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The conditions & details of a tender were sought - Respondent: the said tender has already been cancelled - CIC: as the RTI application was filed before the cancellation, provide certain information along with the reasons for cancelling the said tender

Information regarding notice issued to appellant for payment of property tax - CIC takes adverse note of the gross insensitivity & callousness exhibited towards 75 years old appellant who was forced to file an RTI application after getting a wrong notice

CIC: the copy of the transfer orders of an employee is in relation to the public activity and hence to be disclosed; the copies of the applications for transfer made by the employees are ‘personal information’ and may not be disclosed under RTI

Information regarding expenses made on conducting meetings of agents were sought - CIC: provide the total amount budgeted & actual expenditure incurred in organising All India Agents Meet 2011-12 and the number of the LIC Agents who attended this Meet

PIO had denied information regarding the bids for a tender by the bank for premises required claiming that the tendering process was not over; now the tendering process is over - CIC: provide the information keeping in view the RTI Act

As the hearing through video conferencing could not be held due to technical problems, the complainant was contacted on mobile phone - CIC: Registrar General & Census directed to comply with section 4(1)(b) in 3 months and send a compliance report

No RTI for Indian Olympic Association says Ramachandran

Former PM ManMohan Singh retains 101 gifts while demitting office

21 cases of sexual assault are pending for over 10 years in Tamilnadu

How disabled friendly is the city of Vadodara?

RTI awareness programme organised in VRS Engineering College

No plans to amend the RTI Act to bring co-operative societies under it

Amendment to the Public Interest Disclosure Resolution by the government

Should the members of the statutory bodies be asked to go with change in Centre?

What are the plans of the government regarding transparency and accountability?

Case Laws

July 30, 2014 The conditions & details of a tender were sought - Respondent: the said tender has already been cancelled - CIC: as the RTI application was filed before the cancellation, provide certain information along with the reasons for cancelling the said tender more>>	July 29, 2014 Information regarding notice issued to appellant for payment of property tax - CIC takes adverse note of the gross insensitivity & callousness exhibited towards 75 years old appellant who was forced to file an RTI application after getting a wrong notice more>>

July 28, 2014 CIC: the copy of the transfer orders of an employee is in relation to the public activity and hence to be disclosed; the copies of the applications for transfer made by the employees are ‘personal information’ and may not be disclosed under RTI more>>	July 27, 2014 Information regarding expenses made on conducting meetings of agents were sought - CIC: provide the total amount budgeted & actual expenditure incurred in organising All India Agents Meet 2011-12 and the number of the LIC Agents who attended this Meet more>>

July 26, 2014 PIO had denied information regarding the bids for a tender by the bank for premises required claiming that the tendering process was not over; now the tendering process is over - CIC: provide the information keeping in view the RTI Act more>>	July 25, 2014 As the hearing through video conferencing could not be held due to technical problems, the complainant was contacted on mobile phone - CIC: Registrar General & Census directed to comply with section 4(1)(b) in 3 months and send a compliance report more>>

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Latest Bytes

No RTI for Indian Olympic Association says Ramachandran July 30, 2014 President of the IOA feels that RTI Act is being misused more>>
Former PM ManMohan Singh retains 101 gifts while demitting office July 29, 2014 As per rules, the evaluated cost of a gift above Rs 500/- has to be paid more>>
21 cases of sexual assault are pending for over 10 years in Tamilnadu July 28, 2014 A study done by NGO reveals nearly 65 per cent of the victims were minor more>>
How disabled friendly is the city of Vadodara? July 27, 2014 Most of the public places in the country are not accessible to the physically-disabled more>>
RTI awareness programme organised in VRS Engineering College July 25, 2014 State Information Commissioner P Vijaya Babu addresses the students more>>
No plans to amend the RTI Act to bring co-operative societies under it July 24, 2014 The Minister of State for Personnel informs the Loksabha about the government view more>>
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Articles

Amendment to the Public Interest Disclosure Resolution by the government July 8, 2014 Whistleblowers could send their complaints only to the Central Vigilance Commission more>>
Should the members of the statutory bodies be asked to go with change in Centre? June 22, 2014 Opportunity before the NDA to evolve a set of healthy practices more>>
What are the plans of the government regarding transparency and accountability? June 14, 2014 A look at some specific references in the Presidential address to the joint session of Parliament more>>
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Comments

CIC: citizens have no right to repeat information request under the RTI July 13, 2014 The order opens up possibility of denial of information without any legal basis more>>
Private educational institutions receiving aid are under the ambit of the RTI Act July 8, 2014 This is an excellent judgment on government aided institutions more>>
The information is before Hon'ble Parliament through CAG report July 2, 2014 Did the Hon'ble CIC quote the wrong section to deny information? more>>
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