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Information relating to India Non-Judicial stamp paper - CIC: The RTI Application and First Appeal are filed by separate individuals; Since the channel of First Appeal has not been properly exhausted by the Appellant, the second appeal is not maintainable     Right to Information Act 2005    Legal basis for constituting a selection committee for shortlisting applicant for CIC; Records evidencing that the Cabinet Secretary exercised his mind to find that Ms. Amita Pandove possessed all the qualifications - CIC: Appropriate response provided     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Testing procedure followed for testing of certain parameters of a Polymer (Flocculant) procured by Security Paper Mill through public tender is a matter of public interest; Not a core activity and does not affect security interests in any manner     Right to Information Act 2005    Certified copy of entire pages of correspondence & noting side of the file by which a particular order was issued - Respondent: Information regarding transfer of other employees has no relationship to any public activity or interest - CIC: Denial upheld     Right to Information Act 2005    Denial of specific part of regulation from which the clause "promotion to a higher grade cannot be made without having the corresponding position available in the higher grade and no promotion can be made effective from a retrospective date” upheld by CIC     Right to Information Act 2005    Copy of NOC issued to an Airman (IAF) was denied claiming that it is 'Personal Information' the disclosure of which would cause unwarranted invasion to the privacy of the individual - CIC: Denial u/s 8(1)(j) upheld; No larger public interest disclosed     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

December 20, 2013
Information regarding LTC availed by an employee during his complete service, payment made & copy of LTC bill was denied u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: such transactions involve transactions in public funds; directions issued to provide the information ...more>> 		December 19, 2013
Information relating to a house was denied after taking action u/s 11 - FAA: provide information after waiting for 90 days as third party has a right to file appeal - CIC: opportunity to third party has already been provided, disclose the information...more>>
December 19, 2013
Several passports in different names issued at appellant’s address - Appellant: passports were issued falsely & without his consent with motive to misuse his address - PIO: proper police verification done, no larger public interest - CIC: appeal rejected...more>> 		December 19, 2013
CIC directed the PIO to provide fresh affidavit to correct the contents of the previous one which were not in conformity with its directions - Appellant: second affidavit not submitted - CIC: penalty of Rs. 10,000/- imposed with directions to provide info...more>>
December 18, 2013
Maps of the building taken on lease by department of post, copy of lease deed and amount of rent agreed upon were refused u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: no bonafide public purpose has been cited by the appellant to justify disclosure, appeal rejected...more>> 		December 18, 2013
Copy of accounts of the firm were denied u/s 8(1)(j) – Appellant: the firm owes more than Rs 90 lakhs to him and he wanted to file a suit against the said firm – CIC: ITR and related documents are personal information and exempt from disclosure ...more>>

Articles

Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?
March 17, 2024 No obligation to supply the information if the Public Trust is not a Public Authority u/s 2(h) says Bombay HC   more>>
Takeaways from the Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme
February 25, 2024 The Supreme Court judgment would set new paradigms for the funding of the political parties   more>>
We will know, we will live - RTI
December 31, 2023 A broad look at the RTI Act, 2005 since its inception including the different issues plaguing it   more>>

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