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Copy of the 10 finger and thumb impressions taken on biometric were denied by UIDAI claiming that sharing of "core biometric information" is prohibited u/s 2(i) of Aadhaar Act - CIC: PIO’s response is legally appropriate; No further intervention necessary     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: 20 Second Appeal cases of the Appellant against the same Public Authorities had already been disposed of by CIC while 9 are listed; Appellant has grossly misconceived the idea of exercising his Right to Information as being absolute and unconditional     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: FAA’s order set aside holding that the directions for disclosure of information were passed without application of mind; Personal details including educational qualification of other candidates is held by UPSC in as fiduciary, exempt u/s 8(1)(j)     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent: From where 'Ajit Newspaper' got the said documentary evidence is not on record; While the PIO was providing the information, RTI applicant repeated communications - CIC: It casts immense pressure on CPIOs to provide the correct deduction     Right to Information Act 2005    Enquiry findings in relation to the complaints were denied u/s 8(1)(j) and 8(1)(g) - CIC: PIO should have redacted the personal information of other third-party officers by invoking Section 10; Provide broad updated outcome of Appellant’s complaint     Right to Information Act 2005    Information about PMO such as Anti-corruption unit in the PMΟ, generic mail ID, complaints of corruption against Public Servants, SOP followed for PMs photographs, speeches, interviews and bio-data etc. - CIC: Appropriate information has been provided     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    Degree of an individual is personal and does not warrant disclosure under the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Inordinate delay in the hearing and disposal of second appeals     Right to Information Act 2005    Information Commissioner abdicated the statutory responsibility and acted as an agent of the government     Right to Information Act 2005   
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Supreme Court Cases
S.No. Case No. Petitioner Respondent Link
1 Special Leave Appeal (Civil) No. 23250 of 2008 Union Public Service Commission Shivshambhu and Others Click
2 Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 34868 of 2009 Khanapuran Gandaiah Administrative Officer and Ors. Click
3 Civil Appeal No. 7571 of 2009 The Institute of Chartered Accountant of India Shaunak H. Satya and Ors. Click
4 Special Leave Appeal (Civil) No. 9592 of 2011 P.C. Wadhwa C.I.C. and Ors. Click
5 Special Leave Appeal (Civil) No. 19649 of 2009 Directorate of Enforcement Arun Kumar Agrawal and Ors. Click
6 Civil Appeal No. 6454 of 2011 Central Board of Secondary Education and Anr. Aditya Bandopadhyay and Ors. Click
7 CIVIL WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 210 of 2012 Namit Sharma Union of India Click
8 Review Petition [C] No.2309 of 2012 in WP [C] No.210 of 2012 with Review Petition [C] No.2675 of 2012 in WP[C] No.210 of 2012 Union of India,State of Rajasthan & Anr. Namit Sharma Click
9 Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 27734 of 2012 Girish Ramchandra Deshpande Central Information Commr. & Ors. Click
10 Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil)....../2013 CC 1853/2013 Karnataka Information Commissioner. State Public Information Officer & Anr Click
11 Civil Appeal No. 9052 OF 2012 Bihar Public Service Commission. Saiyed Hussain Abbas Rizwi & Anr. Click
12 Civil Appeal Nos. 10787-10788 of 2011 Chief Information Commr. & another State of Manipur & another Click
13 Civil Appeal No. 9017 of 2013(Arising out of SLP (C) No.24290 of 2012) and Civil Appeal Nos. 9020, 9029 & 9023 OF 2013 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.24291 of 2012, 13796 and 13797 of 2013) Thalappalam Ser. Coop. Bank Ltd. and others State of Kerala and others Click
14 Civil Appeal No.(s).6159-6162 of 2013 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and others Angesh Kumar & others Click
15 Writ Petition (Civil) No.194 Of 2012 with T.C.(C) No. 129 of 2013 W.P.(C) No. 238 of 2014 T.C.(C) No. 32 of 2014 W.P.(C) No. 40 of 2016 W.P.(C) No. 205 of 2016 SLP(C) No. 30659 of 2017 Common Cause High Court of Allahabad & Anr. Click
16 Civil Appeal No. 9828 of 2013 With Civil Appeal Nos. 9844­9845 of 2013 Civil Appeal Nos. 9846­9857 of 2013 Civil Appeal No. 9860 of 2013 D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society & Ors. Director of Public Instructions & Ors. Click
17 Civil Appeal No(S).1966-1967 of 2020 (Arising out of SLP(C) No.5840 of 2015) Chief Information Commissioner . High Court Of Gujarat and Another . Click
18 Civil Appeal No 22 of 2009 Canara Bank C S Shyam and Another Click
19 Civil Appeal No. 5665/2014 Institute of Companies Secretaries of India Paras Jain Click
20 Transferred Case (Civil) No. 91 of 2015, 92 to 101 of 2015 Reserve Bank of India and others Jayantilal N. Mistry and others Click
21

Case No M.A. No.2342 of 2019 In Transferred Case (Civil) No.91 of 2015 with M.A. No.805/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.1870/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.534/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.1046/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.1129/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.1646/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.1647/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.1648/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.2008/2020 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.560/2021 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015 M.A. No.573/2021 in T.C.(C) No. 91/2015

Reserve Bank of India and others Jayantilal N. Mistry and others Click
22 Civil Appeal No. 10044 of 2010, Civil Appeal No. 10045 of 2010 and Civil Appeal No. 2683 of 2010 Central Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of India Subhash Chandra Agarwal Click
23 Civil Appeal No. … of 2013 arising out of SLP(C)No. 22609/2012; R.K. Jain UoI & Anr Click
24 WP (C) No. 880 of 2017 with WP (C) No. 59 of 2018 with WP (C) No. 975 of 2022 and WP (C) No. 1132 of 2022 Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr. Union of India & Ors. Click
25 Case no. - Civil Appeal No. 2230 of 2012 Central Information Commission D.D.A. & Anr. Click
26 Civil Appeal No(s). 1966-1967 of 2020 Chief Information Commissioner High Court of Gujarat and Another Click
27 Case no. - Writ Petition (Civil) No 1040 of 2019 Pravasi Legal Cell Union of India and Others Click