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Respondent remained absent despite service of notice - CIC: Absence of the respondent is viewed seriously by the Commission and the PIO is cautioned to be careful in future - CIC directed to provide revised point-wise reply against point Nos. 6 to 8     Right to Information Act 2005    Guidelines regarding transfer of MBBS students from Ukraine to other country to complete remaining education - PIO: Queries raised by Foreign Medical Students from Ukraine & China have been uploaded on NMC website - CIC: Appropriate response provided     Right to Information Act 2005    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    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

July 30, 2012
Statistics of judges of SC / HC whose relatives practice in same court ...more>> 		July 30, 2012
Information regarding dismissal of SLP and review petition by Supreme Court ...more>>
July 30, 2012
Should the Supreme Court provide a record of judicial hangings under RTI?...more>> 		July 29, 2012
Are the employment details of Insurance agent liable to be disclosed under RTI?...more>>
July 29, 2012
Should a public authority call for information to provide to a RTI applicant?...more>> 		July 29, 2012
RTI application seeking the status of the proposal for financial assistance ...more>>

Articles

NSA is evolving a strategy to access data by monitoring the use of websites by Indians
October 23, 2013 The cyber security challenges that India faces currently are enormous   more>>
Celebrating the 8th anniversary of India’s Right to Information Act
October 11, 2013 A defining characteristic of RTI activists is that they are usually leaderless and cannot be tamed   more>>
SC: Co-operative society does not fall within the definition of “public authority” under RTI Act
October 9, 2013 Kerala HC judgment holding co-operative society registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 quashed   more>>

Comments

Copy of LFAR of the Bank of Maharashtra
June 12, 2022 Is the audit report of a bank required to be disclosed under RTI?   more>>
Information related to post mortem report should be disclosed to friends and relatives under RTI
June 1, 2022 Insurance company needs a copy of the post mortem report in accidental death   more>>
If the retention period of the required document has expired, can they be provided under RTI?
May 27, 2022 The said documents sought under RTI exist till now and have not been weeded out   more>>