A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters
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A one stop destination for all Right to Information (RTI) matters


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    Information relating to India Non-Judicial stamp paper - CIC: The RTI Application and First Appeal are filed by separate individuals; Since the channel of First Appeal has not been properly exhausted by the Appellant, the second appeal is not maintainable     Right to Information Act 2005    Legal basis for constituting a selection committee for shortlisting applicant for CIC; Records evidencing that the Cabinet Secretary exercised his mind to find that Ms. Amita Pandove possessed all the qualifications - CIC: Appropriate response provided     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

September 10, 2012
Are the records vaguely referred in the RTI application liable to be traced?...more>>
September 10, 2012
Disclosure of tour details of a Vigilance Officer under RTI...more>>



September 9, 2012
Allotment and the time schedule of the book stall under RTI...more>>
September 9, 2012
Seeking information regarding illegal construction of police post using RTI...more>>



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>>



Articles

Reporting of atrocities committed against Scheduled Castes under the SC/ST POA Act
April 25, 2014
A preliminary analysis of the trends immediately discernible as per the NCRB data   more>>
Overcoming Apex Court’s ruling in Girish R Deshpande through the Lokayukta Act
April 19, 2014
Are the Immovable Property Returns and service books of a civil servant personal information?   more>>
After passage of a month, the CRPF is yet to implement the CIC order
March 26, 2014
Information about two incidents of extra-judicial killings involving CRPF personnel   more>>

Comments

Reply is not received from Indian Air Force in the time limit
July 16, 2013
They keep on blaming the postal department for the delay   more>>
Government is losing its own revenue by not doing the gauge conversion
July 16, 2013
It would save 6-10 hours of journey time for the passengers   more>>
Disclosure of FIR can cause danger to the complainant
July 15, 2013
Some mechanism would be needed to safeguard the interests of the complainant   more>>