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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    Applicant: What happened to the chargesheets issued to certain individuals for embezzlement of public fund? - CIC: Inform the broad outcome of the final order passed on the chargesheet and the final outcome of departmental disciplinary appeal     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

October 20, 2024
List of mercy petition received by the President secretariat between 20.07.2002 and 25.07.2007 - PIO: Petitions disposed are available on website at rashtrapatisachivalaya gov.in - PIO: RTI application transferred to MHA - CIC: No intervention required...more>> 		October 17, 2024
Certified copy of the Note Sheet and Minutes of the Meeting, wherein the decision to rescind the Ministry of Defence Notification number S.R.O. 3 (E) dated the 17.02.2023 was taken and other related information was denied u/s 8(1)(a) - CIC: Denial upheld...more>>
October 14, 2024
CIC: Provide the minutes of the review DPC making sure that information which is related to the Appellant should be furnished; Any other information which is exempted from disclosure must be redacted u/s 10 of RTI Act and not be disclosed to the Appellant...more>> 		October 11, 2024
Appellant: I have submitted my personal application to PMO and without hearing of witness or awaiting outcome representation, I was fired from Air Force - CIC: PIO has provided the information which is available on record; No further intervention needed...more>>
October 8, 2024
Personnel allegedly gave wrong information to FM in the reply to parliamentary question - Respondent: A speculative request - CIC: Desist from filing repetitive RTI Applications as Appeal(s) emanating from the same are liable to be summarily dismissed...more>> 		October 5, 2024
Central Empowered Committee: Documents pertaining to particular application filed by Sheth Anandji Kalyanji Trust and sought by the Applicant are not available in records - CIC: Appropriate response has been provided; Explain the absence during 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

The information to the RTI applications are denied quoting section 2(f)
September 25, 2022 For some grievance, one need certain information to solve the problem   more>>
RTI Foundation, please carry on with sincere efforts
September 21, 2022 The judgement of CIC is remarkable for those nominated as APIO/CPO   more>>
We received one RTI application regarding gram panchayat payment details
September 18, 2022 Can we give bank account details to RTI applicant?   more>>