CIC: Unless proved that record was destroyed as per the prescribed rules of retention policy, it is deemed to be held by public authority; Claim of file missing has no legality; It amounts to breach of Public Records Act, 1993 & is punishable
26 Nov, 2014
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PIO: Appellant’s income exceeds Rs. 60,000/- & hence she is not entitled for old age pension - Appellant wanted to know as to how many people in his village were denied old age pension - CIC: It is not third party information; provide it
25 Nov, 2014
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Copies of Measurement Book for details of measurement for repairs undertaken at the bungalow of GM, ECL was denied u/s 8(1)(d) - CIC: MB is basically an account of quantity of work done, material received, actual measurement etc; provide copy
24 Nov, 2014
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CIC: Educational qualification certificates & other documents of an employee are in the nature of personal information about a third party; filing these documents for the purpose of seeking employment not reason enough for it to be made public
19 Nov, 2014
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Records related to the hanging of Afzal Guru not to be made public
17 Nov, 2014
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Request for information regarding free air travel to ministers/ directors/ employees/ etc. was not replied - Complainant asked to treat his complaint as appeal - CIC agreed & asked Air India to provide information; show cause for imposition of penalty
23 Nov, 2014
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Copy of the field investigation report prepared by BPCL in respect of offer of a person for a dealership was denied u/s 8(1)(d) & (j) - CIC: exclude personal information like details of bank accounts, IT return & PAN card etc. of third party
22 Nov, 2014
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CIC: Information unconnected with the discharge of public duties of a person cannot be sought unless they establish a larger public interest; Filing of 50 RTI applications reflects personal animosity but not public interest; residential address is persona
21 Nov, 2014
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Appellant: RTI application was wrongly returned on the ground that the IPO has expired - PIO: department has accepted the mistake & apologized - CIC: the respondent should look into the matter & put in place a credible system for disposing RTI application
20 Nov, 2014
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CIC: Record cannot be destroyed after RTI application is filed, even if it outlived the time prescribed under weeding out policy; if destroyed like that, it would invite the penalty under Section 20 - CIC: Explanation called from the public authority
17 Nov, 2014
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