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PIO informed the Appellant that the information sought is not available in their office and transferred the application to Bangalore Development Authority u/s 6(3) - Appellant did not approach the transferee Public Authority - CIC: No intervention needed     Right to Information Act 2005    Transfer of pension to wrong account - Neither the RTI application nor the first appeal was responded by the respondent, on account of non-receipt - Respondent furnished a reply which the appellant claimed to have not received - CIC: Provide revised reply     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding home loan in which appellant’s mother, i.e., late Smt. V Jain was a guarantor - CIC: Information was related to third party property loan (Mr. Pradeep Jain and Smt. V Jain), and both are alive; No public activity or interest involved     Right to Information Act 2005    Total number of accounts opened by PNB under different welfare schemes - Delay of almost two years - CIC: PIO is cautioned and advised to strengthen its RTI portal to enable effective and timely disposal of RTI applications and first appeals in future     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: The issue raised by the Appellant remains unanswered due to non-availability of any material information in the records; Advisory u/s 25(5) issued to the Office of Insurance Ombudsman to look into such cases in larger public interest     Right to Information Act 2005    Information on Concession Period of toll plaza - CIC: FAA has provided information regarding concession period for only 14 of the 28 toll plazas under the jurisdiction of NHAI Chennai; Provide information regarding the remaining 14 toll plazas     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

September 9, 2012
Misrepresentation of facts regarding RTI reply before the CIC...more>> 		September 8, 2012
Seeking information regarding collapse of house using RTI...more>>
September 8, 2012
An individual should file the RTI application himself...more>> 		September 8, 2012
Should delta endotoxin level in biolarvicide products be mentioned on their certificate of registration? ...more>>
September 7, 2012
Using RTI to know the basis for defining medical terms for Medi-claim policy ...more>> 		September 7, 2012
RTI query - When and why the sale of silver alloy coins had been discontinued?...more>>

Articles

NSA is evolving a strategy to access data by monitoring the use of websites by Indians
October 23, 2013 The cyber security challenges that India faces currently are enormous   more>>
Celebrating the 8th anniversary of India’s Right to Information Act
October 11, 2013 A defining characteristic of RTI activists is that they are usually leaderless and cannot be tamed   more>>
SC: Co-operative society does not fall within the definition of “public authority” under RTI Act
October 9, 2013 Kerala HC judgment holding co-operative society registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 quashed   more>>

Comments

लोगो का हक है कि वह आरटीआई अपनी मातृभाषा में कर सके
February 19, 2024 Should RTI application be replied in Punjabi and Urdu in the state of Delhi?   more>>
Can the PIO send the information requested under RTI by Ordinary Post?
December 1, 2023 It is advisable to send the information by Speed Post or Registered Post   more>>
It is not uncommon for a public authority to receive a pseudonymous RTI application
October 22, 2023 If RTI application is on a common issue, consider posting such information on the website   more>>