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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    Copies of orders regarding establishment and jurisdiction of all special courts/ CBI courts at Jaipur for trial of PC Act cases were not available with them - CIC: RTI application was not replied in a comprehensive manner; Provide a revised reply     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   
2nd edition of "PIOs Guide on RTI" published - Based on study of over one lakh orders of CIC and judgments of Courts - Book carries subject wise case laws, latest legal updates, Practical tips for PIOs and FAAs - Needs of all stakeholders covered

Case Laws

September 8, 2013
Reasons for providing information regarding passport holder’s to a third party in spite of objection – the appellant wanted action against the PIO - CIC: such information is personal and exempt u/s 8(1)(j) – show cause issued to the PIO...more>> 		September 8, 2013
Seeking evidence based on which the raid had been conducted by CBI in 2000 - the relevant case file was weeded out - CIC: the relevant records were destroyed on the expiry of the scheduled period of retention – no disclosure obligation...more>>
September 8, 2013
Penalty for delay - PIO: application was lost in a bag full of other letters – CIC: misplacing the RTI application in the midst of other bagful of letters cannot be a ground for denying information - devise a foolproof procedure in future ...more>> 		September 7, 2013
Orders issued by MoEF in compliance of Tribunal order - PIO: denied u/s 8(1)(h) claiming that ministry had challenged the order and disclosure may adversely affect the SLP - CIC: communications outside the Ministry are public documents - hence disclosable...more>>
September 7, 2013
Information regarding the adjournments of parliament - PIO: no separate registers were being maintained to calculate the period of adjournment - CIC: it is not the job of the PIO to research and generate the statistical details desired by the applicant...more>> 		September 7, 2013
Reasons for not sanctioning the loan - based on Techno Economic Valuation, the bank sanctioned only a partial loan - TEV is a confidential document - CIC: specific point wise reasons for not sanctioning the full loan amount to be provided...more>>