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


Information about an employee was sought claiming that he got the job by submitting forged documents - PIO denied the information u/s 8(1)(j) and 11 - CIC: A failed to substantiate his claim by submitting any documents to support of his contentions     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Reply given by the respondent is not categorical and not in tune with the submissions tendered during the hearing; Provide a revised updated reply intimating the specific URL hyperlink/stepwise path where the information can be accessed     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding House Building advance - The custodian of information did not appear before the CIC despite knowing the fact that the matter pertained to them and hearing notices were issued to them - SCN issued for penalty and compensation     Right to Information Act 2005    Pension documents of his father being 63 years old have been destroyed as per Northern Railway instruction regarding schedule of retention of old records - CIC: Facilitate an opportunity of inspection of records; Make efforts to redress the grievance     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: PIO’s and FAA’s should write their names, designations, official telephone numbers along with email id, while replying to the RTI Applications and First Appeals; Sensitize the officials regarding the provisions of RTI Act by way of training workshops     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Application for compensation of Disability Pension is still pending; Appellant needs to be compensated for loss, harassment and detriment suffered by her - CIC: Department of Social Welfare to pay compensation of Rs. 92,000/- to appellant in a week     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    Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 release by MeitY for public consultation     Right to Information Act 2005    Delhi High Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia University to disclose PhD Thesis under the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Disclosure of marks secured by the appellant and others in the District Court Clerical recruitment process     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 30, 2024
PIO: Appellant sought the information through online portal and it was not possible for them to share the OMR sheet of NEET though online mode; Upon receipt of the second appeal, hard copies were provided - CIC: No scope of intervention in the matter...more>>
August 27, 2024
ITR, Ownership and Partnership of two Bricks Industry was denied u/s 8(1)(j) - Appellant: Documents needed for securing justice to her and her mother - CIC: Appellant has failed to establish any larger public interest & her locus in seeking personal info...more>>



August 23, 2024
CIC: Order is totally silent on the status of refund application; RTI application has been casually handled and the PIO did not appear before the CIC; SCN issued to Recovery Officer, DRT II, Ahmedabad the then PIO and the present PIO for imposing penalty...more>>
August 21, 2024
CIC: Reply appropriately provides the permissible information to the Appellant as per the provisions of the RTI Act and his claim that his marks have not been provided cannot be acceded to as it amounts to asking for a new set of information at this stage...more>>



August 19, 2024
CIC finds no infirmity in the initial reply of the PIO; Appellant in her RTI application and first appeal has nowhere mentioned that the information is related to her husband who has no objection; Re-examine the RTI application and give information...more>>
August 16, 2024
Information about vigilance clearance of CGST superintendent - CIC: Blanket denial by PIO without any justification is not appropriate; Personal detail & identifying particulars of third party be blackened u/s 10; PIO cautioned for abstaining from hearing...more>>



Articles

Ordinance amends the Banking Regulation Act as applicable to Co-operative Banks
June 27, 2020
A co-operative society supervised by the RBI would be within the ambit of RTI Act   more>>
States and Union Territories are running out of beds for the patients of Covid -19 infection
June 8, 2020
We must develop common templates for information disclosure for use across the country   more>>
HC: No penalty if experienced lawyer says records destroyed by termites
May 14, 2020
Is it the responsibility of the RTI applicant to prove that the PIO is wrong?   more>>

Comments

बहुत से विभाग आरटीआई का जवाब ही नहीं देते है
November 9, 2022
लखनऊ आयोग में न पेश होने की वजह से कई अपील खारिज हो जाती है   more>>
Do I have to pay charges of Photocopying for seeking information?
October 25, 2022
I belong to Below Poverty Line (BPL) Category and have filed an application under the RTI Act   more>>
RTI is necessary for Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
October 17, 2022
RTI is the only resort to know the fate of unanswered questions   more>>