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

September 25, 2015
Appellant: Opportunity of hearing was not given by the FAA – CIC: Rendering a hearing is a fundamental principle of jurisprudence - CIC: As far as possible, the FAA should give the appellant including third party, if any, an opportunity of hearing ...more>>
September 24, 2015
Information regarding affiliation fees paid to IBA by the Syndicate Bank was denied u/s 8 (1) (d) of the RTI Act - Respondents could not explain how disclosure would harm their competitive position – CIC: Provide the information free of charge...more>>



September 23, 2015
Information w.r.t. sewer pipe line etc. was sought – CIC: Appellant has some grievance against the proposed sewer pipe line and wants to establish that the proposed sewer pipe line is illegal for which the CIC is not an appropriate forum...more>>
September 22, 2015
CIC had directed MoEF to place information about Indira Sagar Polavaram project on the website - PIO: Information could not uploaded as the file size was too big - CIC: upload the records, especially the number & names of villages that face submergence...more>>



September 21, 2015
Appellant sough inspection of the file in which the passport request of a particular officer was processed - CIC: Provide a copy of paragraph XV (ii) of appendix 38 of the Passport Manual; Request for inspection of passport file turned down u/s 8(1)(j)...more>>
September 20, 2015
Appellant took an education loan and sought the list of AICTE and the list approved by the bank - CIC: Provide the attested copies (i) the list which the AICTE approved and (ii) the list of institutions which the bank had approved within fifteen days...more>>