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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    PIO: (Extra) Rs. 10/- has been sent back to the applicant as there is no provision to accept additional fee in advance - CIC: Although the information provided by the PIO is appropriate, the delay caused in providing the same is viewed adversely     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    Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?     Right to Information Act 2005    Takeaways from the Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme     Right to Information Act 2005    We will know, we will live - RTI     Right to Information Act 2005   
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Case Laws

July 16, 2021
Details of promotion of BICL employees from the post of worker/Clerk to the post of Supervisor - PIO: Records are manual and compilation would take time - CIC directed to offer inspection of the relevant records at a mutually convenient date and time...more>>
July 14, 2021
Large number of RTIs filed by the complainant - CIC: Strict warning was issued to PIO previously who has taken the same defence; FAA has blindly approved the replies of PIO; Terming any information unnecessary is not warranted; Penalty of Rs 500/- imposed...more>>



July 12, 2021
Information about Biotechnology Co-ordination Committees for hazardous microorganism /Genetically engineered organisms - CIC: Hearing notice was returned undelivered; Appellant should have updated his current address; PIO to provide a revised reply...more>>
July 10, 2021
Information regarding deployment of army men to other country (UN & Bhutan) for specific mission - CIC expressed its extreme displeasure at the conduct of the Bombay Engineering Group & Centre and issued advisory u/s 25(5); Organise basic training for PIO...more>>



July 8, 2021
Information in respect of an Advocate like documents submitted while taking Sanad, I.D. Number, verification etc. was denied u/s 8(1)(j) - FAA: Enrolment Form was in the custody of the then Secretary and became untraceable - CIC: No infirmity in response...more>>
July 6, 2021
Appellant: Some Information Commissions constitute benches to decide the complaints and appeals; CIC: PIO having clarified that there has been no modification or amendment to the notification of 22.05.2009, no scope of any further action is pertinent...more>>