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Issues relating to Health Centre of Rajiv Gandhi South Campus - Respondent: Information provided in compliance of CIC order; Concerned PIO had retired – CIC:- There appears to be no mala fide on the part of the PIO; Show cause notice dropped     Right to Information Act 2005    Medical records of wife were sought from Psychiatry Department claiming that it is essential for annulment of his marriage - CIC: Information qualifies as third-party information and is exempted from disclosure u/s 8(1)(j); No public interest involved     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent: NPA borrower had filed a case against them in DRT and the same was sub-judice; they expressed their inability to provide the information to the appellant - CIC: It could not be a sole ground for denying disclosure of information under RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO: RTI Application was misplaced and could not be traced which resulted into delay in dissemination of information - CIC: There is no malafide denial of information on the part of the CPIO and hence no action is warranted u/s 18 and 20 of the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Process of recognizing law colleges: U/s 25 (5), the CIC recommends the Bar Council of India to voluntarily disclose every inspection report of the affiliated colleges/universities recognised in order to enhance transparency in the recognizing process     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent: First appeal was addressed to CBI Bhopal, therefore, could not be disposed of by IT Office - CIC: RTI Application replied appropriately; In the absence of appellant to plead his case or contest the CPIO’s submissions, no scope of intervention     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   
2nd edition of "PIOs Guide on RTI" published - Based on study of over one lakh orders of CIC and judgments of Courts - Book carries subject wise case laws, latest legal updates, Practical tips for PIOs and FAAs - Needs of all stakeholders covered

Case Laws

November 7, 2023
CIC: Provide the details of the numbers of journals received and selected for UGC care list as available in their records free of cost via speed post; UGC to publish the information indicated in Section 4(1)(b) and 4(1)(c) on its website...more>>
November 5, 2023
Show cause notice to PIO for not providing any reply within stipulated time - PIO is the nodal officer of the University who acquires information from different wings of the University - No intentional delay or dilatory tactics - Explanation accepted...more>>



November 3, 2023
CIC: Appellant has misconceived the entire import of the RTI Act as well as the role of the First and Second Appellate Authority; Relief sought is transferring of the appeal to the “CVO/CIC” which is not maintainable request u/s 19(3) of the RTI Act...more>>
November 1, 2023
Marks secured by the candidates who appeared in the examination for the post of Administrative Officer and the complete merit list - PIO: Information exempt u/s 8(1)(j) of RTI Act - CIC: No further intervention is warranted in the matter...more>>



October 30, 2023
Copy of CAT order was refused asking the appellant to apply as per procedure provided under Chapter XVIII of C.A.T. Rules of Practice, 1993 - CIC: Provide the documents free of cost as the existence of two avenues is not mutually exclusive...more>>
October 27, 2023
List of Christian employees was sought from the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd - CIC: information sought qualifies as third-party information and same is exempted from disclosure u/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act; Further, no larger public interest has been invoked...more>>



Articles

An analysis of the orders of the CIC : RTI Study 2
August 31, 2012
Study of the penalty proceedings, compensation awarded and the recommendations given by the CIC   more>>
An analysis of the orders of the CIC : RTI Study 1
August 29, 2012
Outcome of the appeals filed with the CIC – 1 out of 4 appellants gets the complete information in second appeal   more>>
The details of the RTI applicant should not be made public
August 7, 2012
Many Public Authorities send the copy the RTI application to the third party   more>>

Comments

Can the information received by any person through RTI be submitted as evidence under PIDPI?
July 23, 2023
The guidelines for filing a complaint under PIDPI and the supportive evidence needed   more>>
A few mails received from the readers of RTI Foundation of India are reproduced below:
July 9, 2023
Readers are requested to communicate in Hindi or English only   more>>
Different replies to the RTI Applications by different PIOs of the same public authority
May 6, 2023
My RTI Application was transferred to field office and I received 20 different replies   more>>