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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

April 15, 2023
What action can be taken by the CIC against the Govt. Department, if it is giving threats to a RTI applicant and tries to involve him in a false case with the intent to harm him? - CIC: It is not required to provide ‘advice’ or ‘opinion’ to an...more>> 		April 12, 2023
Information pertaining to the appointment of outsourced manpower - CIC: Copies of complaints cannot be provided as it may contain personal information - CIC: Copy of the contract containing terms and conditions of the tender once finalized can be provided...more>>
April 10, 2023
PIO: As the requested video recording was not done, the question of providing the same does not arise - CIC: Under the RTI framework, the CPIO is not required to create or generate information, he is only required to supply the information as available...more>> 		April 7, 2023
PIO: UIDAI does not maintain any information about authentication; Role of UIDAI is limited to issue of Aadhar numbers and the delivery is to be determined by the implementing agencies - CIC: It is in the nature of a clarification and not covered u/s 2(f)...more>>
April 5, 2023
Information related to promotion of MTS to the post of LDC/ Junior Secretariat Assistant - CIC: A suitable point-wise reply was given though delayed; The CPIO is cautioned to be careful regarding the timeline prescribed under the Act ...more>> 		April 3, 2023
Authority for restriction of TA bill was sought - CIC: Though it appears that what was sanctioned was as per the appellant’s entitlement, the authority needs to be properly clarified to the appellant; Provide a detailed explicit explanation...more>>