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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

July 10, 2023
CIC: Outgoing PIO must inform the new incumbent about the user id and password of the department online RTI portal; Ensure proper training for the handling of RTI matters including access to online RTI portal and its proper functioning to PIOs and others...more>> 		July 9, 2023
CIC directed the CPIO to collect and furnish correct information to the Appellant, strictly in accordance with the spirit of transparency and accountability - CIC also took a serious view of the respondent’s act of not furnishing correct information...more>>
July 5, 2023
CIC: PIO to revisit the instant RTI Application and provide a revised reply to the appellant, free of cost via speed post, within 30 days from the date of receipt of this order and accordingly compliance report to this effect be duly sent to the CIC...more>> 		July 3, 2023
PIO: 3333 complaints have been disposed and 5897 are pending with the Lokpal of India till 28.08.2022 - CIC: No segregation of corruption cases available in records; Not the duty of the PIO to collate, compile or do research for the information...more>>
July 2, 2023
Issue regarding arbitrary collection of money from the road users by the transgender people at the toll plaza - PIO: NHAI took cognizance and with the assistance of Police authorities, the issue has since been resolved - CIC: Point wise response furnished...more>> 		June 30, 2023
Copy of disability certificate submitted by Aanand Sharma, IAS 2013 batch at the time of appointment was denied u/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act claiming that the Appellant is seeking personal information of third party - CIC upheld the denial of information ...more>>