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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

May 21, 2014
CIC: denial of correspondence with CBI relating to prosecution of Appellant u/s 8(1)(h) upheld - CIC: disclosure of information has not been expressly forbidden by court; denial of information merely due to pendency of the case in High Court rejected...more>>
May 20, 2014
Information regarding appellant’s policy issued by HDFC Insurance Co. was sought - CIC: provide the letter of IRDA regarding approval of HDFC Savings Assurance Plan along with the copy of the proposal form excluding third party information ...more>>



May 20, 2014
CIC: once a certain information is placed in public domain accessible to the citizens either freely, or on payment of a pre-determined price, that information cannot be said to be ‘held’ or ‘under the control of’ public authority; not accessible under...more>>
May 19, 2014
Appellant: TDS deduction on his FD for certain assessment years was sought as the TDS deducted as per Form 16A (provided by the PIO) & Form 26 AS obtained from IT department website are different - CIC: provide the copies of the challans to the appellant...more>>



May 19, 2014
Information concerning a loan account was denied u/s 8(1)(j) - Appellant: he was the guarantor of the loan & since the loan was not repaid, the bank had recovered its proceeds from his Saving Account with them - CIC: provide part of the information ...more>>
May 18, 2014
Respondent: sample of “paper” approved by the store committee for getting the Help Books printed is part of the ‘official records’; only one copy of it is held having the signatures of the store committee members approving the sample - CIC: order...more>>