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Matter of cruelty to cattle at BHEL - CIC: No reply has been provided till date which is a violation of the timeframe stipulated under RTI Act - Smt Prachi Jain, CPIO & Assistant Secretary to show cause explaining why penal action should not be initiated     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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   
2nd edition of "PIOs Guide on RTI" published - Based on study of over one lakh orders of CIC and judgments of Courts - Book carries subject wise case laws, latest legal updates, Practical tips for PIOs and FAAs - Needs of all stakeholders covered

Case Laws

December 3, 2013
Legal notice served in relation to educational bank loan - reasons for debiting the notice charges from the appellant’s account - PIO: the loan was overdue and legal charges were debited as per standard practice - CIC: appeal dismissed...more>> 		December 3, 2013
Information pertaining to the premature closure of LIC policy was denied by stating that the requested information cannot be traced - CIC: penalty of Rs.25,000/- on the PIO; compensation of Rs. 10,000/- awarded to the applicant...more>>
December 2, 2013
Can the appeal against awarding compulsory retirement punishment be reconsidered? - PIO: request beyond the definition of ‘information’ - CIC: apprise the rule position as per CCS (Conduct) Rules and CCS (CC&A) Rules regarding the reconsideration...more>> 		December 2, 2013
Documents submitted by the subscriber at the time of installation of telephone was denied u/s 8(1)(j) – CIC: MTNL is bound to protect the confidentiality of its subscribers and third party information can be disclosed only in larger public interest ...more>>
December 1, 2013
Information pertaining to crop insurance - Respondent: when a farmer takes a loan crop, insurance is compulsory otherwise it is the personal liability of the respondent branch manager in case of a crop failure - CIC: provide a photo copy of insurance file...more>> 		December 1, 2013
Information regarding a vigilance matter concerning third parties was denied u/s 8(1)(g) and 8(1)(h) - CIC: performance of an employee is a matter between the employee and the employer; governed by service rules which falls under ‘personal information’...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>>

Comments

A few mails received from the readers of RTI Foundation of India are reproduced below:
July 9, 2023 Readers are requested to communicate in Hindi or English only   more>>
Different replies to the RTI Applications by different PIOs of the same public authority
May 6, 2023 My RTI Application was transferred to field office and I received 20 different replies   more>>
The PIO is expected to provide the information in the format which is available in the office
April 9, 2023 Can I ask the PIO to send a bulk paper information to my email by making a PDF?   more>>