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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

July 18, 2014
Information relating to fixation of revised pension was denied claiming that the PIO is not supposed to create information or to furnish replies to hypothetical questions - CIC: why the 1982 SC judgment is not applicable is outside the purview of RTI...more>>
July 17, 2014
Information relating to working hours of Security Officer and related issues at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre was denied u/s 8(1)(a) - CIC: provide information relating to the time of arrival and time of departure of the official, if available ...more>>



July 16, 2014
CIC: Citizen do not have a right to repeat the same or similar or slightly altered information which he already got; Such repetition shall be considered as ground of refusal under the RTI Act; PIO/ FAA shall explain such facts and reject it forthwith...more>>
July 16, 2014
Copy of the report of DIT(Vig), WZ, Mumbai, on the basis of which a warning was issued to the appellant was denied u/s 8(1)(g) - Relying on Delhi High Court judgment in WP(C)4079/2013, the CIC directed for disclosure after applying severability...more>>



July 15, 2014
The leave record of a employee for a particular period was denied claiming it to be a third party information - Appellant: the employee was found roaming around in the court and harassing people during the said period - CIC: provide the leave records...more>>
July 14, 2014
PIO provided a copy of the assessment sheet of APAR after applying principle of severance u/s 10 of the RTI Act - FAA upheld providing the partial copy of APAR citing department’s policy on APAR - CIC: provide a complete copy of the APAR to the appellant...more>>