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Appellant: Incorrect that information has already been published on website as no headings corresponding to 4(1)(b)(iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and others; First appeals disposed off mechanically without application of mind - CIC: Appropriate response provided

FAA: The information of CPIO, Base hospital is not available on RTI portal - CIC: Complaint identical to those in the appeals disposed of on 08.01.2024; The issues having attained finality, there is no public interest in further prolonging the matter

Information about Nagar Van Yojana - CIC: Information sought by the Appellant is dynamic in nature, sufficient reply has been given by the Respondent - CIC: To allay the apprehension of the Appellant, PIO to provide an updated reply; Respondent cautioned

SASF: List of Companies whose loan accounts were available for settlement was prepared taking into account several strategic & commercial factors including the modes through which accounts were declared NPA - CIC: No public interest warranting disclosure

Details in regards to selection of Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) were not furnished - Respondent: Information could not be furnished as the recruitment process was on-going at that time - CIC: Since it has attained finality, information can be provided

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

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We will know, we will live - RTI

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Case Laws

January 11, 2014 Information regarding a trading company was denied u/s 8(1)(h) - PIO: company is under investigation pursuant to Section 235 of the Companies Act; sharing information would impede the process of investigation by SFIO - CIC: appeal rejected...more>>	January 11, 2014 Documents submitted by Late Ms. Dropti Devi at the time of opening the bank account - Appellant: the account holder was his sister and he was nominated as the nominee in the will - Bank: appellant is not the nominee - CIC: denial upheld as fiduciary info...more>>

January 10, 2014 Information about the loan cases availing credit facility of more than Rs. one crore was denied u/s 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(j) by the bank - CIC: provide information on the action taken under the SARFAESI Act without disclosing the names and addresses of persons...more>>	January 10, 2014 The request of a director who was 25% shareholder in the company seeking details of the bank account was denied - Bank: awaiting an authority letter from the company in favour of director - CIC: provide information only on receipt of letter of authority...more>>

January 9, 2014 Service particulars of a bank employee who was father of the appellant were denied u/s 8(1)(j) - Appellant: service particulars officers are public domain matters - CIC: obtain the submission of the third party regarding disclosure of inform as per sec 11...more>>	January 9, 2014 Copy of application form of HUF account of appellant’s late father was denied u/s 8(1)(d) - Appellant: the account has been transferred irregularly after his death - Bank: senior most karta allowed to operate - CIC: provide copy of rules followed by bank...more>>

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Articles

Is a reply to a RTI application admissible in a court of law as evidence? June 7, 2022 An attested signed copy has been accepted by many courts as a piece of evidence more>>
Analysis of the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) Annual Report for the year 2020-21 March 7, 2022 Trends with regard to rejection of RTIs in the Central Public Authorities more>>
Fate of the complaint filed before the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission February 15, 2022 Pending human rights cases should be disposed of as per law by the Competent Authority more>>
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Comments

The Tirumala Tirupati temple is a public authority which falls under the ambit of the RTI Act September 18, 2023 Stop the interference of the Government to say that the TTD is independent more>>
Can reply to the RTI application be sent on personal id which appears suspicious? September 11, 2023 Reply to the RTI forwarded by speed post was returned back for incomplete address more>>
On last date of the maximum time limit for the reply, the PIO stated that information doesn't fall under him August 19, 2023 As per section 6(3) of the RTI Act, the request had to be transferred to other department within 5 days more>>
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