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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

May 28, 2021
Bar Council of India was asked about action taken against an advocate for unlawful practice - PIO: In the absence of enrolment number, the relevant State Bar Council where the Advocate is enrolled could not be ascertained; No transfer of RTI application...more>>
May 26, 2021
Appellant approached the Supreme Court seeking redressal of her grievance on not having received satisfactory reply & reinstatement of her service at Madras High Court - CIC: A comprehensive reply was provided despite no specific information being sought...more>>



May 24, 2021
Information regarding construction projects of Delhi Jal Board - CIC: Application does not conform to the 500-word limit prescribed under Rule 3 of RTI Rules, 2012 - PIO: Opportunity of inspection has not been availed by the appellant - CIC: Provide again...more>>
May 21, 2021
CIC took grave exception to the fact that no reply was provided to the RTI Application within the stipulated time frame of the RTI Act by PIO; FAA’s direction to provide a reply remained unheeded - CIC: Show-cause for action u/s 20 of the RTI Act issued ...more>>



May 19, 2021
List showing marks obtained by each candidate against Educational Qualifications, Appraisal Report Ratings, Seniority, interview and total marks for the Senior DPC conducted by the MMTC were denied u/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act - CIC: Denial upheld...more>>
May 17, 2021
CIC: The instant case has been filed in the capacity of a firm and not as an individual citizen despite the fact that the letter head used by A S Bhullar mentions his name - CIC: A S Bhullar is advised to sign the RTI Application in his own name in future...more>>