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Appellant: Main gate entry details was not offered for inspection; hence, he did not go for inspection of the record - Respondent: Inspection was offered which was not availed till the date of hearing without disclosing the reasons - CIC: Reply upheld

Information on the Under Trial Prisoners like those who have spent more than 50% of their punishment period - Part data provided, some refused while the rest was not maintained - CIC: PIO can only provide information which is readily available in records

Has any Doctor of GDMO, Specialist or Teaching cadre working in Hospitals or any Health facility of Delhi government been granted 3 years of study leave? - CIC: Appellant may approach the concerned department/Hospitals to obtain the information

Registration documents - Respondent: Inspection of records was offered, but the Appellant did not appear - Appellant: Concerned official was not available to show the files - CIC: Provide complete point-wise information as per the available documents

List of examination center in Maharashtra for NTA NET was denied claiming that the information is not available in the form desired by the applicant - CIC: No relief as reply citing

Appellant: Respondent has neither informed the total amount of photocopy charges nor the mode and place to deposit it - CIC: This is a serious lacuna; It amounts to obstruction of information under RTI; Respondent cautioned for future

Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively

Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?

No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa

Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?

There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP

Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 release by MeitY for public consultation

Delhi High Court directs Jamia Millia Islamia University to disclose PhD Thesis under the RTI Act

Disclosure of marks secured by the appellant and others in the District Court Clerical recruitment process

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

August 9, 2024 PIO: Letter contains the brief of the proposed disciplinary action, details of which were already revealed in the Chargesheet served to the appellant - CIC: PIO was unable to tender any justification for invoking section 8(1)(h); Provide the information...more>>	August 7, 2024 Information about KVS application form was denied u/s 8(1)(j) - Applicant claimed to have sought his own son’s information - PIO: Mother of the child had denied to disclose the personal information - CIC: U/s 11, ask the local guardian appointed by Court...more>>

August 5, 2024 Information about late father’s Bank account - PIO: It was settled in favour of the nominee and daughter-in-law of the deceased account holder; Details are exempted u/s 8(1)(j) - CIC: Appropriate reply was given by the PIO as per the provisions of RTI Act...more>>	August 2, 2024 CIC: More than 70 cases of the Appellant against same/related Public Authority have already been disposed of; Appellant has grossly misconceived the idea of exercising his Right to Information as being absolute and unconditional; Appellant cautioned...more>>

July 29, 2024 CIC: is aghast at the conduct and the submissions of the CPIO; Even the FAA has not bothered to decide the instant First Appeal - CIC will be constrained to deem the FAA as the CPIO in the instant matter for proceeding with action u/s 20 of the RTI Act...more>>	July 24, 2024 Information regarding bidders for SBI - CIC: Appellant has been provided with the available information; CPIO has also explained the unviability of the information related to the remaining bidders during the hearing, which leaves no scope of intervention...more>>

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Articles

What are the privacy rights of a dead individual? Do celebrities have special rights? July 18, 2023 An analysis of the High Court judgment in the Sushant Singh Rajput case more>>
Is the educational degree a piece of personal information under the RTI Act, 2005? April 2, 2023 A look at the CIC order directing disclosure of the degree of Prime Minister Narendra Damodar Modi more>>
Supreme Court dismissed petition against holding CIAL a public authority under RTI Act January 27, 2023 Would the Cochin International Airport Ltd disclose the minutes of the Board meeting? more>>
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