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

February 21, 2014
Expenses borne by LIC on celebration of Insurance week, Independence Day & Republic Day was denied by PIO claiming that no such data is available - FAA furnished the information partly by finding it out from the ‘trail balance’ - CIC: appeal dismissed...more>>
February 21, 2014
Documents submitted by a company for setting up CFS were denied u/s 8(1)(d) - PIO: financial status, estimated cost of project, estimates of revenue and expenditure, balance sheet etc. are in the nature of commercial confidence - CIC: appeal dismissed...more>>



February 20, 2014
Copy of evidences in certain case nos. & cross examination of 17 witnesses who appeared in the Railway Claims Tribunal - Appellant: orders have not been implemented - CIC: response of PIO is cryptic; enable inspection of relevant files...more>>
February 20, 2014
Status of a case, investigation, prosecution & file notings of the findings were sought - PIO: file notings cannot be provided as it has the names of various persons - CIC: details regarding the findings and reasoning behind the conclusions to be provided...more>>



February 20, 2014
List of companies which were listed/delisted with zero value in the portfolio was denied u/s 8(1)(d) - CIC: disclosure may harm the commercial confidence of companies being delisted; appeal rejected as no larger public interest established for disclosure...more>>
February 19, 2014
Was the condition leading to down grading in medical category classification of a driver from A1 to A3 category congenital / acquired in the course of his employment in the railways? - Respondent: individual record is private - CIC: denial upheld ...more>>