The ‘e-Beat’ system in Chennai fails to work to the expectations
16 May, 2014
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Protection of the Whistleblower’s Protection Bill, 2011 receives Presidential assent
15 May, 2014
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During hearing of show cause notice for alleged delay, PIO stated that he was not holding the charge when the RTI application was filed - he pleaded that there was no delay on his part in furnishing the information - CIC: penalty proceedings dropped
24 May, 2014
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CIC: DoPT OM No. 1/6/2011IR dated 15.4.2013 on the suo moto disclosure under section 4 of the RTI Act are clear; MHA is bound to proactively disclose all RTI applications and appeals received and provide their responses on its website
23 May, 2014
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CIC: mere conclusion of a tie up between a public sector bank & a private company cannot become a ground for disclosure of information under the RTI Act; disclosure of details of tie up with M/s Mahindra & Mahindra to provide vehicle finance denied
23 May, 2014
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Information regarding appointment to post in DTC in relation to deceased DTC employees’ dependants was sought - FAA directed the PIO to provide certain information within ten days which was not provided - CIC: show cause notice to PIO u/s 20 for penalty
22 May, 2014
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CIC: denial of correspondence with CBI relating to prosecution of Appellant u/s 8(1)(h) upheld - CIC: disclosure of information has not been expressly forbidden by court; denial of information merely due to pendency of the case in High Court rejected
21 May, 2014
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CIC: once a certain information is placed in public domain accessible to the citizens either freely, or on payment of a pre-determined price, that information cannot be said to be ‘held’ or ‘under the control of’ public authority; not accessible under RTI
20 May, 2014
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Information concerning a loan account was denied u/s 8(1)(j) - Appellant: he was the guarantor of the loan & since the loan was not repaid, the bank had recovered its proceeds from his Saving Account with them - CIC: provide part of the information
19 May, 2014
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Appellant: how the treaties such as GATT 1947 & GATT 1994 were given effect to? - CIC: appellant is seeking to know whether these two agreements were signed, ratified or acceded to or any other process was adopted; provide information
14 May, 2014
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