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 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    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    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

April 1, 2014
Respondent: statutory records not maintained by co-operative society due to lack of necessary infrastructure; compilation of information would involve diversion of resources - CIC: maintain the records in a proper format & disclose voluntarily u/s 4(1)(b)...more>>
April 1, 2014
Certified copies of answer sheets of other candidates in the departmental selection for Junior Engineers was denied u/s 8(1)(j) and 11(1) - Respondent: the appellant has qualified the written test but was not in the merit list - CIC: denial upheld...more>>



April 1, 2014
Address of a couple & witness as per passport application were sought - PIO: three critical data inputs, i.e., name, father’s name & date of birth are absent; information is exempt u/s 8(1)(j); passport number, date of issue & expiry can be provided...more>>
March 31, 2014
Claiming that his bills have not been cleared by railways, certain information was sought including particulars of officer responsible for passing final bills - tracing the files pertaining to 2000 led to delay - CIC: show cause notice for penalty issued...more>>



March 31, 2014
Details of policies issued through him as LIC agent & commission payable to him since 1994 - PIO: information provided w.e.f. 2002 when computerization was done - CIC: PIO to check again and provide any additional information available ...more>>
March 31, 2014
CIC: Information about dependency made by a government employee to obtain certain benefits is not a personal information - CIC: leave information cannot be termed as personal but the station to which a person went is exempt u/s 8(1)(j)...more>>