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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

August 23, 2021
TRAI: Information regarding surveillance, tapping or interception is not available with TRAI; RTI application was transferred & MHA gave a reply - CIC: Main issue is sub-judice before the Delhi High Court; Query is not strictly covered u/s 2(f) of RTI Act...more>>
August 21, 2021
Article 356 and reorganisation of J&K - Information regarding file movement and e- office was denied u/s 8(1)(e) as fiduciary - CIC directed the PIO to re-examine the RTI Application and provide an appropriate response by 30.09.2021...more>>



August 19, 2021
Copies of departmental investigations carried regarding the environmental clearance given by CPCB to Cairn Energy, Vedanta Ltd, Focus Energy, etc. for extraction of oil and gas in Jaisalmer & Barmer - CIC: Approach Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board...more>>
August 17, 2021
Even after receipt of the CIC’s hearing notice, the PIO failed to follow up the matter with the holder of the information nor was any effort made comply with the order of the FAA - CIC expressed its extreme displeasure and issued a strict warning to PIO...more>>



August 15, 2021
Appellant: Why juniors in the same Trade are drawing higher pay? Clarify the case and rectify the observations - PIO replied and claimed that the grievance was resolved - CIC is not an appropriate forum for raising grievance but to disseminate information...more>>
August 13, 2021
Information about a land purchased by Air India, the payment details, encumbrance certificate etc. was denied u/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act - CIC: Appellant has sought information without establishing any larger public interest in disclosure of information...more>>