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


Appellant: Number of vehicles of particular code has not been provided by the RTO office despite directions from FAA - CIC directed to comply with the directions of the FAA and give revised reply; Respondent admonished for remaining absent during hearing     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: An advisory is issued to OSD to Chief Secretary, A & N Admin. to issue a direction to their PIO’s & FAA’s to write their names, designations, official telephone numbers along with email id, while replying to RTI Applications & First Appeal in future     Right to Information Act 2005    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: Appellant failed to substantiate his claim by submitting any document 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    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

December 19, 2011
Fee to be paid after 30 days also for seeking copies of documents...more>>
December 19, 2011
Pay Commission recommendations – Can the cabinet note be revealed?...more>>



December 18, 2011
Filing of application in respect of court cases...more>>
December 18, 2011
Waiver of penalty for delay in supply of information...more>>



December 17, 2011
Medical records of the deceased to be given to her father...more>>
December 17, 2011
Receipt of foreign exchange against an invoice to be disclosed...more>>



Articles

Delhi HC orders removal of news articles and social media posts against a businessman on X
July 31, 2024
A look at the “Right to be Forgotten” and comparing it with the “Right to Information”   more>>
Chief Information Commissioner has powers to frame Regulations for the constitution of Benches under RTI
July 20, 2024
Supreme Court upholds the power of superintendence, direction and management u/s 12(4) of RTI Act   more>>
Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?
March 17, 2024
No obligation to supply the information if the Public Trust is not a Public Authority u/s 2(h) says Bombay HC   more>>

Comments

There is a regular update on the site
January 6, 2012
There is a regular update on the site which is heartening. Your site is perhaps the only RTI site to be updated daily in India. Please maintain the momentum --- Ved Praksh Marwah   more>>
Contents of the web is very useful
January 5, 2012
Contents of the web is very useful, up to date and informative. Thanks --- K Ramakrishnan   more>>
Thanks for putting such information
December 19, 2011
I have been working as a PIO for the last three months and was looking forward to a place where I could get information and clarifications about the common issues faced by me. Thanks for putting --- Shalini Sharma   more>>