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CIC Conduct of the PIO shows that RTI application has been replied casually; His representative was not acquainted with the facts of the case and appeared before the CIC; PIO to take all steps u/s 5(4) to procure the available information as sought for

CPIO is strictly directed to send a proper written submission justifying the invocation of Section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act in the matter as well as a proper explanation for deputing an officer to represent the case who was not even acquainted with the fact

Appellant: Main gate entry details was not offered for inspection; hence, he did not go for inspection of the record - Respondent: Inspection was offered which was not availed till the date of hearing without disclosing the reasons - CIC: Reply upheld

Information on the Under Trial Prisoners like those who have spent more than 50% of their punishment period - Part data provided, some refused while the rest was not maintained - CIC: PIO can only provide information which is readily available in records

Has any Doctor of GDMO, Specialist or Teaching cadre working in Hospitals or any Health facility of Delhi government been granted 3 years of study leave? - CIC: Appellant may approach the concerned department/Hospitals to obtain the information

Registration documents - Respondent: Inspection of records was offered, but the Appellant did not appear - Appellant: Concerned official was not available to show the files - CIC: Provide complete point-wise information as per the available documents

Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively

Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?

No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa

Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?

There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP

Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 release by MeitY for public consultation

Delhi High Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia University to disclose PhD Thesis under the RTI Act

Disclosure of marks secured by the appellant and others in the District Court Clerical recruitment process

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

April 12, 2024 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...more>>	April 10, 2024 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...more>>

April 8, 2024 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...more>>	April 5, 2024 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...more>>

April 3, 2024 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...more>>	April 1, 2024 Information regarding Lease Deed between Jaypee Infratech Ltd and IDBI Bank wherein JIL transferred 50.26 acres land through Debt Asset Swap to liquidate their outstanding liability of Rs. 253.32 Cr. - CIC: Provide information relating to Point No. 8...more>>

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Articles

Fate of the complaint filed before the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission February 15, 2022 Pending human rights cases should be disposed of as per law by the Competent Authority more>>
Entries in Birth and Death Register are public documents and cannot be termed a 'Third Party Information' October 31, 2021 High Court directs to provide copies of Death Certificate under RTI Act more>>
Karnataka HC: Provide copy of report with enclosures when the investigation in the matter had been concluded October 20, 2021 Option of getting it from Magistrate cannot be a ground to deny the information under RTI more>>
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Comments

Different replies to the RTI Applications by different PIOs of the same public authority May 6, 2023 My RTI Application was transferred to field office and I received 20 different replies more>>
The PIO is expected to provide the information in the format which is available in the office April 9, 2023 Can I ask the PIO to send a bulk paper information to my email by making a PDF? more>>
I have visited HUDA LAO office, Gurgaon in person but got no satisfactory reply March 30, 2023 No one bothered to inform me whether our RTI applications have been received by speed post more>>
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