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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    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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     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 27, 2012
Addressing the issue of rejection on grounds of medical fitness invoking RTI...more>> 		December 26, 2012
Public authority can provide only the information it is supposed to maintain in its official course...more>>
December 26, 2012
Can question paper and answer key be disclosed before the examination process is over?...more>> 		December 26, 2012
Can copy of charge sheet issued to third party be disclosed under RTI?...more>>
December 25, 2012
Is a PIO obliged to provide hard copy of information already available on website?...more>> 		December 25, 2012
Can information pertaining to one’s own suspension be disclosed under RTI?...more>>

Articles

Can only an advocate represent a citizen before the information commission?
November 25, 2013 Even a non-advocate can plead the case on behalf of an appellant   more>>
Information Commission cannot direct for providing information in case of a complaint
November 16, 2013 A synopsis of the HC directing the CIC to decide the complaints on merits   more>>
Submission to Parliamentary Standing Committee regarding RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2013
November 13, 2013 A comprehensive presentation regarding inclusion of political parties under the RTI Act   more>>

Comments

Order of our Complaint/Appeal not yet received form Uttar Pradesh SIC till now
July 27, 2013 Can anyone get a copy of the order from the SIC?   more>>
I was also asked for similar extra premium for health ground by LIC
July 26, 2013 The case looks like business gain for LIC   more>>
Ordinance to bring much needed changes In the Indian Securities Laws
July 26, 2013 The President of India promulgated The Securities Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013   more>>