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Information about the result for a post code which was not visible on SSC portal - CIC: PIO ought to provide the information if available or inform unavailability instead of evasively stating that the ‘information cannot be provided’; Amounts to denial     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Disclosure of name, designation, official address & official contact details (not father’s name) of serving public officials is not a personal information as it is directly relatable to their public functions; Falls within the mandate of Sec 4(1)(b)     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Information pertaining to sanctioned, filled and vacant posts in MCD falls u/s 4(1) (b)(i) and (ii) of RTI Act; Is mandatorily required to be disclosed on a suo motu basis; Insistence on charging photocopying fees is not justified; Comply with Sec 4     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Provide a due opportunity of being heard to the parties while adjudicating the First Appeal; Serving a copy of documents (including Complaint, Second Appeal and Written submissions) to the opposite party is a fundamental requirement for due process     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent apologized for not replying contending that there is no link officer to deal with the RTI applications - CIC: A mechanism for appointment of Link Officers be institutionalized under the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO: Marks data of the Typing test was uploaded on the SSC website for a specific period of time and not readily available - CIC: Information is now required to be created after decoding the available data, which is not the mandate of the RTI Act     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 GST RETURNS liable to be disclosed under the RTI Act, 2005?     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   
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Case Laws

November 3, 2025
Information about the result for a post code which was not visible on SSC portal - CIC: PIO ought to provide the information if available or inform unavailability instead of evasively stating that the ‘information cannot be provided’; Amounts to denial...more>> 		October 30, 2025
CIC: Disclosure of name, designation, official address & official contact details (not father’s name) of serving public officials is not a personal information as it is directly relatable to their public functions; Falls within the mandate of Sec 4(1)(b)...more>>
October 27, 2025
CIC: Information pertaining to sanctioned, filled and vacant posts in MCD falls u/s 4(1) (b)(i) and (ii) of RTI Act; Is mandatorily required to be disclosed on a suo motu basis; Insistence on charging photocopying fees is not justified; Comply with Sec 4 ...more>> 		October 23, 2025
CIC: Provide a due opportunity of being heard to the parties while adjudicating the First Appeal; Serving a copy of documents (including Complaint, Second Appeal and Written submissions) to the opposite party is a fundamental requirement for due process ...more>>
October 20, 2025
Respondent apologized for not replying contending that there is no link officer to deal with the RTI applications - CIC: A mechanism for appointment of Link Officers be institutionalized under the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks...more>> 		October 16, 2025
PIO: Marks data of the Typing test was uploaded on the SSC website for a specific period of time and not readily available - CIC: Information is now required to be created after decoding the available data, which is not the mandate of the RTI Act...more>>

Articles

Are the GST RETURNS liable to be disclosed under the RTI Act, 2005?
November 1, 2025 Allegation of fraud made to claim public interest override for disclosure of information   more>>
Degree of an individual is personal and does not warrant disclosure under the RTI Act
September 1, 2025 Delhi High Court holds that degree of PM Narendra Modi is his personal information   more>>
Inordinate delay in the hearing and disposal of second appeals
August 25, 2025 Absence of statutory timelines to decide appeals has rendered the RTI Act toothless   more>>

Comments

Information about the tax returns in certain cases is actually the classic "chicken or egg" situation
November 4, 2025   more>>
Transparency is paramount in a developing country like India
October 8, 2025 RTI helps in empowerment of the citizens and leads to accountability   more>>
The reply from the PIO said that records are not available
October 1, 2025 The PIO should inform whether any FIR has been filed in case of missing records   more>>