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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

November 1, 2023
Marks secured by the candidates who appeared in the examination for the post of Administrative Officer and the complete merit list - PIO: Information exempt u/s 8(1)(j) of RTI Act - CIC: No further intervention is warranted in the matter...more>> 		October 30, 2023
Copy of CAT order was refused asking the appellant to apply as per procedure provided under Chapter XVIII of C.A.T. Rules of Practice, 1993 - CIC: Provide the documents free of cost as the existence of two avenues is not mutually exclusive...more>>
October 27, 2023
List of Christian employees was sought from the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd - CIC: information sought qualifies as third-party information and same is exempted from disclosure u/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act; Further, no larger public interest has been invoked...more>> 		October 25, 2023
PIO informed that the bank had challenged the order of the Commission - CIC: Challenging the order may not be legal ground to circumvent the orders of the Commission; Penalty of Rs. 10,000- imposed upon Shri Anand Joshi, the PIO...more>>
October 23, 2023
Name of CPIO & FAA at CBI, provisions of law about nondisclosure of name of CPIO & FAA while disposing of application/ Appeal etc. was sought - CIC: As the RTI Application & Appeal(s) have been filed collectively by two persons, it is not maintainable...more>> 		October 20, 2023
Denial of information about the joining, retirement, promotions and increment etc. of a driver u/s 8(1)(j) was upheld - CIC: PIO to send a proper written explanation for disregarding the Commission’s notice of hearing by not appearing before the bench...more>>