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 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   
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Case Laws

July 27, 2013
Action taken regarding seizure of counterfeit bank notes – appellant along with a group of four people had filed 42 applications on the same matter – such cases disproportionately divert a large amount of public authority’s time...more>>
July 27, 2013
Transfer of the pension disbursement to bank – CIC orders for inspection of file in which the proposal for handing over all the pension cases to the banks for disbursement might have been considered ...more>>



July 26, 2013
Note sheets of the file relating to selection as Member (Tech), CLB – On literal interpretation, the CPIO furnished only 18 pages of note sheets – subsequent pages not submitted – notesheet is complete either on his joining as Member, CLB or refusal...more>>
July 26, 2013
Seeking information about action taken by SC for failure of the State Government to set up Police Complaint Authority as per their order - noncompliance of the order of the SC is not resolved through either RTI or any administrative action ...more>>



July 26, 2013
Husband seeking bank account details of his wife - such information is held by the bank in fiduciary relationship and exempt from disclosure - section 8(1)(e) and section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act...more>>
July 25, 2013
Malafide denial of information – explanation offered by the CPIO at variance with what was sought by applicant - maximum penalty of Rs. 25,000/- imposed by CIC...more>>