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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

October 21, 2021
CIC: Details of M.Tech. sponsored students and their sponsoring organization pertains to personal information - CIC: PIO has erred in giving the details of said students without seeking consent u/s 11 of RTI Act; PIO advised to exercise due diligence...more>>
October 19, 2021
Advertisement concessionaire agreement issued by Airport Authority denied on the ground of commercial confidence - CIC: The First Appeals had not been dealt with appropriately & were disposed off with rather vague and generic orders; Cases remanded to FAA...more>>



October 17, 2021
Action taken on complaint - CIC: Writ Petitions filed by CVC against certain orders of CIC with respect to disclosures ordered under the RTI Act in PIDPI matters are pending before the Delhi HC - CIC: For the said reason, the appeal is adjourned sine die...more>>
October 15, 2021
Whether a particular DSE of ASI was granted bail by CBI Court & related information was denied u/s 24 - CIC took grave exception to the gross non-application of mind of the PIO - CIC: Information pertains to a third party exempt u/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act...more>>



October 13, 2021
Appellant: Wrong transfer of application by the Nodal PIO amounts to willful obstruction of information; Strict warning issued to the nodal CPIO for not being meticulous; Directed to be vigilant in future; Bring to the notice of the controlling authority...more>>
October 11, 2021
Information about UDID card - PIO: A new UDID card with necessary corrections has already been dispatched - CIC: Correction in UDID card is not amenable under the RTI Act; Superior Courts have made observations to this effect in a catena of judgments...more>>