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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    Alleged wrong degree certificate by BIT Mesra University - CIC strongly advises the PIO to follow up on the correspondence and facilitate proper redressal of the grievance as it seemingly affects the welfare of similarly placed community of students     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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

October 4, 2013
Details of teachers, workers and students of a school - PIO made all efforts to get the information from the principal of DAV Public School treating it a ‘Public Authority’ - it is substantially funded by Eastern Coalfields Ltd. - CIC: provide information...more>>
October 3, 2013
Seeking copy of complaint and its status - Civil Suit was filed with Delhi High Court - enquiry File was transferred to Anti Extortion Cell - CIC: since the matter is under investigation, the documents cannot be provided u/s 8(1)(h)...more>>



October 3, 2013
Bank account number and the total deposit in the account of the deceased father denied u/s 8(1)(e), 8(1)(d) and 8(1)(j) - on the expiry of the depositor, the money was paid to the nominees and the appellant was not a nominee - CIC: denial upheld ...more>>
October 3, 2013
Copy of “Survey Sketch Map” denied u/s 8(1)(a) claiming that the mines area is the prohibited area with some vital installation inside the mines - CIC: FAA to examine the applicability of section 8(1)(a) as the information is related to past events...more>>



October 2, 2013
Information regarding details of contractors engaged in the Telecom Department in Uttar Pradesh - RTI application repeatedly transferred between public authorities - CIC: transfer the RTI application u/s 6(3) to the respective circles office of BSNL...more>>
October 2, 2013
Number of requests received by CCA to investigate any contraventions of IT Act in the last 3 years denied due to an objection from IB – Appellant: mere statistical information cannot impact confidentiality - after adjournment by CIC, information provided...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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