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Appellant indicated 4 PIOs of different zones to whom the queries pertained; Despite knowing, he filed single RTI application expecting the PIO to collect the information from the zones - CIC: Appellant advised to exercise his right in a judicious manner     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent: Appellant had raised voluminous queries under multiple heads such as NSE Colo case, NSE penalty, Forensic Audit, SEBI settlement, proceedings, etc. and all of them were addressed in point- wise manner - CIC: Appeal is dismissed     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO: No document indicating specific Charter of Duties of LDC, UDC & OS is available in the Directorate; Army Head Quarter has 28 Line Directorate and all of them are independent appointing authority - CIC: No intervention required     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Since the Appellant had also sought adjudication of his dispute using the RTI, the reply is upheld - Scope of RTI Act extends only to disclosure of information as defined u/s 2(f) and not in redressal of grievances or resolving inter se disputes     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     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

October 8, 2013
A copy of the letter of Justice Khandeparkar addressed to the then Revenue Secretary - Appellant: the reply of PIO was not accompanied by enclosures - PIO: section asked to re-send the material - CIC: penalty of Rs. 1,500/- on the PIO Shri James Victor...more>> 		October 7, 2013
Loans of over Rs 100 crores waived off by LIC denied by PIO u/s 8(1)(d) - CIC: procedure for sanction of loans of more than Rs 100 crore along with the norms and procedures prescribed for investment and monitoring of surplus funds to be provided...more>>
October 7, 2013
Certified copies of all file nothings and records relating to appellants dismissal denied by PIO u/s 8(1)(j) - no first appeal filed before FAA - CIC: the order passed by the CPIO is patently illegal and set aside - hearing to respondents dispensed with...more>> 		October 7, 2013
PIO simply forwarded the reply given by SHO to the Appellant without examining whether it contained the complete and correct information or not - CIC: being a statutory authority, PIO is expected to examine the request and then pass a speaking order ...more>>
October 6, 2013
Name, CA number and the address of the postal agents of two account holders - PIO denied claiming that the information relates to third party and exempt u/s 8(1)(j) – CIC: Information cannot be supplied unless larger public purpose demonstrated...more>> 		October 6, 2013
Procedures to be followed before allowing a payment on savings account - appellant wanted the bank to verify whether the letter annexed to the RTI application was valid for banking transactions - RTI Act does not expect the public authority to give advice...more>>

Articles

Entries in Birth and Death Register are public documents and cannot be termed a 'Third Party Information'
October 31, 2021 High Court directs to provide copies of Death Certificate under RTI Act   more>>
Karnataka HC: Provide copy of report with enclosures when the investigation in the matter had been concluded
October 20, 2021 Option of getting it from Magistrate cannot be a ground to deny the information under RTI   more>>
Papers containing details of the operations launched by Indian Defence Forces in J&K in 1947
October 11, 2021 Disclosure of archival information kept confidential for more than half a century in Public interest   more>>

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