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


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   
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

August 31, 2012
Using RTI for seeking information regarding Court Martial of a person...more>>
August 31, 2012
Can the HRA details of third party be disclosed under RTI ACT?...more>>



August 30, 2012
Under RTI, can the priced publications be given free of cost to a BPL citizen?...more>>
August 30, 2012
Is it mandatory for Delhi High Court to publish all orders and decisions in Hindi?...more>>



August 29, 2012
Should information available on website be provided in hard copies under RTI?...more>>
August 29, 2012
Disclosure of construction plan of Air force Buildings under RTI...more>>



Articles

Analysis of the proposed amendments to the Whistleblowers Protection Bill, 2011
August 21, 2013
A Preliminary analysis of the proposed amendments   more>>
Do you want to defend the RTI Act, 2005?
August 16, 2013
Amendments to the RTI Act are scheduled for discussion and passing in the Lok Sabha next week   more>>
Rights and entitlements while interacting with the police
August 4, 2013
Delhi Police has uploaded Standing Orders issued in relation to handling crimes   more>>

Comments

Banks asked by RBI to collect counterfeit notes and give credit to customers
July 19, 2013
New Reserve Bank guidelines on counterfeit notes issued to banks   more>>
Police reforms by Maharashra are a step in the right direction
July 17, 2013
The other state governments should try to implement the same measures   more>>
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>>