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RTI Act

Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on September 8, 2020September 18, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Does disclosure of information with no larger public interest amounts to invasion of privacy under S. 8(1)(j) of RTI Act? HC elucidates

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, JJ., held that the attendance record is a part of service

Published on September 3, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | PIL seeking information on PM CARES Fund dismissed as no RTI application filed by the petitioner

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N.Patel, CJ and Prateek Jalan, J. dismissed the petition seeking information on PM CARES Fund while

Published on June 11, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Breaking | Direction sought for PM-CARES Fund to reveal money received and other details on its website; PIL filed in Delhi HC

Direction sought for PM-CARES Fund to reveal money received and other details on its website. As reported by ANI, A Public Interest

Published on June 4, 2020October 3, 2023By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | File notings and correspondence sent and received by MHA in relation to mercy petition not a part of ministerial advice – can be disclosed under RTI

Central Information Commission (CIC): Chief Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava allowed a second appeal for information regarding mercy petition on the grounds that file

Published on July 6, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Utt HC | Furnishing information beyond the mandate amounts to denial of information by officer under RTI Act

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Singh, J. dismissed a writ petition filed by Sahak Nagar Adhikari, who was Public Information Officer under Right

Published on May 17, 2019May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Registrar of Cooperative Societies empowered to collect information from rural agricultural bank, and to furnish the same under RTI Act

“Transparency of information is vital in curbing corruption. The approach of the court must be to attenuate the area of secrecy as

Published on March 1, 2019March 5, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | Non-compliance of specific directions of the Commission is deliberate obstruction to the flow of information under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): Sudhir Bhargava, Chief Information Commissioner, directed the Registry of the Bench to issue a Show Cause Notice to

Published on February 18, 2019March 7, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Seeking information of organization under RTI Act cannot put question mark on  integrity of employee

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajiv Sharma and Harinder Singh Sidhu, JJ., allowed a petition made against

Published on December 29, 2018January 4, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Disclosing information regarding printing of notes after demonetisation not exempted under RTI Act, RBI directed to disclose the same

Central Information Commission (CIC): The present matter was taken up by Sudhir Bhargava (Information Commissioner), under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Published on December 19, 2018January 16, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Appellate Authority under RTI Act not liable to any penal action; disciplinary action recommended by CIC quashed

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajendra Menon, CJ, and V. Kameswar Rao, J. dismissed an appeal preferred by the

Published on September 5, 2018September 12, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC does not have the power to review its orders

Central Information Commission: The CIC recently reiterated that it does not have the power to review its own orders as the same

Published on June 22, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Division Bench of Delhi HC splits as to whether PM National Relief Fund is a ‘public authority’ under RTI Act

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench comprising of S. Ravindra Bhat and Sunil Gaur, JJ., gave different opinions as to whether Prime

Published on May 30, 2018June 15, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Section 8(1)(j) of RTI Act, 2005 does not waive the entitlement of a wife to know about husband’s remuneration in light of obtaining maintenance

Madhya Pradesh High Court: While allowing an appeal, the Division Bench of S.K. Seth J., and Nandita Dubey J., decided a writ

Published on May 30, 2018June 25, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Documents pertaining to disciplinary proceedings fall under personal information

Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has rejected an appeal where the appellant requested the CPIO of Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, Rohtak, to

Published on May 19, 2018June 29, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Information about disciplinary proceedings by CBI against it’s officers is not information relating to ‘human rights violation’ under first proviso to S. 24(1), RTI Act

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Vibhu Bakhru, J., allowed a petition before it,

Published on February 20, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Personal information to be removed while giving out names of persons in reply to an application under S. 8(1)(j) of RTI Act

Central Information Commission: The Commission recently addressed a second appeal on the grounds that the appellant had not been provided the desired

Published on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

RTI Act not the proper fora for redressal of grievances: CIC

Central Information Commission: The Commission was recently addressing an appeal from an applicant who sought to seek information on the action taken

Published on December 12, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi HC sets aside CIC order declaring every minister a public authority

Delhi High Court: The Court set aside an earlier order of the Central Information Commission declaring ministers in the Union government and all

Published on December 9, 2017December 15, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC declares Delhi Soccer Association to be a public authority under RTI Act

Central Information Commission: The Commission was hearing an appeal from an RTI applicant who sought information from Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) regarding

Published on December 5, 2017January 20, 2018By Saba
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