RTI Act

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Employees of a security establishment cannot be deprived of their fundamental and legal rights just because they work in an intelligence and security establishment: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Expressing that, RTI Act is a tool that facilitates the employees and officers in airing their grievances systematically, the

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Can S. 8(1)(d), RTI Act be invoked to deny copy of thesis in view of commercial viability and to protect interests of scholar and his guide? CIC answers

Central Information Commission (CIC): Saroj Punhani (Information Commissioner), harmonised the conflicting interests of the parties keeping with the letter and spirit of

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CIC | RTI Act gives students the right to access their own answer sheets || Does this right involve larger public interest? How is this right interlinked with Right to life and livelihood? Commission elaborates

Central Information Commission (CIC): Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, reiterated that the candidates/students have the right to access their own answer sheets as

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CIC | When an applicant seeks information from a Public Authority under RTI Act, can the Public Authority seek proof of citizenship from the person concerned? Under what circumstances can ‘Photography’ of documents be allowed under RTI Act? Exhaustive Report

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amita Pandove (Information Commissioner) held that, “…information which is available in record or accessible by a public authority

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Utt HC | Delay in providing information under RTI Act does not amount to penalty, if valid reasons for the delay are proved; Court sets aside the penalty

Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J., partly allowed an appeal which was filed challenging an order passed by the State Information

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Del HC | To avail exemption under S. 8 RTI Act, public authority must give detailed reasons as to how such disclosure would affect the pending investigation; Court remands the matter back to CIC

Delhi High Court: In a petition seeking direction to quash the order of Central Information Commission, Jayant Nath, J. observed, “…where a

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CIC | Whether husband is entitled to seek information re wife’s bank details and IT Returns? Commission answers while discussing who is “third party”

Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) held that: “Since filing of the Income Tax Returns by an individual with

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CIC | Is a legally wedded wife entitled to seek details of income tax returns of her husband under the RTI Act, 2005? Commission answers

Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) decide whether a legally wedded wife can seek the information regard to income

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CIC | “CPIO’s reply denying information re notices issued against Vijay Mallya, improper”: Commission directs CPIO, CBI to provide cogent justification

Central Information Commission (CIC): Saroj Punhani, J., directed the CPIO of CBI to provide a cogent and descriptive justification for denying information

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CIC | Information re officers carrying out orders of Govt. can be redacted by CPIO under RTI Act: CIC in matter concerning Aadhar seeding with bank accounts

Central Information Commission (CIC): Suresh Chandra, (Commissioner) held that “Section 10 RTI Act reveals that the power of severing the information disclosable

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CIC | Would disclosure of names of donors and donees of ‘Electoral Bonds’ from books of accounts amount to contravention of RTI Act provisions? Commission answers

Central Information Commission (CIC): Suresh Chandra (Information Commissioner) observed that disclosure of the names of the donors and donees of electoral bonds

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CIC decides whether disclosure of income tax returns and gross income of husband to his wife is permissible under RTI Act or not || Read the decision

Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) decided whether disclosure of income tax returns of the husband to wife under RTI

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CIC | Third Party-Information in light of S. 11 of RTI Act & exemption of disclosure of information: Read Commission’s view

Central Information Commission (CIC): Neeraj Kumar Gupta (Information Commissioner) addressed the instant matter and highlighted the essence of provisions of Right To Information

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CIC | Sri Vedapureeswarar Sri Varadarajaperumal Devsthanama cannot be deemed as a public authority under S. 2(h) of RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): Divya Prakash Sinha (Information Commissioner) considered whether Sri Vedapureeswarar Sri Varadarajaperumal Devsthanama will be a public authority under Section

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CIC | Can CPIO rely on other Rules, Acts, Order or Circulars in matters of RTI Act? Commission explicates

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amita Pandove (Information Commissioner), came down heavily on CPIO, All India Radio for abdicating his duties. Appellant filed an

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Kar HC | Whether a candidate who has appeared for the examination conducted by Public Service Commission can as a matter of right under the RTI Act, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts? HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj J., while allowing the present petition made significant remarks related to the application of RTI Act, 2005

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CIC | Is there an obligation under RTI Act for public authority concerned to transfer RTI application in case of subject-matter not being under its ambit? Commission throws light

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amit Pandove (Information Commissioner) while addressing the present appeal observed the essence of Section 6(3) of the Right to

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CIC | Are the offices of President, Vice President, PM, Governors, LGs and CMs legally obliged under RTI Act to entertain RTI applications? Commission unfolds position

Central Information Commission (CIC): Y.K. Sinha (Information Commissioner), reiterated the Commission’s position that, offices of President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Governors, Lt. Governors

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[RTI v. Right to Privacy] CIC | Under what circumstances exemption of S. 8(1)(j) of RTI Act be claimed? Commission explains the provision in respect to invasion of privacy

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amita Pandove (Information Commissioner) while addressing the present second appeal observed that the exemption of Section 8(1)(j) of

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Madras HC | Without ascertaining whether information asked falls under the ambit of S. 8(1)(d) of RTI Act, PIOs rejecting RTI applications mechanically, should be shown doors

Madras High Court: S. Vaidyanathan, J., observed that, “Officials adopting a tactic answer in a mechanical manner that the information sought for is