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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 14, 2015
Appellant’s son was grievously injured in a road accident caused by a school bus & only details of the bus known were its last four digits - Without going into section 2(h), the CIC recommended the said school to consider giving the desired information ...more>>
January 14, 2015
PIO: The queries raised pertain to the students & being a teacher, the entire information sought by the appellant is available with him - CIC: The appellant is not present for hearing to inform the CIC regarding information not available with him...more>>



January 13, 2015
Appellant: instead of transferring his RTI application to the private banks u/s 6(3) of the RTI Act, RBI simply denied the information claiming that the information sought was not held by them; private banks should be under RTI Act - CIC: denial upheld...more>>
January 13, 2015
Information regarding accused chargesheeted in rape cases was denied u/s 7(9) - CIC: invoking section 7(9) may not be proper; inspection of documents offered to the appellant with a condition that he should not disclose the names of the victims to anyone...more>>



January 12, 2015
Information regarding deduction made towards house rent & HRA eligible to the appellant’s deceased husband for a specific period was sought - CIC: the appellant may provide the details of posting to the respondents to enable them to locate the information...more>>
January 11, 2015
The documents sought involve three parties viz. M/s IBPGFInabensa (JV), M/s Protech Galvaniser and Fabricators Pvt. Ltd. & Railway Electrification Department - CIC: the PIO directed to follow the procedure laid down in Section 11 of the RTI Act...more>>