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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

Is there any check on the public funds spent through PPP?
February 28, 2012 Public - Private partnerships have emerged as a very important mode of investment for economic development   more>>
Amendment in the RTI Act through the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill averted
February 20, 2012 A peaceful campaign get noticed which re-affirms the faith in the legislative process.   more>>
Young Gandhi to Mahatma Gandhi
January 30, 2012 Young Gandhi to Mahatma Gandhi   more>>

Comments

The Closing Balance of PM CARES Fund as on March 31, 2023 stands at Rs. 6283.68 Crore
December 29, 2024 Audited Balance sheet of PM CARES Fund for the financial year 2022-23 is available online   more>>
RTI application should not be rejected stating that the it is more than 500 words
December 24, 2024 Online RTI application has a limit of 3000 characters with facility to upload supporting documents   more>>
Urgent Need to Address Vacancies in the Information Commissions across the country
November 4, 2024 Backlog of cases undermines the purpose of the RTI Act and discourages citizens from exercising their right to seek information   more>>