have to be provided within 48 hours - CIC: It was a lapse on the part of Govt. to pay two pensions to one person & stopping both the pensions immediately was equally wrong...more>>
January 11, 2016
CIC: Respondent did not list out the files destroyed by rain water flood in 2009-10 & flood is quoted as an excuse for denial of the information - CIC: Specify the alternate arrangements made to address the problem; Penalty of Rs. 25,000/ imposed on PIO...more>> 		January 10, 2016
CIC noted with concern that the link for RTI Act on the NPL website is given under “About Us” & not separately, where the information seekers can find it easily - CIC: Director, NPL directed to make the necessary changes on their website in this regard ...more>>
January 9, 2016
Copy of leave application was sought - CIC: The days on which the officer was on leave can be provided; The leave applications of the officer cannot be furnished as it may contain personal information of him which is protected u/s 8 (1)(j) ...more>> 		January 8, 2016
Information concerning the loan account of a company was sought claiming that the appellant was a co-owner of a property which was mortgaged to the bank - CIC: Bank holds the information concerning its borrowers in a fiduciary capacity; exempt u/s 8(1)(e)...more>>