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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

July 28, 2021
CIC expressed its deep displeasure over the poor handling of the RTI matters by the Sangeet Natak Akademi ignoring the spirit of the law - CIC directed the Secretary to examine the matter and fix responsibility; FAA advised to be alert and cautious...more>> 		July 26, 2021
CIC: PIO has adopted very casual approach in disposing RTI applications - CIC: PIO has already been issued warning & penalized in various matters; His conduct should be brought to the notice of his controlling officer for appropriate administrative action...more>>
July 24, 2021
Case details pertaining to the restricting Joy rides in Corbett National Park as per HC judgement dated 6.04.2018 were sought as order could not be found on website - CIC cannot issue any direction to the State public authority or the High Court ...more>> 		July 22, 2021
Detailed information was sought about persons with disabilities in larger public interest - CIC: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment ought to take certain extraordinary steps aimed at data creation on its website; Copy of letter marked to Secretary...more>>
July 20, 2021
Information regarding vacancy of nursing tutor/clinical instructor at AIIMS Patna was sought - CIC: Respondent shall submit a copy of the reply, which he claimed to have sent to the Appellant with necessary proof that the reply had been served upon...more>> 		July 18, 2021
Can an examiner work as a shooter on permanent basis without change of cadre and related information was sought - PIO: Furnishing of answers to queries are not covered under the RTI Act - CIC: Points raised are not strictly covered/s 2(f); Denial upheld...more>>