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Information regarding grant given to Universities by the Central Government - CIC instructed the Secretary, MHRD to depute an officer not below the rank of a JS to examine the RTI application & provide a suitable response - Show cause notice for penalty     Right to Information Act 2005    A grievance related to promotion and transfer of SAG grade General Duties medical Officer in ESIC - CIC advised the appellant to submit a representation to the Public Authority and directed the PIO to provide action taken report after consultation     Right to Information Act 2005    It was noted by the CIC that invalid transfer was done & that too not in the proper format; The then PIO of CVC was warned - CIC: The PIO should note that in future if the same mistake is noticed, more stringent action can be taken against him     Right to Information Act 2005    Information pertaining to agenda for relaxation of Rule17 of the DDA (Disposal of Developed Nazul Land) Rules sent to M/o Housing & Urban Affairs for consideration & issue of final notification - CIC directed to facilitate inspection of documents     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant filed multiple RTI applications of similar nature seeking information related to charge-sheet against him - CIC: Appellant is advised not to file multiple applications; Public Authority is authorized to reject applications with identical subject     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant sought Revised Pension upon retirement in 2005 - CIC: EDMC to furnish complete information about the calculations arrived at by them on the basis of Labour Court order, due drawn statement as furnished by appellant and the duplicate service book     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    Union Ministry of Defence directed to disclose Joint Operational Doctrines under the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    There are a host of issues for law students to do research in respect of the RTI Act, 2005     Right to Information Act 2005    Proposal to amend the RTI Act to vary the salaries payable to the Information Commissioners     Right to Information Act 2005   

Case Laws

August 21, 2018
A scholar sought information about action taken to release the 2nd instalment of her scholarship - CIC: It is astonishing that the PIO is not concerned with other wing & does not know how to access the online RTI application; Show cause for penalty issued...more>> 		August 19, 2018
Certified copy of certificate 12-A issued by IT dept was sought - PIO: They were not obliged to maintain records beyond 20 years - CIC: Sec 8 (3) was misinterpreted - CIC was appalled to learn about the abysmal condition of record keeping in the office...more>>
August 17, 2018
CIC: Since the Appellant is an Enterprise and not any citizen seeking information in his individual capacity, the same is not covered under Section 3 of the RTI Act - CIC: Appellant is advised to exercise his right to information judiciously in future...more>> 		August 15, 2018
Information regarding persons employed at National Archives of India through outsourcing agency like his qualification and whether he is allowed to receive wages like that of a skilled labour - PIO demanded Rs 4 - CIC: Provide the information free of cost...more>>
August 13, 2018
Number of persons employed by Air India under ‘Sports Quota’ and its cost implications were sought - CIC issued a warning to Secretary, Air India Sports Promotion Board, to ensure that reply to an RTI application is provided within 30 days of receipt ...more>> 		August 10, 2018
Information regarding whether Joint Commissioner of Income Tax Dept could become a Managing Trustee of a registered trust, whether any prior permission taken from government etc was denied u/s 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act - CIC: No public interest established...more>>

Articles

Official data regarding the complaints of human rights violations between 2012-2016
July 15, 2017 RTI can be a tool for greater transparency and accountability   more>>
What are "human rights violations" under the RTI Act, 2005?
June 22, 2017 The attack on CRPF raises multiple questions and hopefully the Delhi High Court would address them all   more>>
Has the Indian judiciary been lax in its implementation of the RTI Act, 2005?
June 1, 2017 A Project report analyses the RTI compliance across High Courts of India   more>>

Comments

Bill should be passed to finalize complaints against the Chartered Accountants within stipulated time
October 5, 2018 The President and PM have asked the CAs to take corrective measures   more>>
The details of the Government employee should be shared under the RTI Act
October 3, 2018 Those employees who are cheating the Government should be punished   more>>
Feedback on the Draft of Data Protection Bill can be submitted till September 30
September 9, 2018 One can submit the feedback online or through post   more>>