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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

June 22, 2021
Copies of certain documents placed before CVO, CVC etc were denied by CBI claiming exemption u/s 8(1)(h) - CIC: The fact that he is defending the case of one of the officers is insignificant as he is still a third party viz-a-viz the information sought...more>> 		June 20, 2021
Copy of offer letter of wife, form 16, monthly pay etc. - CIC: Even if there is a husband-wife relationship between the appellant and the third person regarding whom he is seeking the information, a husband is considered as a third party to his wife...more>>
June 18, 2021
PIO: CCTV installed at the Main Gate of OCF Avadi, is covering the Defence installation and is classified - FAA: Information is not available as the CCTV recording has got overwritten - Appellant: He no longer needs the information - CIC: Case closed...more>> 		June 16, 2021
From when did ISP start printing non- judicial stamp paper of denomination of Rupee 1 (One) for the State of Haryana and the slogan ’SATYAMEV JAYATE’ was printed below the National Emblem on it? - CIC: Denial of information u/s 8(1)(a) & 8(1)(e) upheld...more>>
June 14, 2021
Are there any restrictions on female cops & All Women Police Stations (AWPS) against touching, arresting or detaining male accused as per police law and reason behind it - CIC: Penalty of Rs. 10,000/- imposed on Sh. Manas Mandal, the then CPIO/US (J), MHA...more>> 		June 12, 2021
RTI application dated 31.10.2015 was filed seeking action taken on a certain complaint - First Appeal remained unheard - Bar Council of Delhi provided a detailed factual matrix of the case - CIC: Appeal has become infructuous with the demise of Appellant...more>>