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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
CPIOs can’t illegally obstruct information sought, to provide information under severability clause if required
Central information Commission: Commission recently heard an appeal from RTI applicant who sought information about the number of complaints received by the
S. 7(9) of RTI Act cannot be invoked to deny the information sought
Central Information Commission: The Commission recently dealt with an RTI application in which the appellant had sought information regarding the month and year