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Notings from the file of M/s Vadilal Dairy International Ltd - CIC: Respondent could not point out the portions of the notings which were exempted under Sec. 8 (1) d) of the RTI Act and reasons behind denial of the information; Disclose exercising Sec. 10     Right to Information Act 2005    Guidelines regarding the authenticity of usage of Swamy's Medical Attendance Rule while dealing with any kind of medical reimbursement - CIC: Giving reasons/ opinions/ interpretations, etc are beyond the scope of duty of the CPIO     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent remained absent despite service of notice - CIC: Absence of the respondent is viewed seriously by the Commission and the PIO is cautioned to be careful in future - CIC directed to provide revised point-wise reply against point Nos. 6 to 8     Right to Information Act 2005    Guidelines regarding transfer of MBBS students from Ukraine to other country to complete remaining education - PIO: Queries raised by Foreign Medical Students from Ukraine & China have been uploaded on NMC website - CIC: Appropriate response provided     Right to Information Act 2005    RTI application filed with PACL Nodal Officer and Secretary, Judge (Retd) R.M. Lotha Committee - CIC: Appellant has filed the First Appeal before the FAA, SEBI without even filing any RTI Application with SEBI; Appeal is not maintainable     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Outstretching the interpretation of Section 2(f) to include deductions & inferences to be drawn by the PIO is unwarranted; It casts immense pressure on PIOs to ensure that they provide the correct deduction to avoid being subject to penal provisions     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   
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Case Laws

January 13, 2014
Appellant: similar charge sheet was given to six employees, but different penalty imposed ranging from dismissal to stopping increment which is discriminatory - copies of correspondence and notesheet related to him was denied - CIC: inspection to be done...more>> 		January 13, 2014
Information as to why no action has been taken when Bajaj Edit (P) Ltd. has not filed any income tax returns for the past ten years - CIC: why no action has been taken is not ‘information’ as defined u/s 2(f) of the RTI Act; ITR is personal information ...more>>
January 13, 2014
Information pertaining to recalculation of interest on certain deposits - FAA informed that the information is still awaited from PIO - the respondent did not participate in the hearing - CIC: inform the interest that is due from the FDRs to the appellant...more>> 		January 12, 2014
Appellant claimed that no reply was received and he lost interest for 16 months on his EPS amount of Rs. 6630/- due to non provision of information - CIC: compensate the appellant u/s 19(8)(b) by an amount of Rs.700/- for the detriment caused...more>>
January 12, 2014
Respondent: points 3 to 20 were transferred u/s 6(3) as it to pertained to Simdega office; could not confirm when the information has been provided - CIC: procure the information from the concerned offices and send a consolidated response to RTI applicant...more>> 		January 12, 2014
Copy of service records of a FCI official; copy of contract between FCI and a transporter & rules followed in any discrepancy between the recorded weight of the food grains at the time of being loaded and being - CIC: provide the information...more>>

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