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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 4, 2021
Information about Maidan Garhi residential area - CIC: PIO to trace the reply previously provided to the appellant and provide a copy to the appellant free of cost via speed - CIC: Why action should not be initiated under Section 20 of the RTI Act?...more>>
July 2, 2021
Appellant: I was appointed as Professor CSE at MVSR Engineering College affiliated to Osmania University Hyderabad in Oct 2017 due to impending NBA visit and was assured of being regularized - CIC: Relief sought is outside the scope of RTI Act...more>>



June 30, 2021
FAA concurred with denial of attendance details in respect of Shri Muneshwar Pandey for a particular month u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: Official attendance details of a third party is not a personal information; Provide the attendance details of the third party...more>>
June 28, 2021
Information regarding recruitment in the Air Force School - PIO: It relates to various Non public Funds, not a pubic authority u/s 2(h) - CIC: Access the information if available, and provide it; Provide a categorical reply if they cannot access this info...more>>



June 26, 2021
Appellant sought a certified copy of the written submissions made by him to CIC - PIO: There is no provision for providing certified copy of documents provided by the appellant - FAA relied on Madras High Court decision - CIC: PIO’s reply is just & proper...more>>
June 24, 2021
Information regarding the post of Education Officer/Assistant Directorate of Ed. like the criteria adopted for selection, marks, whether the advertisement was cancelled etc. - CIC: Inform in terms of which the advertisement was cancelled & reinstated...more>>