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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

August 15, 2012
Matters before Joint Parliamentary Committee not liable to be disclosed under RTI...more>> 		August 15, 2012
Should the details of the selected candidates be disclosed under RTI?...more>>
August 14, 2012
Can documents related to outsourced work be sought under RTI?...more>> 		August 14, 2012
Procedure and time taken for disposal of cases by NHRC sought under RTI ...more>>
August 14, 2012
Seeking mortgage deed of Recovery Case under RTI...more>> 		August 13, 2012
Can CVC give a second stage advice in matters relating to LTC or TA?...more>>

Articles

Can only an advocate represent a citizen before the information commission?
November 25, 2013 Even a non-advocate can plead the case on behalf of an appellant   more>>
Information Commission cannot direct for providing information in case of a complaint
November 16, 2013 A synopsis of the HC directing the CIC to decide the complaints on merits   more>>
Submission to Parliamentary Standing Committee regarding RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2013
November 13, 2013 A comprehensive presentation regarding inclusion of political parties under the RTI Act   more>>

Comments

Girish Deshpande case (Supreme Court) has become a great hurdle in getting information
October 13, 2022 Can the Girish Deshpande judgment be challenged in Supreme Court?   more>>
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>>