- Disturbing decision of CIC
- Post Office is not a designated APIO for CIC and "date of receipt" means date of receipt on PIO's desk !
- CIC recommends Disciplinary Action against FAA of MCD
- Information regarding service matters of employee
- Indian Institute of Banking and Finance is a Public Authority
- Information regarding action taken on tax evasion compalints to be provided
- FAA of AP High Court and APSIC
- CIC's orders are speaking orders and cannot be appealed against except by way of writ
- Falling between two stools
- CIC directs recovery of costs from salary of appellant !
- PIO was confused if 30 days were excluding holidays - hence no penalty !
- Clarifications can be given in order to avoid multiple interpretations
- What is the meaning of "OR" in a decision...
- CIC starts taking serious view of FAA's not hearing appeals, passing orders and not appearing before Commission
- Received/Sent, "Questions", Sec 4(1)(d) and turning entire Sec 4(1) on its head !
- Identity of passengers on flights cannot be disclosed under Sec 8(1)(j)
- Rupee-Rouble agreement between Russia and India to be disclosed
- Can a firm raise RTI query?
- CIC rules that assets declarations of public servants cannot be exempted under Sec 8(1)(j)
- Details of one time settlement of loans to be disclosed
- Income Tax returns and assessment orders not exempt under sec 8(1)(j)!
- MP's/MLA's/Council members/Panchayat Members are not PA's under RTI Act
- Copies of CIBIL reports obtained by Banks are disclosable
- CIC can ask PIO to submit sworn affidavit regarding non availability of a document
- Certain details about Loans given with interest subsidy are disclosable
- The benefit of sending several copies of appeals !!
- Orders regarding Disciplinary proceedings should be in the Public Domain
- Penalty converted to Disciplinary Action
- Delay in transfer of application under Sec 6(3) cannot result in Penalty...Bye Bye Sec 6(3)
- SIC decision to compensate the applicant two times for delay
- Is 8 days delay within "reasonable clause" ?
- CIC orders Rs. 20,000 compensation due to poor record keeping in PNB
- CIC ignores it's own rules !
- Penalty by CIC for sec 4 violation
- Applicants allowed to check status of petitions with Public Authorities - under RTI
- CIC decission
- high court madras on salary details of psu employee
- Fix costs on adjournments in courts
- Can CIC say that it is not in a position to investigate allegations of harrasment due to RTI ?
- How Central & State Information Commissioners (CICs / SICs) screw up your RTI Second Appeal
- IC SG lays down exact figures/guidelines to define "substantial" etc....
- Details of NPA accounts and their sale are to be disclosed
- To Review or Not to Review.....Strange order of the CIC !
- CIC allows disclosure of Mobile Phone details - as a special case
- Complaint or Second Appeal
- List of members of DPC disclosable
- CIC rules that Delhi HC can charge fees for First Appeals
- Political parties do not fall under the purvew of RTI ACT
- Model Answer Key is disclosable but evaluated answer sheets have to wait
- Property Returns - DoPT says yes , but after third party consent. CIC says third party consent only because of involvement of civil litigation
- Can a PA claim vacation from RTI ? - PIO thinks so !
- CIC orders proper record keeping in the CIC
- CIC Wajahat Habibullah recuses himself from a matter due to his proximity to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
- CIC asks CPIO's to discharge their duty with full awareness that they are the petitioners facilitators
- CIC hauls up SEBI regarding its grievance handling mechanism and its role as a regulator
- CIC Clarifies on "information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a PA" - Sec 2(f)
- CIC issues s'Show cause notice" to DoPT officers and threatens action under Sec 166, 187 188 of IPC
- Air Force Naval Housing Board (AFNHB) is not a PA under the RTI Act
- CIC hauls up PIO of Tis Hazari Courts for misinterpreting the RTI Act
- PIO cannot direct applicant to seek permission from different officers to obtain information and rules framed cannot run contrary to the main act
- Residential Addresses of Officers have to be suo-motu disclosed under Sec 4(1)(b)(ix)
- CPIO cannot withold information inspite of "No Objection" from third party
- Passport is a public document as per Passport Act 1967
- CIC asks Secretary of CIC to reform procedures and bring the functioning of the CIC in conformity to the expectations of Citizens
- All documents related to the RTI process are disclosable
- IC M L Sharma clarifies regarding "further fee" under Sec 7(3)
- Lists of those who voted can only be disclosed by application to the competent court
- CIC W Habibullah sticks to his word - issues show cause notice for "obstruction" for non compliance
- IMPORTANT: Societies registered under the Multi State Coop. Societies Act, 2002 are Public Authorities
- All India Chess Federation is a Public Authority
- FAA must give opportunity to be heard, hear the appeal and pass order himself
- CPIO cannot approach information Commissioner seeking advice
- DoPT clarifies certain aspects of the RTI Act
- RBI refuses information regarding closure of Cooperative Banks in Gujarat
- Erstwhile FAA's orders cannot be reviewed by the subsequent FAA, Copies of all documents in the RTI process are disclosable
- DoPT has no powers to give instructions...
- IC Shailesh Gandhi has sought a review of the Full Bench CIC order on Answer Scripts...
- Appellant is allowed representation or assistance at any stage of first or second appeal
- Does the deceased also have a Right to Privacy ?
- Karnataka SIC issues orders to Police not to visit RTI Applicants
- Does a FAA have powers to decide whether information can be given free of charge as per Sec 7(6) ?
- What is "delay" and which "information can be disclosed"....?
- "No Larger Public Interest" as a reason for denial of information
- Total Wages and Total Remittances to EPFO can be disclosed
- What happens if a RTI Applicant passes away before getting the PIO's reply ?
- First Appellate Authority cannot review its orders and should give a hearing to the appellant
- Indian Railway Welfare Organisation is a Public Authority under the RTI Act
- Can I get copy of reply submitted by PIO in response to show cause notice ?
- Details of impounding/extension of passport of estranged spouse can be disclosed...
- CIC passes the buck regarding disclosure of ACR's.....
- Certain details in the Bill of Entry are disclosable...
- PIO's reply never reaches, FAA never replies to FA/reminder and then CIC also loses the Complaint..
- LICHFL, GICHFL and LIC Mutual Fund declared a Public Authority
- CIC issues Show Cause to PIO for misguiding applicant regarding mode of fees
- CIC invites appellant to present his suggestions in the next weekly meeting
- Passport details of third party are disclosable under the RTI Act
- Important decision of cic
- CIC refuses to accept date on the envelope as the correct date...
- Information regarding issue of caste certficates and entitlement of benefits is in larger Public Interest
- Sec 8(3) cannot be unilaterally applied for info beyond 20 years
- Rules framed under RTI cannot be inconsistent with the parent Act - Punjab SIC
- Full bench order of CIC regarding Life or Liberty matters in medical situations...
- How long does it take CIC to list a Second Appeal / Complaint
- Chief Information Commissioner of CIC hears First Appeals in the CIC due to procedural issues...
- CIC's IC Dixit's blank decision.
- Asst. Registrars of CIC signing and giving orders in simple cases
- Information regarding Income Tax refunds...CIC remands matter back to the ITO and disposes the appeal !
- Appellate Authority can be recommended for Disciplinary action if he acts like a normal "senior officer"
- Another file goes missing in RoCS - show cause for penalty and compensation...
- CIC asks RoCS to show cause as to why not compensate for "missing file"
- Marksheets of individual candidates are not third party information
- The strangest decision of a IC ever seen !
- AA cannot hear first appeal if he himself passed a order as a PIO
- Income Tax returns of Charitable Trusts to be treated different from returns from others...possibility of disclosure
- IC Shailesh Gandhi lets his Second Appeal abate....
- Analysis of orders/decisions of new IC's in the CIC
- decision of IC Shaliesh Gandhi uploaded.
- karnataka Info Com-Decisions
- How to declare a Public Authority....an important order of CIC
- CIC penalises PIO of CAG for repeatedly passing responsibility to subordinates
- CIC asks Secretary DoPT to ensure that DoPT instructions are complied with by all organs of the Government
- Distinctioin between University Exams and Entrance exams to Universities - Disclosure of answer scripts allowed in the later case..
- RTI Rules cannot be in direct conflict with the RTI Act - landmark order of the CIC
- Information Commission Has Jurisdiction To Issue Directions ALLAHABAD High Court
- "Human Rights" approach to Sec 24 exempted organisations...
- Astonishing analysis of AP CIC orders....
- Strange interpretation of Sec 18(1) by A.P. SIC
- PIO/PA can also file Second Appeal against order of FAA
- When does exemption to DGIT become applicable...
- Information from Debt Recovery Tribunal - Denied
- "Lot of water has flown under the bridge" - but still no penalty !
- Stinging Order of CIC against AA in CBDT - Important issues raised...
- Compiling information v/s Creating/Generating information....
- New ways to Present your Case before the Commissions
- Details on Rural Postal Insurance Scheme have to be disclosed..
- New web enabled work flow software to be used by CIC....
- Quotations appearing on every page of CIC decisions...
- Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) is not a PA
- CIC allows disclosure of procedure adopted for Mercy Petitions
- CIC full bench hearing on matter re CBDT
- As per GIC decision, the State Bar Councils fall under CIC and not SIC
- CIC comments in decision regarding "Proof of Citizenship"
- Important CIC decision regarding Passports
- Strictures by CIC gaianst misbehaviour of Government Servants with RTI Applicants
- CIC views loss of files related to corruption seriously...
- Disclosure of IIT-JEE Key and Answer sheets allowed ?
- How to withdraw a complaint/appeal
- CIC Mr. Wajahat Habibullah finally allows access to property returns.........
- Another "toss it back" decision from CIC
- Right to Rebuke/Reprimand
- Delhi HC PIO and AA represented by a Counsel in CIC
- CIC directs PIO to file case against Appellant
- CIC pulls up Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pension...
- If citizen does not have access to information already in Public Domain - PIO bound to give under RTI
- CIC Mr. Wajahat Habibullah's decision pre-empts denial by PIO......
- CIC again passes the "buck"
- Strange order of the CIC......
- Second Appeals against the CIC...some orders by the CIC
- Some important points raised......rejected by CIC because not "information"
- DD/BC/IPO can be payable to "Accounts Officer"....for PA under Central RTI Rules
- Volcker Report (Oil for Food Scam) related letter...
- Applicant can ask for copy of objections filed by third party with PIO....
- Right to Copies : Chennai High Court Mentions RTI Act, 2005
- If PIO does not follow orders of AA to disclose...
- Full Bench Exhaustive decision of CIC on Sec 8(1)(j)....Privacy & Personal Information
- CIC asks BSNL to show cause for Rs 1 Lakh compensation...
- When FAA's orders are not complied with
- Subsidiary of public authority comes under RTI Act: CIC
- Clarification re matters under investigation and sub-judice
- Appelants views regarding penalty cannot be considered
- Information can be disclosed in phases....
- 'Investigation' not only means Criminal but departmental investigation under RTI.
- appellant presence during 1st or 2nd Appeal not nessessary.
- File notings of confidential files are exempt from disclosure under RTI
- 'substantially financed' while defining any organization to be Public Body.
- CIC direct SVNIRTAR to pay for appelant travel expenses for filling 2nd appeal
- Issue of compensation not under RTI but under consumer forum
- framing of rules did not fall within the purview of the Commission
- Evaluated Answer scripts are not confidential: A landmark judgement
- The details of Leave Travel Concession are not exempt
- organizations are barred to get information
- DPC proceedings not to be disclosed
- After expiry of preservation period the information cannot be disclosed.
- IT & Property returns, income tax assessment orders not to be disclosed.
- evaluated answer copies cannot be disclosed under RTI
- marks percentage to be disclosed in the depatmental exam
- Disclosure wich impede the process of investigation is exempt
- Service matter which benefit the seeker in court doesnot serve public interest
- Full examination under RTI exemption should be done
- Citizens have right to access file noting under RTI
- Information can only be withheld which can be brought under Section 8(1)
- Receipt and Dispatch for RTI cases to be clearly defined in office
- Confidentiality of accounts by bank exempt under RTI
- Personal information of thrid party exempt from RTI disclosure
- Information cannot be divulged which would impede the process of investigation.
- Data deleted cannot be asked under RTI
- No Provision for redressal of recruitment, transfer, promotions through RTI
- Disc proceedings against other cannot be revealed under RTI
- appeal from Sh. N. Anbarasan Vs IOB, Chennai
- appeal from Shri Pradipta Dutta Vs Directorate of Income Tax (Legal & Research)
- Mr. Himanshu J. Mehta Vs Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Ahmedabad.