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Marks scored by the appellant in exam for Sub-inspector in Delhi Police, CAPFs & Assistant Sub-inspector in CISF - Respondent: Result of candidate was withheld - CIC: No exemption clause invoked; SCN issued to PIO for arbitrary denial; Provide information     Right to Information Act 2005    Copy of the 10 finger and thumb impressions taken on biometric were denied by UIDAI claiming that sharing of "core biometric information" is prohibited u/s 2(i) of Aadhaar Act - CIC: PIO’s response is legally appropriate; No further intervention necessary     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: 20 Second Appeal cases of the Appellant against the same Public Authorities had already been disposed of by CIC while 9 are listed; Appellant has grossly misconceived the idea of exercising his Right to Information as being absolute and unconditional     Right to Information Act 2005    CIC: FAA’s order set aside holding that the directions for disclosure of information were passed without application of mind; Personal details including educational qualification of other candidates is held by UPSC in as fiduciary, exempt u/s 8(1)(j)     Right to Information Act 2005    Respondent: From where 'Ajit Newspaper' got the said documentary evidence is not on record; While the PIO was providing the information, RTI applicant repeated communications - CIC: It casts immense pressure on CPIOs to provide the correct deduction     Right to Information Act 2005    Enquiry findings in relation to the complaints were denied u/s 8(1)(j) and 8(1)(g) - CIC: PIO should have redacted the personal information of other third-party officers by invoking Section 10; Provide broad updated outcome of Appellant’s complaint     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    Degree of an individual is personal and does not warrant disclosure under the RTI Act     Right to Information Act 2005    Inordinate delay in the hearing and disposal of second appeals     Right to Information Act 2005    Information Commissioner abdicated the statutory responsibility and acted as an agent of the government     Right to Information Act 2005   
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DOPT CIRCULAR 2011
O.M. No. and Date Subject
No. 4/26/2009-IR 29/10/2011 Appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission
No. 1/27/2011-IR 26/12/2011 Guidelines on Internship for Undergraduates pursuing five year integrated course in Law under the Centrally sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information Act for the year 2011-2012.
No.1/18/2011-IR 16/09/2011 Observation of Honourable Supreme Court on Right to Information Act, 2005 in Civil Appeal no.6454 of 2011, arising out of SLP (C) No.7526/2009 in the case of Central Board of Secondary Education and Anr.Vs. Aditya Bandopadhyay and Ors.
No. 1/6/2011-IR 01/06/2011 Minutes of the meeting of the Task Force constituted for effect implementation of Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005 - regarding.
No. 4/8/2011-IR 20/05/2011 Laying of Annual Reports of the Central Information Commission before the Houses of Parliament.
No. 1/7/2009-IR 20/05/2011 Decision dated 03.04.2008 of the High Court of Bombay at Goa in Writ Petition No. 419 of 2007 in the case of Dr. Celsa Pinto Vs. Goa State Information Commission regarding Information under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
No. 1/12/2010-IR 19/05/2011 Effective Implementation of RTI Act, 2005-Setting up of RTI Cells.
No. 4/10/2011-IR 18/05/2011 Strengthening Implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
No. F.10/9/2008-IR 26/04/2011 Payment of fee under the RTI Act by Indian Postal Order.
No. F.1/5/2011-IR 26/04/2011 Harmonization of fee payable under the Right to Information Act.2005.
No. 1/28/2010-IR 01/03/2011 Offer of Award of Right to Information Fellowship.
No.A-33092/1/2011-ISTM(RTI) 19/01/2011 Improving Transparency and accountability through effective implementation of the Right to Information Act-2005 unde Central Sector Scheme.