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The Public Authority admits to providing wrong information to the appellant
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) of Delhi Police seeking information pertaining to a particular FIR. The Public ... | The Commission observed that as the record has already been accepted as genuine by the Court and the concerned officials have been proceeded against for providing wrong information, there is no reason to pass any directions to the respondent. |
Details about the medical claim filed with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) seeking information regarding the action taken on her medical claim form no. 97 for Rs 20,586/– alon... | The Commission observed that as per the averments of the respondent, the reconstructed file is under submission to the CAMO and therefore, the said officer is the deemed PIO in this case as per the provisions of section 5(4) and section 5(5) of the RTI Act, being the holder of information. The CIC directed the CAMO to ... |
Issue of delay in providing maturity amount against the LIC policy raised through the RTI
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) seeking information regarding her policy including delay in releasing maturity amount to h... | The Commission directed the PIO to provide the detail in respect of enhancement of loan amount against her policy and complete information regarding the current status of the ongoing enquiry in respect of the fraud committed visa is the appellant's policy. Further, the CIC directed the PIO to ascertain whether receipt ... |
How are the cars defined as 'big' or 'small'?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue seeking information in relation to a news item “Increase duty on diesel cars up to Rs. 2.5 lakhs: Jaipal” . He specifically wanted to... | The Commission observed that the appellant has sought specific information and directed the PIO, Department of Revenue to provide clear/ categorical information to the appellant. The CIC also directed the PIO to provide action taken on appellant’s submissions “Excise Duty on Diesel Cars” routed to Department of Revenue... |
Addressing the issue of an out of order telephone connection through RTI
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The appellant’s telephone was out of order and even after filing complaint with the authorities the service was not resumed. Later he filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ... | The Commission held that the respondent should ensure that a fixed wireless phone (working on mobile technology) is installed without charging any installation fee. |
Detail of Acts, Rules and Regulations in force in the Union of India
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of Law and Justice Legislative Department seeking copies of all Acts, Rules and Regulations in force in the Union of India. The Public Informati... | The Commission noted that as far as appellant’s RTI application is concerned the PIO of the legislative department has conveyed that all the Acts, Rules and Regulations in force in the Union of India are already available on public domain of the public authority. The CIC also added that as the information is already av... |
Can copy of attendance sheet in respect of an employee be disclosed to her ex-husband?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seeking certified copy of the attendance register/ attendance sheet in respect of a particular lady... | The Commission perused the decree issued by the Principal Judge and held that ass per court order the appellant cannot seek any information regarding the said lady from the respondent under the RTI Act. |
Complaint regarding non-compliance of orders of the Information Commission
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The appellant had filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and during the appeal proceedings, the Central Information Commission (CIC) had directed the Pub... | The Commission observed that the appellant would be given inspection and copies of the TA/ DA bills of above mentioned executives. The CIC also issued show cause notice to DGM as to why penal action should not be initiated against him for non-compliance of the Commission’s order in time. Further, a notice was issued to... |
Should details regarding complaint filed with CVC be disclosed to the complainant?
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The appellant had filed a large number of complaints with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) under PIDPI. He later filed two applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the CVC seeking copies of the forwar... | The Commission observed that the information seeker himself is the complainant and therefore, the desired information should not be withheld from him. The CIC held that the details of the complaints made under this particular scheme however, cannot be disclosed to third party information seeker. The CIC directed the PI... |
Can a single RTI application be filed with multiple queries on a variety of subject?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Indian Rare Earths Ltd in which he wanted to know about the details of the cars hired during the year 2011 for the use of highly placed o... | The CIC directed the PIO to provide the details regarding the hiring of outside vehicles for the use of highly placed officials during the year 2011 including the names of those officials, designation, the dates on which the cars had been hired and the cost of such hiring. |
Five member bench of CIC hears appeal seeking minutes of meeting of BALCO
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A Five Member Bench consisting of Shri Satyananda Mishra, CIC; Shri M.L. Sharma, IC; Smt. Deepak Sandhu, IC; Smt. Sushma Singh; IC and Shri Vijay Sharma heard an appeal wherein the appellant had sought Date and Minutes of the 233rd M... | The Commission held that in the light of the stay granted by the High Court, it would not be proper to pass an order in the present appeal. The matter was adjourned sine-die leaving it open to the appellant to agitate the matter before the CIC again after the final pronouncement by the High Court, if he was so inclined... |
Reasons for not recommending a candidate by SSC even after scoring higher marks
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) seeking information in respect of an examination conducted by the SSC in 2011 for recruitment to various post... | The Commission observed that it seems to be a reasonable request. The CIC directed the PIO to revisit the case and find out the relevant records and provide the photocopies of all the relevant records showing the reasons for the decision of the SSC in not recommending this particular candidate for the posts for which s... |
Addressing the issue of grant of pension through RTI application
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The appellant had been permanently absorbed from Indian Navy to Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and had some grievance regarding his pension. In this context, he filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Departme... | The Commission observed that the appellant has sought clarifications, reasons, interpretation in respect of his PSU pension. These queries do not fall under the ambit of definition of “information” as defined under section2(f)“information” means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, op... |
Should application forms submitted by students for admission in school be disclosed?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) seeking the number of Branches of Shri Guru Harkishan Public School in Delhi and the copies o... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) upheld the contention of the PIO and rejected the appeal. |
Can entire records pertaining to vigilance cases be given a blanket exemption under section 8(1)(h)?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in which he referred to two CBI cases and requested for the copies of the entire file ... | The Commission agreed with the arguments of the appellant and noted that the order of the PIO was not adequately reasoned. The CIC held that the matter had reached a trial court for prosecution and the denial of the desired information should be properly justified through a speaking and reasoned order. The CIC also rul... |
Did the registrar collude with the party for not listing the case before the NCDRC?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) Upbhokta Nyay Bhawan seeking information whether the registrar of the respondent o... | The Commission observed that the no intervention of the Commission is required in the matter. |
Should the details furnished by a person while filling the application form for examination be disclosed?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the High Court of Kerala seeking the details furnished by his wife while filling the application form for the examinatio... | The Commission observed that the information sought is personal in nature. The personal details furnished by a candidate while filling out the form for any examination were not meant to be disclosed to the general public. The CIC noted that these details were primarily required for the authority conducting the examinat... |
Can an application be filed under Madhya Pradesh RTI Act?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University seeking information under the Madhya Pradesh RTI Act. The Public Information Officer provided some information. | The Central Information Commission (CIC) held that no such Act is in force at the moment. It is the Right to Information Act enacted by the Parliament that is in force all over the country, including the State of Madhya Pradesh. The appeal must be dismissed on this count alone. The CIC also noted that as per the PIO su... |
Is a son required to produce succession certificate to get information pertaining to his deceased father?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the State Bank of India (SBI) seeking the statement of accounts in respect of his late father’s account for a period of ... | The Commission observed that no intervention of the Commission is required in the matter. |
Does MoEF have any mechanism to enforce the standards set by it?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) seeking details regarding the vehicles running on Indian roads during the last three years in respect of the in th... | The Commission observed that the Ministry has issued certain notifications fixing the noise levels of all kinds of vehicles and from these notifications, it was not very clear how these were proposed to be enforced and which would be the enforcing authority. The CIC held that the Ministry must be having the necessary i... |
Can the valuation report of a company’s assets be disclosed under RTI?
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The appellant filed two applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Official Liquidator, High Court seeking information in respect of a particular company. He wanted the details of proceedings, action initiated and al... | The Commission ruled that the respondent have no disclosure obligation with respect to the valuation report which includes information in the nature of commercial confidence and the appellant has not established any larger public interest for its disclosure. |
Secretary DoPT directed to institute enquiry to trace the missing records and fix responsibility
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) seeking copies of documents regarding the extension in service given to a particu... | The Commission held that the Cabinet papers including the ACC papers must be disclosed after the decision is implemented and over as clearly mentioned in the proviso to section8(1)(i)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, cabinet papers including records of del... |
PIO is not bound to be guided by the views of third party for disclosure of information
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) seeking copy of the letter written by the IBM to a particular mining entity for some violations and the r... | The Commission noted that the mining activity has evoked considerable concerns from the public in recent years for a variety of reasons including its potential for environmental pollution and illegal exploitation of public resources. The CIC directed the PIO to disclose the attested copy of the reply given by the entit... |
Disclosure of certificates furnished by an employee at the time of appointment
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the National Aluminum Company Ltd Corporate Office (NALCO) seeking information in respect of an employee such as the date of his posting, his prese... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that all the information furnished by an employee at the time of appointment cannot be said to be personal as some of these certificates form the very basis on which a person is appointed to the post in the public authority. The CIC directed the PIO to provide the date ... |
Can CIC give priority to some appeals over others and hear them out of turn?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Central Information Commission (CIC) seeking the reasons for non-disposal of her second appeals by the Commission and giving priority to other ap... | The Commission observed that the appellant has not sought any specific information from the Commission; she has sought action against the PIOs and FAAs without naming the defaulters. The CIC rejected the appeal. |
Details regarding vehicles owned by LIC and insured by United India Insurance
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the United India Insurance Company Limited seeking information regarding the number of vehicles owned by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) w... | The Commission directed the PIO to verify whether corporate client code number allotted to LIC of India was specific to the Regional office or was in fact universal corporate code number allotted to the entire business of LIC handled by the United India Insurance Company and accordingly provide information to the appel... |
Addressing the issue of non- payment of reward through RTI
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Income Tax (IT) department seeking information as to why the remaining part of final reward had not been paid to him despite several reminders. The Public Informat... | The Commission ruled that as per the provisions of section 24 of the RTI Act, the office of DG (Inv) has been exempted from the purview of the RTI Act but, section24(1)Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to the intelligence and security organisations specified in the Second Schedule, being organisations establish... |
Can the information sought by one’s spouse be treated as third party information?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Income Tax (IT) Department seeking information about her husband such as the details of source of income declared by him, deductions like h... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that a wife cannot be treated as third party in the strict sense of the term, so long as the marriage subsists, however after divorce, the legal position changes. The Commission ruled that marriage still subsists between the appellant and her husband, hence it would not... |
Can a complaint filed by a person be treated as his personal information?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Delhi Police seeking copy of complaints filed against him by a lady. The Public Information Officer (PIO) denied the information under section8(1)(g... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that the appellant has a right to know the contents of the complaint filed by the complainant against him. The complaint filed by the lady cannot be said to be her personal information and the provisions of section8(1)(g)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, t... |
Are the details of savings and FD accounts of third party liable to be disclosed?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ) seeking information about the various savings and FD accounts in the name of a certain individual in... | The Commission held that the approach of the respondent is in conformity with the provisions of the RTI Act. The CIC rejected the appeal stating that no action is called for at the Commission’s level. |
Seeking value of kharif crop harvested for a particular time and insurance premium paid
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Samastipur Kshetriya Gramin Bank (SKGB) seeking certain information regarding the months during which kharif crop was harvested. He wa... | The Commission observed that the section cited by the respondent to deny the information sought by the appellant has no relevance. There is no sufficient reason to deny information to the appellant taking into account that the appellant needed the information for the consumer dispute redressal matter. The CIC directed ... |
Should the mandatory approvals received for the Special Economic Zone be disclosed under RTI?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Kandla Port Trust (KPT) seeking copy of proposed plan for Multi Product Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ), suggestions and comments ... | The Commission noted that the respondent have no disclosure obligation in terms of section8(1)(d)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property, the disclosure of which would harm the c... |
Seeking information pertaining to pension saving account and FDR through RTI
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) seeking information pertaining to pension saving account andFixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) of a particular bank account. ... | The Commission agreed with the order of the FAA and rejected the appeal. |
CIC directs Bar Council to comply with the provisions of section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Bar Council of India (BCI) seeking information regarding compliance of section 4 of the RTI Act. The Public Information Officer (PIO) ... | The Commission held that compliance of the section 4 of the RTI Act is a statutory obligation and the compliance of the section in a time bound manner specially in relation to section4(1)(b)Every public authority shall publish within one hundred and twenty days from the enactment of this Act,-
(i) the particulars of it... |
Penalty of Rs. 25000/- imposed on PIO for unreasonable delay in furnishing the information
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) seeking some information. The Public Information Officer (PIO) provided some information. ... | The Commission held that the PIO has not provided any credible explanation for not having complied with the directions of the Commission. The Commission imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000/- on the PIO for the delay in supply of information. The CIC also directed the PIO to carefully go over the RTI application, the order o... |
Can CIC re-open a case which has been decided earlier by an information commissioner?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Central Information Commission (CIC) in which he submitted that he had sent certain e-Mails to the Registry of Chief Information Commiss... | The Commission rejected the appeal stating that the rules of the CIC did not provide for re-opening of a matter.
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In some cases, the CIC has reviewed its own decision like if there has been a mistake of fact or if the third party has not been given an opportunity of being heard. While re-opening the cases, th... |
Does the PMO follow any Citizen’s Charter?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) seeking information relating to the Citizens Charter Bill 1997, the Rights of Citizens for Time bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of... | The Commission directed the PIO to find out if there was ever a Bill called the Citizens Charter Bill 1997 and if so, to provide the details of what happened to that Bill. The CIC also directed the PIO to provide a copy of the Citizen's Charter, if adopted by the PMO, by obtaining a copy of it from them. |
Is there any procedure for appointment of Central Information Commissioners?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Cabinet Secretariat, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in which he referred to the selection and appo... | The Commission observed that the RTI Act itself did not lay down any such procedure and the central government has not framed any rules about the exact method to be followed for selection and appointment of Information Commissioners. The CIC further noted that until there are such rules framed by the competent authorit... |
Should documents pertaining to bank account of a public trust be disclosed under RTI?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with Syndicate Bank seeking information regarding the details and documents submitted by a public trust at the time of opening of an account. The... | The Commission upheld the decision of the PIO and rejected the appeal. |
Can an Indian citizen residing abroad file an application under RTI?
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The appellant was an Associate Professor in National University of Educational Planning & Administration (NUEPA) and presently in United Kingdom. She filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the NUEPA is seeking ... | The Commission observed that the PIO did not entertain the RTI application on the ground that it was not routed through Indian High Commission at London. However, the FAA did not give any heed to this fact. The CIC also noted that proviso to section19(2)Where an appeal is preferred against an order made by a Central P... |
Has the DG (Tourism) Office approved sanction to run a Guest House in Delhi?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Delhi Police seeking to know whether the DG (Tourism) Office have ever approved and accorded sanction to run a Guest House in the name of Royal P... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that the appellant’s allegation regarding illegal running of the aforementioned Guest House has not been replied to by the respondent. The Commission directed the PIO to provide appropriate reply to the said query and to inform the appellant if indeed such a Guest House... |
SSC unable to attend RTI applications for months due to shortage of staff
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) seeking copy of the evaluated OMR sheet of his son. The Public Information Officer (PIO) did not provide any inform... | The Commission directed the PIO to place their order before the Chairman, SSC so that he can take stock of the situation and post additional hands immediately. The CIC also directed the PIO to provide a copy of the evaluated answer sheet of his son to the appellant. Under section19(8)(b)In its decision, the Central Inf... |
Can documents submitted by a subscriber for getting the telephone connection be disclosed?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seeking copies of the documents submitted by a subscriber Mr. Bhanwarlal Choudhary on the basis... | The Commission directed the PIO to furnish the information as requested by the appellant in his RTI application. |
Asking for information regarding a debit of Rs. 1 lakh from one's own bank account
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Sarvve U.P. Gramin Bank seeking information regarding a certain closed account. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) denied the information ... | The Commission upheld the decision of the FAA and rejected the appeal. |
Seeking copy of dossier of terrorist given to Pak foreign secretary by Indian counterpart
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) seeking copy of dossier of terrorist, which was handed over to foreign secretary of Pakistan by f... | The Commission observed that the disclosure of such information given in confidence to a foreign state for facilitating mutual cooperation on critical issues also containing some inputs from intelligence units would be covered under the exemption clause of section8(1)(a)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, t... |
Is campaigning for any election a private matter of the candidates concerned?
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The appellant filed two applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the President’s Secretariat seeking details of the expenditure incurred on campaigning during the Presidential election by Pranab Mukherjee includ... | The Commission held that the campaigning for any election including the Presidential election is a private matter of the candidates concerned. The CIC also noted that if there are no written records available showing either pendency or disposal of files in any particular month, the PIO can provide no information. The ... |
Does RBI follow the revised guidelines regarding senior citizens while fixing rate of interest on FD?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking information regarding higher rate of interest on fixed deposits (FD) to the senior c... | The Commission directed the respondent to inform the appellant about the status of the implementation of the GOI notifications referred to in the RTI application in the above context. |
Since when is the amendment of the pension rule 49 (2) applicable?
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The appellant had retired in 1995. He referred to the amendment of the pension rule 49 (2) with effect from January 1, 2006 and filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Department of Pensions & Pensioners’ Welf... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) held that the information provided by the PIO is entirely in order. The CIC held that the appellant is free to challenge the government decision in an appropriate forum if he thinks that he too should get pension in terms of the amended rule. |
Can third party information regarding loss of cheque be disclosed under RTI?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Bank of Baroda seeking information about a complaint/ information of loss of a certain cheque by an account holder. The Public Information Office... | The Commission observed that the appellant had sought information in pursuance of a legal proceeding in the interest of ensuring the correct facts. Hence, the information should be provided taking into account the element ofpublic interestin facilitating court processes relying on correct facts. The CIC directed the re... |
Are the details of income tax exemption availed by a school liable for disclosure?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Income Tax (IT) Department seeking copies of the order passed under section 10(23) of the IT Act on the basis of which schools were granted... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that the said school has availed exemption from the Income tax under the provisions of the IT Act and this undeniably has impacted the revenues of the Central Government. This information cannot be said to be personal information pertaining to the school. The CIC direct... |
Is Telugu Desam party and Lok Satta party registered by Election Commission?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Election Commission of India (EC) seeking to know if the Telugu Desam party and the Lok Satta party were registered by the EC. The Public Informa... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that it would be appropriate if the letters showing the registration of these two political parties are provided to the appellant. The CIC directed the PIO to provide the copies of the letters by which these two political parties had been registered. |
Seeking copies of tender bid documents through RTI
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Heavy Water Plant seeking copies of the bid documents in respect of a certain tender invited by the public authority, furnished by a particular bidder. The Public Informat... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that after the bid process is over, the desired documents could be disclosed subject to the usual exemption provisions contained in the RTI Act. The CIC noted that in any bid document, there could be some records which happen to be the intellectual property of the bidde... |
Copy of review petition filed in the Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) seeking information regarding copy of the review petition filed in the Supreme Court of India in Civil A... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that following the filing of the review petition by LIC of India before the Supreme Court of India, this information is notheldby the public authority and belongs to the honorable Apex Court. The CIC advised the appellant to apply for this information to the apex court ... |
Seeking detail of leasehold properties transferred by LIC of India under RTI
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) seeking details of all the Leasehold properties that have been transferred by it in the last 10 years (... | The appellant agreed to reduce the period for which information is sought from 10 years to 5 years and narrowed his request to seeking information only in respect of a building known as ‘Hindustan Cooperative Insurance Building’, Mumbai. The CIC directed the PIO to provide information regarding the number of properties... |
Taking up the issue of appointment of wrong person on compassionate ground
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) seeking information pertaining to compassionate appointment in respect of a particular person (one Shri Abdul Rehman),... | The Commission held that the fact pertains to allegations of procedural irregularities in appointment for which the appellant was advised to approach the competent authority for corrective measures. Regarding the documents, the Commission directed the PIO to provide the appellant with all the appointment papers/ record... |
Seeking copy of arrest warrant through an application under RTI
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Delhi Police seeking information in respect of raid conducted by Delhi Police at the house of a person in relation to a case registered under section 420/406/... | The Commission held that the respondent failed to indicate any reason in support of their claim that information in question falls under the exemption category of section8(1)(h)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, information which would impede the process of... |
Varied information covering the entire five year tenure of former President
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the President's Secretariat seeking information related to travels of the former President of India, the costs incurred on those, the number of mercy ... | The Commission directed the PIO to find out whatever information is already available in a compiled form on any of these subjects and to provide to the appellant. The CIC observed that some such information, even for a limited period and on only one or two of these subjects might have been compiled in the past in respo... |
List of death convicts where death penalty had been commuted to life imprisonment
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the President’s Secretariat seeking list of death convicts where death penalty had been commuted to life imprisonment after consideration of the... | The Commission held that the records are not so old that they cannot be traced. The list of cases ought to be available with the respondent. The CIC, in larger public interest, directed the PIO to compile the list of cases of mercy petitions considered under Article 72 of the Constitution along with communication of or... |
Can details of persons who met the President be disclosed?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the President's Secretariat seeking to know the names of all the persons from the State of Maharashtra who had met the President of India on some specific dates. The P... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that the information sought by the appellant is clearly in the nature of personal information. If some individual citizens meet the President of India on a person to person basis there is no reason why the details of those visitors should be placed in the public domain.... |
Reasons for non- selection in examination conducted by the SSC
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in which he referred to his candidature in the special examination conducted by the SSC and wanted to know why he had not been... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that SSC must have some reason to treat the appellant as a candidate under the UR category and not under the OBC and also for not finding him successful. The CIC directed that the PIO have to give him the copies of the relevant documents showing his caste category and t... |
Information regarding appointment of employees should be disclosed pro-actively
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seeking information regarding appointment of a particular person such as date of appointment, copy of appo... | The Commission held that as stated by the PIO he should furnish the information as above to the appellant. Regarding details of loans availed by the employee, the CIC upheld the order of the PIO stating that the same is exempt from disclosure under section8(1)(j)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there sha... |
Seeking to know the legal validity of the decision of the college Principal
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The appellant was posted as a peon in Vivekanand College. He was promoted as caretaker some time back but subsequently he was reverted to the rank of peon. When he took up the matter with the Principal of the College, the Principal... | The Central Information Commission (CIC) observed that the University is not required to give any opinion regarding the legal validity of the decision of the Principal of Vivekanand College. The CIC however, directed the College administration to provide copies of the relevant file notings to the appellant. |
Can final report of CESTAT Inquiry Committee be disclosed under RTI?
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The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of Finance seeking information regarding the reports of CESTAT Inquiry Committee in relation to a case. The Public Information Officer (PIO) pro... | The Commission observed that the 3rd party i.e. CESTAT, has not cited any of the exemption provisions of the RTI Act for not disclosing the information to the appellant. The PIO too has not furnished any reasons for holding that the 3rd party information cannot be provided. The FAA has quoted the provision of section8(... |
File notings regarding ban on publication of books, magazines and periodicals
Background:
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) seeking inspection of all the correspondence and file notings in relation to the ban on publication of books, mag... | The Commission directed the respondent to provide the copies of correspondence/ file notings to the appellant after applying section 10 to the information which is exempted under the provision of section 8(1) of the RTI Act. Regarding the books/ publications on which the information is not available with the respondent... |
Seeking details regarding inclusion of Bull in the list of performing animals
Background:
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) seeking copies of all the file noting and other related documents leading to the inclusion of the Bull... | The Commission held neither the PIO nor the First Appellate Authority (FAA) has explained which matter was pending before what court and how that has any relation to the desired information. Under the RTI Act, no information can be denied only because it is the subject matter of a case pending before a court of law. On... |
Can particulars of officers who processed the loan be disclosed?
Background:
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Union Bank of India (UBI) seeking information pertaining to names of officers involved in giving loan facilities to two companies. The Public Information Off... | The Commission upheld the decision of respondent and rejected the appeal. |
Is a photocopy of the RTI appplication admissible instead of the original?
Background:
The appellant filed five applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the President’s Secretariat seeking information relating to the travels undertaken by the Rashtrapati, gifts given by her/him, details of the grants... | The Commission directed the respondent to make a list of the items of information sought in all the five RTI applications and indicate against the queries if the information has already been provided in the past. He must provide the remaining information. The CIC advised the appellant to be careful in future and make a... |
Seeking information related to Dalai Lama and Tibetan refugees through RTI
Background:
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in which he referred to some news report, his own submissions relating to the Tibetan refugees in India and rais... | The Commission held that the information relating to the Tibetan refugees in general and to His Holiness Dalai Lama in particular is sensitive from the point of view of both national security and India's relationship with other countries. The Commission, however, noted that some of the information sought is also purely... |
Details of public exigencies for transfer of officials from abroad to headquarters
Background:
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) seeking details of the officials in the rank of Section Officer and Under Secretary of the MEA whose ten... | The Commission held that the details about the public exigency considerations which necessitated the abrupt/ premature transfer of certain officials from Missions abroad would impair India’s relationship with friendly countries or its security interests. The CIC observed that as per section 6(i) of the RTI Act, the cit... |
Under which authority, has the RAW and NTRO been setup?
Background:
The appellant filed two applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) seeking to know about the authority under which the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the National Technical Research Organisation ... | The Commission observed that the information sought by the appellant, pre dates the establishment of both these organizations and so unless the records relating to the establishment of these organizations have been transferred in totality to the respective organizations, there was no need to transfer the RTI applicatio... |
Can information regarding PAN and Account Number of dead person be disclosed to his disciple?
Background:
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Income Tax (IT) seeking information regarding a PAN card issued to Shri Param Ji alias His Holiness. The appellant also wanted t... | The Commission observed that the appellant is seeking huge information regarding the financial aspects of the PAN Number and the Account Number mentioned in the application. The CIC held that the sought information was personal information which is barred from disclosure under section8(1)(j)Notwithstanding anything con... |
Seeking reasons for non- appointment by the SSC
Background:
The appellant had appeared in the examination conducted by the SSC for recruitment to the ITBP in 2011. He had secured 48 marks and had been declared fit in the medical examination but was not appointed. He found that several other candidates with the same 48... | The Commission observed that this is a clear cut case in which the PIO failed to provide any information within the stipulated period of 30 days. Even after the FAA passed an order directing that the information be disclosed immediately, the PIO took more than a month to respond to the appellant. The CIC held that the... |
Should MHA transfer RTI application concerning policy matters to Central Armed Police Forces?
Background:
The appellant filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) seeking policy regarding wearing decorations/medals/ribbons which were awarded by the Army author... | The Commission observed that the CAPFs’ being excluded organizations have expressed their inability to furnish the information as no case of corruption or human rights violation is involved in the instant case. The Commission held that the information requested by the appellant is in the nature of seeking information o... |
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