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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
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| Gadgil report on Western Ghats to be disclosed : The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Gadgil report on Western Ghats has to be disclosed and upheld the decision of the CIC in this regard. The complete CIC order and the related news reports,m can ... | 05-19-2012 | 41 |
| Registrar of Coop Soc to get info and provide : The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, is bound to get information from a cooperative society and provide to the applicant. Thread Discussion ... | 05-25-2012 | 74 |
| CBSE Marks not to be disclosed : Overturning a decision of the CIC and a single judge, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has ruled that CBSE cannot disclose marks obtained by a student since a grading system was in place. ... | 05-27-2012 | 38 |
| UPSC to disclose details of candidates : Disposing off a bunch of four LPAs, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has ruled that UPSC cannot deny information about candidates for public posts, under RTI. Details like: - List of shortli ... | 05-28-2012 | 43 |
| Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotio : The Delhi HC has ruled that Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council is a public authority under RTI. This decision will be of help to those who are trying to get information from ... | 06-02-2012 | 29 |
| Court cannot change RTI Act : Petitioner approached court to direct the Central & State Governments to make specific Provisions/Rules pertaining to specific time limit for disposal of complaint Under Section 18 of the RTI Act, 200 ... | 06-02-2012 | 76 |
| UPSC to disclose cut off marks and model answers : Delhi High Court judgment asking UPC to disclose cut off marks as well as modek answers is attached. This decision was later upheld by the Supreme Court. Related discussion thread is available here: ... | 06-02-2012 | 57 |
| Aided private schools in TN are PAs : Madras High Court has ruled that aided private schools are public authorities under the RTI act. Thread Discussion | 06-03-2012 | 85 |
| Delhi HC declares OCCG, IOA and Sanskriti School a : Delhi HC Judgment on declaring OCCG, IOA and Sanskriti School as public authorities under RTI Act 2005 is attached to this post Thread Discussion ... | 06-03-2012 | 56 |
| Permits and licences issued disclosable under RTI : The Madras High Court has ruled that Permits , Licences, etc. issued by the Government are disclosable under RTI and it was incorrect for the PIO to adopt third party procedure before disclosing these ... | 06-07-2012 | 74 |
| Aur Pappu Pass Ho Gaya... : Please download a nice comic showing the benefits of RTI in a easy to understand manner. This is from Rajasthan. It can be downloaded from: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8_rQ0CGA8hfQ3g1cUpFUmk1S ... | 06-09-2012 | 144 |
| Consumer Justice - A Manual for Consumer Forum Mem : Attached is a nice book on "Consumer Justice - A Manual for Consumer forum members" Thread Discussion | 06-09-2012 | 372 |
| Delhi HC Info from ROC under Companies Act not RTI : In a recent order, the Delhi HC has ruled that information from RoC, which can be obtained under Sec 610 of the Companies Act need not be provided under RTI. This judgment deals with several importan ... | 06-12-2012 | 86 |
| Powers Discoms in Odishaa are PAs under RTI : Attached is a judgment of the Orissa High Court that power distribution companies in Odisha are public authorities (PAs) under RTI. This judgment will be of help to those members from other States, w ... | 06-23-2012 | 83 |
| Correspondence between prsident and PM not to be d : Attached is the Delhi HC decision that correspondence between President and PM cannot be disclosed under RTI. Thread Discussion | 07-12-2012 | 39 |
| Air India to disclose complimentary ticket details : Applicant had asked for various information related to complimentary tickets issued by Air India. Information was denied under Sec 8(1)(d). In second appeal, CIC agreed with the denial except for the ... | 07-29-2012 | 38 |
| Info on disciplinary and penalty proceedings discl : The Delhi High Court has ruled that information related to disciplinary and penalty proceedings of public servants cannot be denied under Sec 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act. The original CIC decision is here ... | 08-03-2012 | 129 |
| All rules regulations manuals records on website : The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that as per Sec 4(1)(b)(v), all rules, regulations, manuals and records have to be uploaded on websites. Members/guests will note that "record" has a very wi ... | 08-03-2012 | 107 |
| Info related to application for TV channel can be : Info related to application for TV channel can be denied and Sec 11 The Delhi HC has ruled that information related to application for TV Channel can be denied under Sec 8(1)(d) and could have been d ... | 08-04-2012 | 33 |
| Info on TEP outcome only if TEP investigated : Delhi HC has ruled that info on TEP outcome can only be given if TEP is investigated. Info on sources of income is deniable under Sec 8(1)(j). Thread Discussion ... | 08-04-2012 | 72 |
| Not reasonable to impose costs on PIO : A division bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that a single judge was incorrect in imposing "costs" of Rs 2000.00 on a PIO because he did not provide the information on time. Thread Discussio ... | 08-30-2012 | 67 |
| SIC to impose penalty only at Rs 250 per day : The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that SIC/CIc must impose penalty at the rate of Rs 250 per day and does not have the discretion to impose any penalty at a lower rate. The HP SIC had imposed ... | 09-08-2012 | 73 |
| Mangalore SEZ is a PA under RTI : Attached is a judgment of the Karnataka HC declaring Mangalore SEZ as a PA under RTI. Thread Discussion | 09-09-2012 | 53 |
| SC Judgement on appointment of ICs : Attached is the Supreme Court judgement on appointment of Chief and other Information Commissioners in CIC/SIC, dated 13 September 2012. It has several important points which need to be summarised an ... | 09-13-2012 | 177 |
| ACRs , IT Returns, Property only in larger public : The Supreme Court has ruled that ACRs, IT Returns, property details, etc...can be only disclosed if larger public interest so demands. The full judgment is attached to this post. Thread Discussion ... | 10-08-2012 | 155 |
| Penalty to be imposed only after hearing : Attached is a decision of the Gujarat High Court, which has ruled that penalty under Sec 20 of the Act can only be imposed after giving a reasonable opportunity to be heard. The court also advised th ... | 10-28-2012 | 70 |
| Info on disciplinary proceedings can be denied 8(j : A division bench of the Delhi HC has overruled the decision of a single judge which ordered UPSC to disclose information regarding disciplinary proceedings, etc. The Division bench held that the such ... | 11-10-2012 | 75 |
| Disclosure of ACRs to others denied under 8(1)(j) : The Bombay HC has ruled that disclosure of ACRs of employees, to others, is deniable under Sec 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act 2005. Thread Discussion ... | 11-10-2012 | 76 |
| File notings cannot be denied under 8(1)(e) : Disposing off multiple petitions filed by various Army personnel, the Delhi HC has ruled that file notings related to disciplinary proceedings cannot be withheld under Sec 8(1)(e) (Fiduciary relations ... | 11-20-2012 | 123 |
| Sec 8(1)(d) and (e) are not ultra vires : In a recent order, the Delhi High Court has ruled that Sec 8(1)(d) and (e) are not ultravires of the Constitution. Thread Discussion ... | 11-25-2012 | 45 |
| PIO should have raised objections earlier : PIO had been penalised by the SIC for not providing information on time to the applicant. Subsequently he approached the HC stating that he was DPO of the Education department and hence could never pr ... | 11-25-2012 | 42 |
| Delhi Sikh Gurdawara Committee under RTI : A division bench of the Delhi HC has again ruled that Delhi Sikh Gurdawara Committee is a public authoirty as defined in Sec 2(h) of the RTI Act. Interestingly, the contention of the petitioners was ... | 11-25-2012 | 15 |
| Multiple applicants in one RTI application allowed : The Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that a RTI application filed by many applicants (in this case three) is a valid application and cannot be rejected on this ground. Thread Discussion ... | 01-15-2013 | 46 |
| Sec 24 organisation to supply information : The P&H High Court has ruled that a public authority exempted under Sec 24 has to supply information which is not directly related to "intelligence or security". The purpose of exempting such organisa ... | 01-15-2013 | 30 |
| Sec 24 organisation to provide info on recruitment : The P&H High Court has ruled that organisations exempted under Sec 24 have to provide information related to recruitment issues specially since it is being alleged that recruitment was done through un ... | 01-15-2013 | 24 |
| Question paper and answer key to be on website : The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled in a case related to the STET exam in Haryana that the question paper and answer key have to be put up on the website. This will only help the PIO/FAA/PA in ... | 01-16-2013 | 16 |
| Punjab & Haryana HC castigates Punjab SIC : In a judgment dated 2.11.2012, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has severely castigated the method of working of the Punjab SIC. It has made several suggestions and a copy of the order has also been m ... | 01-16-2013 | 18 |
| Haryana SIC also castigated by P&H HC : After castigating the Punjab SIC, the P&H Court has also castigated the Haryana SIC - for giving unduly delayed dates for hearings and having number of commissioners which are not proportionate to the ... | 01-16-2013 | 15 |
| Correct order of SIC set aside since third party n : The Bombay High Court has set aside an order of the Maharashtra SIC even though it found that the order was correct. The grounds were that the the SIC had not offered an opportunity of hearing to th ... | 01-17-2013 | 17 |
| Agreements of private parties with Govt disclosabl : The Bombay HC has ruled that agreements concluded by private parties with government organisations are disclosable. The issue related to disclosure of agreement between Transpirt Deaprtment and priva ... | 01-17-2013 | 33 |
| Info on debt assignments and values to be disclose : The AP High Court has ruled that information related to debt assignments and values are disclosable under RTI to the company itself. Thread Discussion ... | 01-19-2013 | 12 |
| Reason of seeking info is irellevant : This is a old judgment of the Madras HC where it was ruled that reason for seeking info is irellevant, as far as RTI applicant is concerned. Thread Discussion ... | 01-20-2013 | 14 |
| SIC cannot declare a PA without merits : The Madras HC has ruled that SIC cannot decalre a body as a PA without going into proper merits and just because that organisation did not appear before it. Thread Discussion ... | 01-20-2013 | 16 |
| Copy of Complaint to be given under RTI : The Madras High Court has ruled that copy of Compalint has to be disclosed under RTI. Thread Discussion | 01-20-2013 | 36 |
| Harayana Wakf Board is a PA under RTI : The Punjab and Harayana High Court has ruled that the Harayana Wakf Board is a PA under RTI since it was established under an Act of Parliament. Thread Discussion ... | 01-20-2013 | 8 |
| Vague excuses cannot be given to delay information : The Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that vagues excuses cannot be given for delaying information and that the penalty was correctly imposed. Explanations which have been put-forth by the petitioner t ... | 01-20-2013 | 20 |
| Cooperative Societies in Punjab are PAs under RTI : The Punjab & Haryana HC has ruled that Cooperative Societies in Punjab are PAs under RTI At. Thread Discussion | 01-20-2013 | 16 |
| Penalty only after show cause and hearing : Punjab & Haryana HC has ruled that SIC can only impose penalty after issuing show cause notice and also after hearing the PIO. Thread Discussion ... | 01-20-2013 | 16 |
| Info about votes cast to be disclosed under RTI : The Punjab & Haryana HC has ruled that inforation related to votes cast in a panchayat election has to be disclosed under RTI. Info asked for was: Full name and address of the voters who had casted ... | 01-20-2013 | 12 |
| Meaning of "allegations of corruption" in Sec 24 : In a very exhaustive and well argued order, the Punjab & Haryana HC has tried to find the meaning of "allegations of corruption" in Sec 24 and has come to the conclusion that: As mentioned above, the ... | 01-20-2013 | 33 |
| Property details of public servants disclosable : Attached is an old order (06.01.2011) of the Punjab & Haryana HC wherein it has ruled that property details, etc of a public servant are disclosable under RTI. Thread Discussion ... | 01-21-2013 | 42 |
| CIC went beyond jurisdiction in awarding HRA : In a recent judgment, the Punjab & Haryana HC has ruled that CIC went well beyond its jurisdiction in awarding HRA to someone who was a proxy for the RTI applicant. The Commission is creation of a st ... | 01-21-2013 | 17 |
| Info Commissions to dispose appeals expediently : This is an old order of the Punjab & Haryana HC ruling taht the First Appellate Autority and the Info Commissions should dispose off appeals with expoediency: The authorities however are required to ... | 01-21-2013 | 20 |
| Unreasoned order of CIc remanded back by HC : Another old order of the Punjab & Haryana HC where it has remanded the matter back to the CIC since the order it passed was totally unreasoned. Having gone through the decision taken by respondent No ... | 01-21-2013 | 22 |
| SIC cannot withdraw Shaow Cause if order not compl : Just posting this old order of the Punjab & Haryana High Court where it has ruled that the SIC cannot withdraw its show cause notice and drop penalty proceedings, after its own order is not complied w ... | 01-22-2013 | 28 |
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