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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

December 7, 2011
Inspection of records at midway...more>> 		December 6, 2011
Outcome of a representation in respect of 1984 riots...more>>
December 6, 2011
Inspection of personal file of third party...more>> 		December 6, 2011
Inspection report of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital...more>>
December 6, 2011
Penalty and delay for not responding to an application...more>> 		December 5, 2011
Information about old records...more>>

Articles

Are the RTI applications going beyond all limits?
April 17, 2012 The Chief Justice of India Justice Kapadia feels that there is a need to draw a line somewhere.   more>>
Transparency in the appointment of the Information Commissioners is a must for the working of RTI Act
April 4, 2012 Should bureaucrats be appointed as Information Commissioners?   more>>
Will the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill override the RTI Act?
March 12, 2012 Are the commercial interest larger then the public interest in the disclosure of safety analysis?   more>>

Comments

Presentation in a simple language
March 6, 2012 I am a PIO with no legal background.   more>>
Very useful site giving a lot of information
February 28, 2012 I am a chartered accountant and find the cases reported in your site very useful and relevant.   more>>
Excellent presentation of cases across a wide spectrum of issues
February 26, 2012 Accidently, I have visited the site and found it useful   more>>