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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    Details in regards to selection of Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) were not furnished - Respondent: Information could not be furnished as the recruitment process was on-going at that time - CIC: Since it has attained finality, information can be provided     Right to Information Act 2005    Notings from the file of M/s Vadilal Dairy International Ltd - CIC: Respondent could not point out the portions of the notings which were exempted under Sec. 8 (1) d) of the RTI Act and reasons behind denial of the information; Disclose exercising Sec. 10     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 28, 2012
PIO is not obliged to provide the information already available in public domain...more>> 		October 28, 2012
Information should be provided free of cost if the period of 30 days is surpassed...more>>
October 27, 2012
Is Directorate of Education compelled to obtain information from private schools?...more>> 		October 27, 2012
CIC directs Punjab & Haryana High Court to computerize the records...more>>
October 26, 2012
Fee with RTI application should be paid only through the prescribed mode...more>> 		October 26, 2012
Is the PIO obliged to attest the documents provided under RTI?...more>>

Articles

A short compendium of important decisions of Central Information Commission
January 13, 2014 A glance through the significant orders of CIC given in 2013   more>>
Maldives Parliament endorses Access to Information Bill
December 29, 2013 President Abdulla Yamin Abdul Gayoom to expedite the ratification of the bill   more>>
Detailed analysis and comments on the report of Sri Mukul Mudgal
December 24, 2013 Central Government is going for the revision of Cinema Law   more>>

Comments

NRI’s and Overseas Citizens condemn the proposed amendments to the RTI Act
August 23, 2013 The RTI act has undermined the secrecy that underwrote colonial governance   more>>
How dare RTI activist be killed in front of the high court?
August 22, 2013 Let us all hope justice will be done   more>>
RTI application should not be filed merely by the designation
August 22, 2013 Only a citizen can file an application under the RTI Act   more>>