Interplay between Right to Information and Right to Privacy
Bhumesh Verma, Managing Partner, Sayantan Dey, Legal and Compliance Professional and Ujjwal Agrawal, Student Researcher, Corp Comm Legal
Cite as: (2020) PL (CL) November 65
RTI
Bom HC | 4474 RTI applications disclosing personal details of applicants uploaded on I&B Ministry website for 4 yrs despite official direction to the contrary: Court sets accountability and directs inquiry at highest level
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav, JJ., took strong objection to the fact that despite the
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
CIC | Information about names and particulars of students is personal information held by school in a fiduciary capacity disclosure of which invades children’s privacy
Central Information Commission (CIC): Y.K. Sinha (Information Commissioner) addressed an RTI application filed seeking the following information: Names of students of Class 8th
CIC | “Appalled that basic information pertaining to district wise designated COVID treatment centres couldn’t be provided” | Urgent requirement for notifying nodal authority in Ministry to provide information
Central Information Commission (CIC): Bimal Julka (CIC) observed that, important decisions are being made by the Governments involving huge intervention in the
Online RTI Portal: SC seeks Centre’s response on Pravasi Legal Cell’s plea
Supreme Court: The Court has asked the Centre and State Governments to file reply on a plea seeking direction to establish Right
NGOs substantially financed by Government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under RTI Act: SC
Supreme Court: Holding that nongovernmental organisations substantially financed by the appropriate government fall within the ambit of ‘public authority’ under Section 2(h)
RBI refuses to disclose information under RTI; SC reserves judgment
Supreme Court: The Court has reserved order on two contempt petitions filed against Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for not complying with
Leave records of other employees cannot be declared unless applicant shows involvement of larger public interest
Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has observed that leave records of other employees cannot be declared unless the applicant shows the involvement of a larger
Jurisdiction of CIC is restricted to ruling on issues pertaining to right to information
Central Information Commission (CIC): A Single-member Bench comprising of Bimal Julka, Information Commissioner, disposed of an appeal directing the appellant to approach
CIC accepts PMO’s inability in providing information due to lack of resources
Central Information Commission (CIC): The Commission recently dealt with an appeal seeking information regarding ‘Mann ki Baat’ program which was further disposed
CIC: Answer sheet of other candidates can also be sought under RTI
Central Information Commission (CIC): In a landmark case CIC held that a candidate can seek answer sheets of other candidates and that
‘Opinion’ or ‘advice’ in Section 2(f) of RTI Act refers to such information as is available in public records
Central Information Commission: An appeal from the response of CPIO, Ministry of Human Resource and Development, was dismissed by Bimal Julka, Information
Salary related information of employees has to be suo motu disclosed
Central Information Commission: The Commission recently heard an appeal of an RTI applicant who sought information related to salary provided to one
RTI not a forum to seek redressal of grievances
Central Information Commission: The appeallant before the CIC had appealed against the CPIO, OPTO Electronics Factory, Dehradun seeking information relating to the
CIC issues show-cause notice to postal authorities on no action being taken against officers perpetuating fraud by issuing false receipts without signatures
Central Information Commission: While hearing upon the present matter wherein the issue was related to few people perpetuating fraud by way of
Cricket does not flourish due to Ministers and Public Servants holding offices in State Associations or BCCI
Supreme Court: The bench comprising of T.S. Thakur CJI and FM Ibrahim Kalifulla J. accepts Justice RM Lodha panel’s recommendations almost in toto
Technical and procedural arguments cannot be allowed to come in the way of substantial justice
Delhi High Court: While dismissing a writ petition that challenged a Central Information Commission order, a single-judge bench of Manmohan, J., held
Bhagyanagar Gas Ltd. is not a public authority under the RTI Act
Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has held that Bhagyanagar Gas Ltd., which is a joint venture company constituted with participation of GAIL India
Central Bank of India directed to disclose names of borrowers of Kisan Credit Card loans alongwith the borrowed amount
Central Information Commission: “Since KCC (Kisan Credit Card) loans benefit from interest subvention given from Government funds, some information concerning the same