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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

May 15, 2023
CIC: Previous orders are not binding per-se in entirety as every case has to be seen in relation to the circumstances of that particular case; Only the ratio decidendi is binding while deciding questions of law based on identical issues and facts...more>>
May 12, 2023
Whether the annual immovable property statement was submitted during the deputation of Sh. Yogesh Kumar Singhal at CIC? - CIC: Appellant was seeking a reply to interrogative queries and also seeking reasons for administrative actions which not permissible...more>>



May 10, 2023
Documents related to patta - PIO: RTI application was not transferred to Survey and Land records department as he did not get a copy of the FAA’s order; Compliance with the FAA’s order will be done immediately - CIC: No scope for relief...more>>
May 8, 2023
Information about telephone complaint - CIC: If any complaints are regarding the appellant’s own telephone number, the appellant ought to have information as he would have filed the complaint; No further action lies in the matter...more>>



May 5, 2023
Appellant is aggrieved as his case was not transferred to the Chandigarh Bench; PIO affirmed that the case was already transferred - CIC: PIO, Principal Bench to send a suitable reply to the appellant regarding the provision of free legal assistance...more>>
May 3, 2023
Information regarding non-adjustment of his TA / DA advance - CIC: There is a dispute relating to the transaction of MRO i.e Military Receivable Order and the same cannot be redressed under the RTI Act - CIC: Available information was already provided...more>>