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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)

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

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

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

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

Marks scored by the appellant in exam for Sub-inspector in Delhi Police, CAPFs & Assistant Sub-inspector in CISF - Respondent: Result of candidate was withheld - CIC: No exemption clause invoked; SCN issued to PIO for arbitrary denial; Provide information

Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively

Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?

No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa

Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?

There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP

Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

Are the GST RETURNS liable to be disclosed under the RTI Act, 2005?

Degree of an individual is personal and does not warrant disclosure under the RTI Act

Inordinate delay in the hearing and disposal of second appeals

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DOPT CIRCULAR 2015

O.M. No. and Date	Subject
No. 1/1/2013-IR (Vol.V) 14/12/2015	Extension/Improvement of RTI Online Portal - Action Plan 2016.
No. 14/9/2014-IR (Vol.II) 29/10/2015	Guidelines on Internship for Undergraduates pursuing five year integrated course in Law or graduates pursuing Bachelors degree in Law under the Centrally sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information Act.
14/9/2014-IR(Vol.II) 29/10/2015	Guidelines on Internship for Undergraduates pursuing five year integrated course in Law or graduates pursuing Bachelors degree in Law under the Centrally sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information Act
No. 10/1/2013-IR 06/10/2015	Format for giving information to the applicants under RTI Act - issue of guidelines regarding.
NA 06/10/2015	Compendium of Best Practices on RTI
No. 4/2/2015-IR 09/09/2015	Notice for inviting particulars for appointment to the post of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission.( last date of receiving application is 12.10.2015)
No. 1/5/2011-IR 10/07/2015	Harmonization of RTI (Fee and Cost) Rules and Appeal Procedure Rules under Right to Information Act, 2005.
No. 1/1/2013-IR 09/07/2015	76th Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice - Recommendation regarding suo-motu disclosure under Section 4 of Right to Information Act, 2005.
No. 1/6/2012-IR 02/07/2015	Guidelines for grants to ATIs and SICs under the various components of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information Acts for the year 2015-16
NA 29/06/2015	Implementation of Suo Motu disclosure under Section 4 of RTI Act, 2005.
No. 1/1/2014-IR(Vol.III) 23/06/2015	Extended Date - Right to Information Fellowships - 2015
NA 05/06/2015	Right to Information Fellowship 2015 guidelines
10/1/2013-IR 17/03/2015	Format for giving information to the applicants under RTI Act seeking comments from public regarding.
1/32/2013-IR 17/02/2015	Guidelines for PIOs/First Appellate Authorities for supply of Information and disposal of first appeal respectively - reiteration of
1/3/2014-IR 14/01/2015	Introduction of postal stamps as RTI fee/cost - seeking comments from public regarding