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


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     Right to Information Act 2005    ‘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     Right to Information Act 2005    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     Right to Information Act 2005    Details of payment made by SEBI to Rigved Technologies Private Ltd for a Tender - Respondent: Information relates to commercial confidence of a third party; A sub-contractor is putting forth a commercial dispute to the RTI forum - CIC: Denial upheld     Right to Information Act 2005    Information regarding a copy of the locker agreement in Hindi language - When enquired by the CIC, PIO informed that the copy of agreement is in English only - CIC: For the convenience of general public, furnish a translated copy of the agreement in Hindi     Right to Information Act 2005    Civil Assistant Surgeon with Rao Tula Ram Hospital had a grievance regarding non-implementation of CAT order directing regularization of adhoc employees - CIC: Respondent to intimate the broad outcome of complaint to the Appellant as per available records     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   
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Case Laws

November 30, 2011
Are complaints exempt from disclosure under section 8(1)(h)?...more>>
November 28, 2011
The disclosure of the ACRs of third party...more>>



November 28, 2011
Voluminous information...more>>
November 27, 2011
Scrutiny of loan application...more>>



November 25, 2011
Governor's report to President covered under RTI...more>>
November 24, 2011
Disclosure of the Income Tax return...more>>



Articles

HC: Penalty proceedings u/s 20 for non compliance of the order passed by the SIC
September 15, 2020
Information denied initially u/s 8(1)(d) and later claimed that records are not available   more>>
Madras HC directs TN Public Service Commission to disclose the details of caste, including sub-caste
September 8, 2020
Information about the total vacancies and seats allocated to the Backward Community   more>>
A 2 million question! How can you seek answers for your problems using RTI Act?
August 4, 2020
A thorough reading of the website content can provide answers to many questions   more>>

Comments

Which government body decides the charges of courier services in India?
December 11, 2022
Each and every courier company charges different rates and is not liable for any loss   more>>
Will the reason "urgent personal work" amount to disclosing personal information?
November 28, 2022
Furnishing information about the reason for availing leave by a public servant   more>>
The records are available in the vernacular which is the official language of the state
November 20, 2022
Can RTI Applicant demand translation by the PIO from vernacular to English?   more>>