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Information about Transfer orders on Metnet portal - CIC: For some delay in providing the information the respondent tendered unconditional apology; RTI application was inadvertently not replied within the stipulated time and no mala fide was established     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant indicated 4 PIOs of different zones to whom the queries pertained; Despite knowing, he filed single RTI application expecting the PIO to collect the information from the zones - CIC: Appellant advised to exercise his right in a judicious manner     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent: Appellant had raised voluminous queries under multiple heads such as NSE Colo case, NSE penalty, Forensic Audit, SEBI settlement, proceedings, etc. and all of them were addressed in point- wise manner - CIC: Appeal is dismissed     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO: No document indicating specific Charter of Duties of LDC, UDC & OS is available in the Directorate; Army Head Quarter has 28 Line Directorate and all of them are independent appointing authority - CIC: No intervention required     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Since the Appellant had also sought adjudication of his dispute using the RTI, the reply is upheld - Scope of RTI Act extends only to disclosure of information as defined u/s 2(f) and not in redressal of grievances or resolving inter se disputes     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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

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

Discrepancies in the details of the COVID-19 relief package in the women beneficiaries
September 12, 2021
Ex gratia payment was deposited in the women beneficiaries' Jan Dhan Yojana accounts   more>>
Please release Kendriya Vidyalaya HRM quota list for school admission as early as possible
August 24, 2021
If HRM quota is not released before last date, our child will lose one year in her education life   more>>
Postal stamps should be considered for payment of initial RTI fees and additional fee
August 24, 2021
The benefits of RTI Act would be available to all citizens at their door steps   more>>