About the Personal Details.
As per email received from Mr Sanjay Shirodkar (Maharashtra)
Dear ALL flat owners:
Greetings!
I had been to sales tax dept today and got to know,
1. about attached circular which says about MVAT has to pay by developer. It does not say that developer has to charge from flat owner and then pay to Sales Tax dept.
2. more over this tax on developer is on their profit. (which they already must have made while selling the flat.
In view of several CPIO's (assessing officers) of the IT Department denying information under some sections of the RTI Act, attached is the new format for RTI Application for pending IT refunds.
1. The RTI Application has to be addressed to the CPIO, who is the same as your assessing officer (ITO/AC) of your ward/circle where you filed your IT return, in which you claimed refund.
2. File separate RTI applications for different years - one application for each year
3. As
All the time we hear and talk about corruption, corruption and more corruption. Recently I had the opportunity to put various Authorities to test, as far as their sincerity to fight corruption.
A family member needed to get a mutation of his property from the local civic authorities. A particular file had to retrieved from the record room. Now, this is a PA where I am fairly well known, since I have not only filed several RTI applications, but have also trained their PIO's and done
| File | Date | Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| Pnalty justified if CIC orders are not complied wi : Attached is a 2010 order of the P&H HC where it has ruled that imposition of penalty by the CIC was justified since its own order was not complied with. The Right to Information Act ushers in a new e ... | 01-22-2013 | 24 |
| If additional fee is large inspection can be reque : Attached is another judgment of P&H HC (of 2010) where it has ruled that the applicant can inspect documents and only ask for the necessary copies, in case the additional fees demanded by the PIO is ... | 01-22-2013 | 25 |
| "Person" in Sec 8(1)(e) does not include PA : This is an old (2008) judgment of the Punjab & Haryana HC but nevertheless poting it here since it has addressed many useful issues: 1. Reference to "Person" in Sec 8(1)(e) does not include the publi ... | 01-22-2013 | 41 |
| PIO cannot file writ on behalf of PA : Attached is an interesting judgment from the AP HC which has ruled that: 1. PIO performs two roles - as an employee of the PA and as a statutory authroity under RTI 2. PIO is a quasi judicial authori ... | 01-23-2013 | 27 |
| DGCA cannot access all information from private ai : The AP High Court has ruled that DGCA (regulator in this case) cannot access all kinds of information from a a private airline. Thread Discussion ... | 01-23-2013 | 10 |
| Reasons cannot be given under RTI unless on record : The AP High Court has ruled that reasons or basis for a decision cannot be given under RTI, unless they are available on record. 24. It has already been observed that a distinction needs to be ma ... | 01-23-2013 | 24 |
| DEO can access information from private school : The Bombay HC has ruled that DEO can access records from private school because of the wide definition of "information" in Sec 2(f). It also ruled that the SIC has wide powers under 19(8)(a) and it c ... | 01-23-2013 | 31 |
| Info on suspension not deniable under Sec 8(1)(j) : The Bombay HC has ruled that info related to revocation of suspension of officers accused of corruption under PCA, cannot be denied under Sec 8(1)(j) and has to be disclosed. Thread Discussion ... | 01-23-2013 | 34 |
| Legal exp. by Bank cannot be denied under 8(1)(d) : The Bombay HC has ruled that legal expenses incurred by a bank cannot be denied under 8(1)(d), even if they are debited to the customers account. Only those entries have to be given which are directly ... | 01-23-2013 | 17 |
| IC to give clear reasons while imposing penalty : The Bombay HC has pulled up the IC (Konkan) in the Maharashtra SIC for not giving proper reasons while imposing a penalty of Rs. 100 . Thread Discussion ... | 01-23-2013 | 12 |
| Agreement between private party and PA disclosable : The Bombay High Court has ruled that an agreement between private party and a PA cannot be denied under Sec 8(1)(d). Sec 8 does not allow any scope of denying information if larger public interest is ... | 01-23-2013 | 22 |
| Trust running aided educational institute is a PA : The Bombay HC has ruled that a Public Trust running aided financial educational institutes is itself a PA. Both the Trust and the aided institute cannot be distinguishable entities. The judgment deal ... | 01-23-2013 | 23 |
| Obligatory for the FAA to transfer under Sec 6(3) : The Bombay HC has ruled that if the FAA is of the view that the information sought pertains to another public authority, he is obligated to transfer it to the other PA. Thread Discussion ... | 01-23-2013 | 31 |
| SIC can summon records to determine PA or not : The Bombay HC has ruled that the SIC is within its right to summon documents from an entity in order to decide whether it is a PA or not. Thread Discussion ... | 01-23-2013 | 19 |
| Court Judicial documents only under HC rules : The Karnataka HC has ruled that Court Judicial Documents can only be obtained under the HC Rules and not under RTI. Thread Discussion ... | 01-24-2013 | 26 |
| SIC cannot file SLA since not affected party : The Supreme Court has ruled that a SIC or an IC cannot file a SLP against a HC order which ruled against its order. It came down heavily on the Karnataka Information Commissioner and imposed costs of ... | 01-24-2013 | 17 |
| Penalty correct but 20(2) withdrawn due to apology : The Karnataka HC has ruled that the SIC order regarding Penalty is upheld but proceedings on Sec 20(2) are quashed since PIO has given unconditional apology. Thread Discussion ... | 01-24-2013 | 17 |
| Karnataka SCIC can only constitute larger bench : Because of the nature of the Karnataka RTI Rules, this HC judgment is peculiar to Karnataka ONLY ! ======= The Karnataka HC has ruled that as per the provisions of the Karnataka RTI rules, only th ... | 01-24-2013 | 8 |
| Property declaration details cannot be denied unde : This is an July 2008 judgment of the Karnataka High Court that Property declaration details cannot be denied under Sec 8(1)(j) Thread Discussion ... | 01-24-2013 | 47 |
| BIAL (Bangalore Airport) is a PA under RTI : Just for record keeping uploading an old judgment of the Karnataka HC that BIAL is a PA under RTI. Important reasoning given regarding definition of PA in Sec 2(h), "substantially financed", etc. ... | 01-24-2013 | 20 |
| Penalty can be imposed if PIO does not appear : The Karnataka HC has ruled that Penalty can be imposed under Sec 20(1) if the PIO does not appear before the IC inspite of several show cause notices. Thread Discussion ... | 01-25-2013 | 37 |
| Info re action taken to be provided under RTI : The Karnataka HC has ruled that information sought regarding action taken has to be provided under RTI. Full judgment is attached. Thread Discussion ... | 01-25-2013 | 43 |
| Info on contractors using MPLAD funds : The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a entity which is NOT a public authority under RTI will have to provide information regarding MPLADS funds which it used for executing a contract. Thread Dis ... | 01-25-2013 | 24 |
| Applicant filing multiple RTIs can't be blackliste : The Karnataka High Court has ruled that an RTI applicant filing multiple RTI applications (in this case, it was 80 applications) cannot be blacklisted and denied info by a PA. Info can only be denied ... | 01-26-2013 | 69 |
| SIC can only reco Disc. action but not specific ac : The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the SIC can only recommend Disciplinary action under Sec 20(2) of the RTI Act but cannot direct the PA to take specific action against PIO under a specific rule ... | 01-26-2013 | 34 |
| Police case diary cannot be inspected during trial : The Karnataka HC has ruled that police case diary cannot be allowed to be inspected by an accused before the trial begins or during the trial. Thread Discussion ... | 01-26-2013 | 43 |
| Penalty correctly imposed for no info on Sec 4 : The Karnataka HC has confirmed the penalty imposed on a PIO for not disclosing information related to Sec 4(1)(a) and 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act. The applicant had sought info under Sec 6(1) of the RTI Ac ... | 01-26-2013 | 44 |
| Inspection of minutes of Bank board meetings allow : The Karnataka High Court has ruled that inspection of Bank Board meetings which discussed settlement of a particular loan can be allowed under RTI since the settlement has already been made. Thread ... | 01-26-2013 | 45 |
| Ignoring show cause notice manyle times means pe : The Karnataka High Court has ruled that ignoring show cause notices multiple number of times and not appearing before the SIC (only sending junior representative) is an act of "disobedience". "Disc ... | 01-26-2013 | 32 |
| Compensation if no info due to missing docs : The Jharkhand HC has ruled that the SICs order ordering compensation to an RTI applicant because no info was supplied since documents were "missing", is correct and well reasoned. Thread Discussion ... | 01-26-2013 | 54 |
| IC can order info after reconstitution of records : The Jharkhand HC has ruled that CIC has the powers to order disclosure of information AFTER reconstitution of records - in case of missing records which the PA was supposed to keep as per record reten ... | 01-26-2013 | 37 |
| FIR for missing file and reconstruction also : The Rajasthan HC has ruled that the SIC was correct to direct the PA to search for the file, hold an enquiry and also lodge an FIR. The court further went on to say that the PA could very well get th ... | 01-26-2013 | 73 |
| Registrar of Coop Soc in AP can access info from C : This is an old judgment (2010) from the AP High Court where it has ruled that the Registrar of Coop Societies can access information from Coop Societies, as per definition of "information" in Sec 2(f) ... | 01-30-2013 | 17 |
| Scope of Proviso after Sec 8(1)(j) : An analysis of different HC judgments on scope and applicability of the proviso after Sec 8(1)(j). Those of you who have used the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) or have read the bare text o ... | 01-31-2013 | 89 |
| SIC to hear appellant : The Kerala High Court has ruled that the SIC has to hear the appellant. Thread Discussion | 02-02-2013 | 22 |
| Penalty correctly imposed since PIO informed fees : The Kerala High Court has ruled that Penalty was correctly imposed on the PIO because: 1. He did not accept the RTI application on a letter head. There is no clause in the RTI Act that information c ... | 02-02-2013 | 28 |
| Sec 18 and 19 run concurrently : The Kerala High Court has ruled that Sec 18 and Sec 19 of the RTI Act run concurrently - ie can be availed of simultaneously. There are two important points addressed by High Court:The mere fact that ... | 02-02-2013 | 39 |
| Penalty correct since delay due PIO asking for ID : The Kerala High Court has ruled that the penalty imposed on PIO is justified since delay was due to the PIO asking the applicant for ID proof and registered number of the Society of which he claimed t ... | 02-02-2013 | 43 |
| Penalty on next for non disposal of pending RTI : The Kerala HC has ruled that a successor PIO is also liable to penalty if he does not dispose off the pending RTIs when he assumes charge as PIO. In this case Kerala SIC panalised 3 PIOs: First PIO ... | 02-03-2013 | 33 |
| SIC Enquiry only under Sec 18 : The Kerala High Court has ruled that a SIC can only conduct an enquiry under Sec 18. In this case the PIO provided incomplete information even after being directed by the SIC. The appellant once agai ... | 02-03-2013 | 36 |
| Denial only under Sec 8 or 9 of the RTI Act : While hearing an appeal against an order of a single judge, a division bench of the Kerala HC has upheld the imposition of penalty since the PIO denied and delayed providing information under various ... | 02-03-2013 | 53 |
| SIC to reconsider imposing penalty due to delay : The Kerala High Court has remanded a case back to the SIC to reconsider imposing penalty since the information was provided only at the time of the hearing - after considerable delay. The HC did not ... | 02-03-2013 | 27 |
| Penalty only after PIO is heard : The Kerala High Court has ruled that Penalty cannot be imposed by SIC on a PIO, without giving him an opportunity of hearing. This is against the principles of Natural Justice. Thread Discussion ... | 02-03-2013 | 34 |
| Employee can access another employees ACR : The attached judgment of the Kerala High Court (dated January 2012) says that an employee can access ACR of another employee. Thread Discussion ... | 02-03-2013 | 123 |
| Soc. member cant challenge society being decl : The Kerala High Court has ruled that a scoiety member cannot challenge the decision of the SIC declaring the Society as a PA. The member has no locus standi since the aggrieved party is the Society it ... | 02-03-2013 | 36 |
| Igonorance of RTI Act no excuse for PIO : The Kerala High Court has ruled that ignorance of the law (RTI Act) is no excuse for delay from the PIO. However, in view of the circumstances of the case, it reduced the Penalty imposed by the SIC. ... | 02-03-2013 | 73 |
| No penalty since cause was reasonable but not prop : The Kerala HC has quashed the Penalty on a PIO because the "cause was reasonable but was not properly explained in front of the SIC." It was a case of a file not being available with the PA since it ... | 02-03-2013 | 51 |
| Allahabad HC judgment on appointment of ICs in UPS : Attached is the Allahabad SC judgment dated 15/4/2013 directing the UP Govt. to appoint ICs in the UPSIC and report back within 3 months. The full judgment is attached to this post. Thread Discuss ... | 04-17-2013 | 23 |
| SC: ACRs of others only after 3rd party and larger : The Supreme Court has ruled that ACRs of others fall under "personal information" and can be denied under Sec 8(1)(j). They can only be disclosed if "larger public interest" is involved and after foll ... | 04-20-2013 | 52 |
| RTI Act Gazette version English : Attached is the Gazetted version of the RTI Act in English Thread Discussion | 04-29-2013 | 420 |
| RTI Act in Hindi : Attached is the RTI Act in Hindi. Thread Discussion | 04-29-2013 | 507 |
| RTI Act in Bengali : Attached is the RTI Act in Bengali Thread Discussion | 04-29-2013 | 131 |
| RTI Act in Gujarati : Attached is the RTI Act in Gujarati Thread Discussion | 04-29-2013 | 185 |
| RTI Act in Kannada : Attached is the RTI Act in Kannada. Thread Discussion | 04-29-2013 | 86 |
| RTI Act in Malayalam : Attached is the RTI Act in Malayalam. Thread Discussion | 04-29-2013 | 61 |
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