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Information about change in options provided in the answer key for the post of AHO Gr B under the Medical Dept of East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar - CIC: Provide documentary proof that option A is the correct answer for Question No. 97     Right to Information Act 2005    Appellant alleged false implication & victimization for wrongful and discriminatory dismissal from service - PIO: Manual of Departmental Security Instructions, 1994, is a Confidential document and is exempt from disclosure u/s 8(1)(a) - CIC: Denial upheld     Right to Information Act 2005    Opportunity of inspection of records was granted which the appellant did not avail - Respondent: Appellant’s dismissal case is in progress; He files RTI applications to know about the progress of his case - CIC: Grant another opportunity of inspection     Right to Information Act 2005    Information specifying the dates on which the Presiding Officer was in attendance for hearings at the Central Government Industrial Tribunal - CIC took an adverse view of the delay and cautioned the public authority to adhere to the timeline under RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: Appellant is agitating a matter in which he has already been given a relief despite having indulged in bigamy - CIC referred the matter to DRM, North Western Railway to take note of the aberration of lenient view taken in a serious matter like Bigamy     Right to Information Act 2005    Answer sheets of CBSE Board exam - CIC: PIO is neither aware nor mentioned the dispatched date of their reply; Did not upload it along with his written submission which shows lackadaisical approach; Explanation called for along with the comments of FAA     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    Does non-maintenance of records defeat the rights accrued in favour of the RTI appellant?     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   
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

February 19, 2025
RTI Applicant had applied online on Parivahan website for issue of NOC; He asked for stamped hardcopies of NOC - PIO: NOC approved today & copies can be downloaded from the website - CIC: Appropriate reply has been furnished, PIO admonished for abstaining...more>> 		February 17, 2025
Purchase Order placed by Damodar Valley Corporation was denied u/s 8(1)(d) - Respondent: A direct purchase order was placed by DVC and not through open tender; Purchase order contains various commercial confidential details - CIC: Appeal dismissed...more>>
February 14, 2025
CIC: The instant RTI Application had not been registered till date as the Appellant had filed RTI Application u/s 139 of DCS Act, which is another piece of legislation for disclosure of information; Second Appeal u/s 19 of RTI Act is not maintainable...more>> 		February 12, 2025
CIC: Marks obtained by candidates in recruitment process to public posts can be disclosed under RTI Act and disclosure of the same will not amount to violation of candidates' privacy; Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board asked to provide information...more>>
February 9, 2025
‘Internal Report’ submitted by the Information Commissioner regarding outsourced staff was denied u/s 8(1)(d) - CIC: Report contains allegations leveled against the vendor and counter allegations; No grounds stated to challenge the denial of information...more>> 		February 6, 2025
Former Manager of the Bank sought information about his leave - CIC: PIO has provided available information - Respondent: Information pertaining to the year 2012 to 2014 is not available as per their record retention policy - CIC: No scope of intervention...more>>

Articles

Does non-maintenance of records defeat the rights accrued in favour of the RTI appellant?
March 22, 2025 Delhi HC: Information about Passport issued to a third party is exempt from disclosure   more>>
Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 release by MeitY for public consultation
January 4, 2025 Feedback on Draft DPDP Rules, 2025 sought from public by 18th February 2025   more>>
Delhi High Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia University to disclose PhD Thesis under the RTI Act
December 21, 2024 Principles of academic openness and public interest laid holding that Phd Thesis is not exempt   more>>

Comments

Remarkable results - just 1 out of 3 getting information
August 30, 2012 50% cases being decided in favour and 50% against the appellants is fair enough   more>>
Interesting Study
August 30, 2012 The information commissioner usually throws every third person back to the tender mercies of the PIO or First Appellate authority   more>>
CVC has been unnecessarily rejecting RTI applications
August 24, 2012 Have the PIO / FAA been trained appropriately?   more>>