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Denial of specific part of regulation from which the clause "promotion to a higher grade cannot be made without having the corresponding position available in the higher grade and no promotion can be made effective from a retrospective date” upheld by CIC     Right to Information Act 2005    Copy of NOC issued to an Airman (IAF) was denied claiming that it is 'Personal Information' the disclosure of which would cause unwarranted invasion to the privacy of the individual - CIC: Denial u/s 8(1)(j) upheld; No larger public interest disclosed     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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

August 27, 2012
Information regarding appointment as Tax Assistant on compassionate grounds sought under RTI...more>> 		August 26, 2012
Seeking refund of admission fee using RTI...more>>
August 26, 2012
Under RTI, can the FAA deny the information on different grounds?...more>> 		August 25, 2012
Why was the Gujarat CM not interrogated in the Gujarat riots case?...more>>
August 25, 2012
Details about the female employees of Coal India Limited...more>> 		August 24, 2012
The applications submitted by other candidates were sought under RTI...more>>

Articles

Information on the implementation of the Indian Government’s Whistleblower Policy
July 19, 2013 Is CVC prepared to handle the responsibilities under the Whistleblower Bill?   more>>
Police reforms in Maharashtra – Are they for real?
July 16, 2013 The resolutions passed by the Maharashtra government have been pending for long   more>>
Odisha High Court directs to supply the information to the BPL applicant free of cost
July 11, 2013 In a landmark judgment, the HC has directed to provide information as per section 7(5)   more>>

Comments

Girish Deshpande case (Supreme Court) has become a great hurdle in getting information
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सूचना का अधिकार अधिनियम - 2005 एंव लोकतंत्र के लिए उचित नहीं है
October 1, 2022 ज्यादातर सूचना आयुक्त अपीलकर्ता को हतोत्साहित करते हैं   more>>
I'm wondering for an answer to this exact question
September 28, 2022 Why the caste “Bhat” was included in the OBCs list when “Bhatt” was omitted   more>>