A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters
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one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters


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 4, 2014
Details of payment made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act from 1.1.2012 to 31.7.2012 were denied u/s 8(1)(d) & (j) - CIC: it is third party information & may not be disclosed in the absence of any larger public interest ...more>>
July 3, 2014
CIC: the ACR of employee himself is not third party information and cannot be denied to him; the employees has right to access to his own ACR, which will help in analyzing his performance; CIC: provide the photocopies of minutes of DPC...more>>



July 3, 2014
Information pertaining to daily diary register in the context of a mobile phone snatching incident was denied u/s 8(1)(h) and 8(1)(j) - CIC: enable the appellant to inspect the documents relevant to the enquiry and provide photo copies...more>>
July 2, 2014
Information regarding grant of permission for prosecution by CBI to third party employees of Bank - CIC: all determinations about disclosure of any information relating to an ongoing prosecution should be through the agency of the Trial Court ...more>>



July 1, 2014
Information regarding the stoppage of his Physically Handicapped Pension and the reasons were sought - CIC: Having claimed double pensions quoting two addresses, the appellant tried to browbeat the public authority using the RTI route; appeal dismissed...more>>
June 30, 2014
Information regarding enquiry against the Director, IIM, Indore was denied u/s 8(1)(j) on the ground that disciplinary proceedings are personal information having no relationship to any public activity/interest - CIC: denial upheld...more>>