CIC Directs Inquiry Into Leak Of IT Returns To Third Parties [Read Order]
7 years, 11 months ago

CIC Directs Inquiry Into Leak Of IT Returns To Third Parties [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission on Monday directed the Income Tax Department to investigate into an incident of IT returns of an RTI applicant being released to third parties without his consent.“Keeping in view the facts of the case and the submissions made by both the parties and considering the gravity and seriousness of the issues raised by the Appellant, there is an emergent. The Central Information Commission on Monday directed the Income Tax Department to investigate into an incident of IT returns of an RTI applicant being released to third parties without his consent. It is essential to protect the Confidential Financial Data filed by millions of Tax Payers from falling into wrong hands in the larger public interest,” Information Commissioner Bimal Julka observed. Noting that the IT department, the Supreme Court and various High Courts have often denied disclosure of IT returns, the CIC observed, “The Commission was baffled while considering the facts and circumstances of the present case in as much as in majority of similar subject matters considered by the Commission on a daily basis, the Respondents invariably claimed various exemptions under Section 8 to deny information to information seekers regarding Income Tax Returns of Third Parties.

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Right To Information (RTI) Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Right To Information (RTI) Act: All India Annual Digest 2024

Live Law  

SUPREME COURT Section 12 – Validity of Central Information Commission Regulations, 2007 framed by the Chief Information Commissioner under Section 12 of the RTI Act – Powers of the CIC – Held, the use of the words “superintendence, direction and management” in Sections 12 of the RTI Act clearly provides the CIC an ambit of power wide enough to frame …

RTI Act: CIC Upholds Denial Of Information On Blocking Of 'X' Accounts Covering Farmers' Protests And Those Critical Of Government
3 months, 4 weeks ago

RTI Act: CIC Upholds Denial Of Information On Blocking Of 'X' Accounts Covering Farmers' Protests And Those Critical Of Government

Live Law  

Disposing of an appeal moved by a RTI applicant against denial of information pertaining to blocking of 'X' accounts covering "farmers' protests and those critical of the government", the Central Information Commission said that the response of the Public Information Officer was "appropriate and well within the precincts of the RTI Act". The appellant-applicant in his RTI application had sought …

RTI Act Not Applicable To CBI, Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Former Income Tax Officer's Plea Seeking Info On Agency's 'Trap' Against Him
3 months, 4 weeks ago

RTI Act Not Applicable To CBI, Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Former Income Tax Officer's Plea Seeking Info On Agency's 'Trap' Against Him

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected an Income Tax Officer's plea seeking information under the Right to information Act relating to Trap Proceeding conducted against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation.The Income Tax Officer was convicted in a corruption case and his appeal against the conviction is pending before the High Court. The Punjab and Haryana High …

"Improper": Kerala High Court Pulls Up State Public Service Commission For Destroying Records During Pendency Of RTI Application
8 months, 1 week ago

"Improper": Kerala High Court Pulls Up State Public Service Commission For Destroying Records During Pendency Of RTI Application

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court stated that the Kerala Public Service Commission has the power to destroy records in accordance with the Office Manual prescribing record preservation procedures and Rules made under the Kerala Destruction of Records Act. If in such event it is brought to the notice of the State Information Commission that during the pendency of an application for …

Madras High Court Asks CIC To Conduct Fresh Inquiry Into Alleged Non-Disclosure Of Information Regarding Govt Action During COVID Pandemic
10 months ago

Madras High Court Asks CIC To Conduct Fresh Inquiry Into Alleged Non-Disclosure Of Information Regarding Govt Action During COVID Pandemic

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the Chief Information Commissioner to conduct a fresh inquiry into alleged non-disclosure of information pertaining to the actions taken by the Central Government during the COVID pandemic, including the actions taken, treatment given etc. In the order made on 7th December 2023, the copy of which was uploaded today, Justice PD Audikesavalu noted that …

Official not furnishing info sought via RTI Act, alleges petitioner in TN
1 year, 1 month ago

Official not furnishing info sought via RTI Act, alleges petitioner in TN

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: A public information officer, who was fined Rs 5,000 by the State Public Information Commissioner and asked to provide requested details to a petitioner, has failed to abide by the instruction even after months of passing the order. According to sources, M Sakthi, who was working as an executive engineer at the TANGEDCO office in Periyakulam, submitted an RTI …

Delhi HC quashes CIC order directing I-T dept to disclose PM CARES Fund info
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi HC quashes CIC order directing I-T dept to disclose PM CARES Fund info

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday set aside an order of the Central Information Commission directing the income-tax department to disclose information related to the grant of tax exemption status to the PM CARES Fund to Girish Mittal, a right to information applicant,. An RTI was filed in the Delhi high court seeking the disclosure of information related to the …

Activist receives reply to RTI query eight years later
1 year, 7 months ago

Activist receives reply to RTI query eight years later

The Hindu  

An activist has finally received a half-hearted response to an RTI query he made eight years ago. On August 21, 2023 I received a copy of the letter sent by the statistical investigator and public information officer of RWSS, who asked the RWSS superintending engineer to supply information to me,” he said. It is a crude joke that the PIO …

Central Info panel pulls up IIT-M for delay in providing information on ‘Mission Mode Recruitment’
1 year, 10 months ago

Central Info panel pulls up IIT-M for delay in providing information on ‘Mission Mode Recruitment’

The Hindu  

The Central Information Commission has expressed “severe displeasure” over the conduct of the then Central Public Information Officer, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, in not providing information on ‘Mission Mode Recruitment’ sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005. P over a delay of 111 days in IIT-M providing the information sought by him, Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya issued notice, …

Exempted Organisations Can’t Be Asked To Disclose Outcome Of Complaint About Money Laundering, Hawala Transactions Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Exempted Organisations Can’t Be Asked To Disclose Outcome Of Complaint About Money Laundering, Hawala Transactions Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an exempted intelligence or security organisation under the Right to Information Act, 2005, cannot be asked to disclose the outcome of a complaint which does not relate to corruption or human rights violations. Setting aside a Central Information Commission order directing the CPIO of Central Economic Intelligence Bureau to consider providing outcome of …

RTI | Personal Info Not Serving Public Interest Can't Be Disclosed: Gujarat HC Tells Judicial Officer Who Sought Transfer Communications Of Other Officers
2 years, 2 months ago

RTI | Personal Info Not Serving Public Interest Can't Be Disclosed: Gujarat HC Tells Judicial Officer Who Sought Transfer Communications Of Other Officers

Live Law  

Allowing a petition preferred by the Gujarat High Court administration, a single bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav quashed the order of the State Information Commission requiring the administration to disclose certain third party, personal information sought by a judicial officer under Right to Information Act.The bench reiterated that information which is “personal" in nature and which does. Allowing a petition …

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife
2 years, 4 months ago

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission by which the Ministry of External Affairs had been directed to disclose under the RTI Act the details relating to the passport and marriage certificate, address proof, ID proof and other related documents of an estranged husband to his wife. Justice Yashwant Varma said the the …

India is losing its cherished right to know
2 years, 4 months ago

India is losing its cherished right to know

The Hindu  

The most vital mandate of the Central Information Commission, the apex body under India’s transparency regime, is to decide whether certain information sought by a citizen ought to be disclosed or not. Until the 2019 amendment to the RTI Act, Information Commissioners appointed to the CIC were equal in status to the Chief Election Commissioner, and that of a Supreme …

I-T Dept furnishes ’contradictory’ response to RTI on political parties’ income tax returns
3 years, 9 months ago

I-T Dept furnishes ’contradictory’ response to RTI on political parties’ income tax returns

Live Mint  

Income Tax Department has clarified, in response to an RTI query, that its Central Public Information Officer does not maintain information about political parties' income tax returns. This "contradictory" response was furnished against an RTI request filed buy a RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak, who had approached the Income Tax Department seeking income tax returns filed by political parties over the …

‘Ill-treated’ RTI applicant to file writ petition against SIC
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Ill-treated’ RTI applicant to file writ petition against SIC

Deccan Chronicle  

JAGTIAL: Secretary of Council for Citizens Rights Tummanapelly Jaya Prakash has alleged that in violation of the provisions under Right to Information Act, the State Information Commission behaved in a negligent manner when a disabled applicant sought information. Prakash, a resident of Ailapur village in Kuratla mandal sought details of land records in the tahsildar’s office Korutla in September, 2018 …

Wife Can Seek Information About Husband's Income Under Right To Information Act: CIC
4 years, 4 months ago

Wife Can Seek Information About Husband's Income Under Right To Information Act: CIC

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Central Information Commission has partly allowed a wife's appeal, seeking information about her husband's income under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Information Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Gupta, while relying on certain High Court orders where it was held that a wife is entitled to know what remuneration her husband is getting, directed the Income Tax …

[Income Tax] Providing Information Regarding Ongoing Investigation To Its Informer Is Inappropriate, Injurious: Delhi High Court
4 years, 4 months ago

[Income Tax] Providing Information Regarding Ongoing Investigation To Its Informer Is Inappropriate, Injurious: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has cautioned that providing information regarding an ongoing investigation in an income tax case to its informer is not only inappropriate, but also injurious to the investigation. The observation was made by a Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait while hearing a case against Magistrate's order directing the Income Tax Department to file an action taken …

[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday directed the State Information Commissioner to initiate proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act. Kogje observed, "The Court is of the view that this is a fit case where the proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act needs to be initiated in view of non-compliance of the order …

Public Information Officers Who Mechanically Reject RTI Applications Should Be Shown The Doors, Says Madras HC [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Public Information Officers Who Mechanically Reject RTI Applications Should Be Shown The Doors, Says Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Public Information Officers who mechanically reject the RTI Applications should be shown the doors as they are unfit to hold the said post, said the Madras High Court recently.Justice S. Vaidyanathan observed thus while dismissing a writ petition filed by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission which sought to quash an order passed by Tamil Nadu Information Commission directing it to …

Provide Clear, Cogent, Precise & Timely Response To RTI Applications, CIC Tells Department Of Justice [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

Provide Clear, Cogent, Precise & Timely Response To RTI Applications, CIC Tells Department Of Justice [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has instructed the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice to provide a clear, cogent and precise response to the RTI application.Venkatesh Nayak had filed an RTI seeking photocopy of the request sent by the Government of India to Chief Justices of High Courts for ensuring due consideration to be given to suitable candidates belonging …

[RTI] Wife Not Entitled To Seek Details Of Income Tax Returns Filed By Her Husband: CIC [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

[RTI] Wife Not Entitled To Seek Details Of Income Tax Returns Filed By Her Husband: CIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

A wife is not entitled to seek the details of the Income Tax Returns filed by her husband by filing RTI application, the Central Information Commission has observed. Information Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Gupta observed that the filing of the Income Tax Returns by an individual with the Income Tax Department is not a public activity. The Income Tax department had …

'Pained To Observe That Dept. Of Legal Affairs Which Advises Ministries On Legal Matters Faulted In Recognizing The Basic Issues Pertaining To RTI Act': CIC [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

'Pained To Observe That Dept. Of Legal Affairs Which Advises Ministries On Legal Matters Faulted In Recognizing The Basic Issues Pertaining To RTI Act': CIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Pained by the "callousness" of the Department of Legal Affairs in abiding by the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Central Information Commission on Wednesday instructed the authority to convene periodic conferences/ seminars to sensitize and educate its officials and ensure that they discharge their duties, effectively. Noting the issue of "multiple transfers" of the RTI application, …

Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Which Had Allowed A Wife To Get The Details Of Her Husband From The Passport Office Under RTI [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Which Had Allowed A Wife To Get The Details Of Her Husband From The Passport Office Under RTI [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has stayed the order passed by the Central Information Commission wherein the Central Public Information Officer of the Passport Office was directed to divulge the information about a man under an RTI application filed by his wife. The order has come in a writ petition moved by the Ministry of External Affairs against the order dated 15/05/20 …

Public Authorities To Encourage Online RTI Applications In 'Life & Liberty' Matters : CIC
4 years, 11 months ago

Public Authorities To Encourage Online RTI Applications In 'Life & Liberty' Matters : CIC

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has decided a complaint registered under Section 18 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in the year 2018 against the Central Public Information Officer, University of Delhi vide its order dated 23.04.2020. through the online portal of DOPT https://rtionline.gov.in/ to the public authority 'University of Delhi' seeking information on different counts pertaining to their cancellation …

SC to examine appeal against High Court order in RTI case
5 years, 2 months ago

SC to examine appeal against High Court order in RTI case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine an appeal filed by Magsaysay award winner and Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi against a Delhi High Court order agreeing with the Prime Minister’s Office that providing information under the Right to Information Act on corruption complaints against Central Ministers and in-flow of black money since 2014 will “disproportionately divert” public …

Failure to provide information under RTI Act costs Haryana MC official ₹5,000
5 years, 2 months ago

Failure to provide information under RTI Act costs Haryana MC official ₹5,000

Hindustan Times  

State Information Commission, Haryana, has penalised a former official of Panchkula municipal corporation for not providing information sought by a resident under the Right to Information regarding rumble strips installed on the city roads. HT Image The commission has imposed a penalty of ₹5,000 on then executive engineer-cum-state public information officer, LC Chauhan, who was earlier posted with Panchkula MC. …

CIC was not consulted on RTI amendment Act
5 years, 4 months ago

CIC was not consulted on RTI amendment Act

The Hindu  

The Central Information Commission was not consulted regarding the Right to Information Amendment Act, 2019 or the Rules of the Act, an RTI application shows. In July, when asked why the government had not held any public consultation on the amendments, the Centre had told the Rajya Sabha that the changes in the Act were “between the Government and the …

Malegaon 08': CIC Directs Home Ministry To ReplyTo RTI Query Regarding Opinion Given By Law Ministry On Applicability Of MCOCA [Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

Malegaon 08': CIC Directs Home Ministry To ReplyTo RTI Query Regarding Opinion Given By Law Ministry On Applicability Of MCOCA [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Chief Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide an appropriate reply to an RTI query seeking a copy of the opinion given by Ministry of Law and Justice regarding the applicability of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 on the 2008 Malegaon Bomb blast case. The said opinion was sought by the National …

Whether Disciplinary Proceedings Against Employees Is A 'Personal Information' Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act? SC Issues Notice [Read Order]
5 years, 10 months ago

Whether Disciplinary Proceedings Against Employees Is A 'Personal Information' Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act? SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued a notice in a petition raising an issue whether even disciplinary proceedings initiated and action taken against employees would fall under "personal information" as defined in Clause of Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The RTI applicant had sought personal information regarding some officer against whom the Corporation had issued charge-sheet and …

CIC pulls up RBI for non-disclosure of demonetisation records
6 years, 1 month ago

CIC pulls up RBI for non-disclosure of demonetisation records

Live Mint  

The Central Information Commission has pulled up the Reserve Bank of India for "perfunctory handling" of an RTI application seeking records of its board meetings where the issue of demonetisation was deliberated, and issued a show-cause notice to its Central Public Information Officer. Activist Venkatesh Nayak had sought records of all meetings of the RBI Central Board of Directors along …

Central Information Commission pulls up RBI for non-disclosure of demonetisation records
6 years, 1 month ago

Central Information Commission pulls up RBI for non-disclosure of demonetisation records

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Central Information Commission has pulled up the Reserve Bank of India for “perfunctory handling” of an RTI application seeking records of its board meetings where the issue of demonetisation was deliberated, and issued a show-cause notice to its Central Public Information Officer. Activist Venkatesh Nayak had sought records of all meetings of the RBI Central Board of …

Non-Disclosure Of Information Under RTI Act: SC issues Notice To RBI On Contempt Plea
6 years, 2 months ago

Non-Disclosure Of Information Under RTI Act: SC issues Notice To RBI On Contempt Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Reserve Bank of India on two contempt petitions filed against it for non-disclosure of information under the Right to Information Act. Mr. Agrawal's petition now alleges violation of the Supreme Court decision by RBI's issuance of a "Disclosure Policy" directing its Public Information Officers to not disclose certain kinds of information. This, …

Disclose Info On Corruption Complaints Against Union Ministers: CIC To Prime Minister’s Office [Read Order]
6 years, 5 months ago

Disclose Info On Corruption Complaints Against Union Ministers: CIC To Prime Minister’s Office [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has directed the Prime Minister’s Office to disclose corruption complaints received against Union ministers between 2014 and 2017, and the action taken on such complaints.It has further ordered disclosure of information on the quantum and value of black money brought back from abroad since the Narendra Modi government came to power.The. The Central Information Commission has …

Disclose Info On Corruption Complaints Against Union Ministers: CIC To Prime Minister’s Office [Read Order]
6 years, 5 months ago

Disclose Info On Corruption Complaints Against Union Ministers: CIC To Prime Minister’s Office [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has directed the Prime Minister’s Office to disclose corruption complaints received against Union ministers between 2014 and 2017, and the action taken on such complaints.It has further ordered disclosure of information on the quantum and value of black money brought back from abroad since the Narendra Modi government came to power.The. The Central Information Commission has …

RTI Query Seeking Date Of Deposit Of Rs. 15L In Citizens’ Accounts, Not ‘Information’, PMO Tells CIC [Read Order]
6 years, 11 months ago

RTI Query Seeking Date Of Deposit Of Rs. 15L In Citizens’ Accounts, Not ‘Information’, PMO Tells CIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

15 Lakhs be deposited in the account of each citizen as promised by PM Narendra Modi, was one of the query by Mohan Kumar Sharma in an RTI application preferred before Prime Minister’s Office.He also sought to know how print media houses came to know before the announcement of PM Narendra Modi about demonetization. 15 Lakhs be deposited in the …

CIC Slams PIO For Denying Pending Case Details Citing ‘Non-Availability Of Files’
7 years, 9 months ago

CIC Slams PIO For Denying Pending Case Details Citing ‘Non-Availability Of Files’

Live Law  

Central Information Commissioner Prof M Sridhar Acharyalu, in the case of Vijendra Singh Jafa vs PIO, MOSJE, has slammed the PIO for refusing to provide information sought on grounds of non-availability of the files in question and also made recommendations to the Department of Personnel and Training, the nodal agency for the implementation of the Right to Information Act.RTI applicant …

CIC Slams PIO For Denying Pending Case Details Citing ‘Non-Availability Of Files’
7 years, 9 months ago

CIC Slams PIO For Denying Pending Case Details Citing ‘Non-Availability Of Files’

Live Law  

Central Information Commissioner Prof M Sridhar Acharyalu, in the case of Vijendra Singh Jafa vs PIO, MOSJE, has slammed the PIO for refusing to provide information sought on grounds of non-availability of the files in question and also made recommendations to the Department of Personnel and Training, the nodal agency for the implementation of the Right to Information Act.RTI applicant …

CIC Notice to CPIO Railway Board For Not Replying RTI Query, Awards Compensation To Applicant [Read Order]
7 years, 10 months ago

CIC Notice to CPIO Railway Board For Not Replying RTI Query, Awards Compensation To Applicant [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission, in the case of Pankaj Bansal vs Central Public Information Officer, Railway Board, has issued a show-cause notice to the CPIO for non-compliance with the provisions of the RTI Act and awarded a compensation of Rs. 5,000 to the appellant.Pankaj Bansal, the appellant, sought a copy of the file notings/ correspondence and relevant records/ reports pertaining. …

Income Tax Return Details Can’t Be Disclosed Through RTI: CIC [Read Order]
7 years, 11 months ago

Income Tax Return Details Can’t Be Disclosed Through RTI: CIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has upheld an order rejecting an RTI application seeking details of income tax returns of a person on the ground that the disclosure would cause unwarranted invasion to the privacy of the assessee.Information Commissioner Bimal Julka was considering an appeal against an order of first appellate authority which had upheld the denial of details. The Central …

CIC Directs Inquiry Into Leak Of IT Returns To Third Parties [Read Order]
7 years, 11 months ago

CIC Directs Inquiry Into Leak Of IT Returns To Third Parties [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission on Monday directed the Income Tax Department to investigate into an incident of IT returns of an RTI applicant being released to third parties without his consent.“Keeping in view the facts of the case and the submissions made by both the parties and considering the gravity and seriousness of the issues raised by the Appellant, there …

RTI Plea On PM’s Foreign Visits Placed Before CIC
8 years, 2 months ago

RTI Plea On PM’s Foreign Visits Placed Before CIC

Live Law  

An RTI plea seeking details of expenditure incurred on the Prime Minister’s foreign visits was placed before Chief Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur on Tuesday to decide whether a disclosure would have bearings on the security and sovereignty of the nation. The CPIOs of both Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of External Affairs were directed be present at the hearing …

RTI Plea On PM’s Foreign Visits Placed Before CIC
8 years, 2 months ago

RTI Plea On PM’s Foreign Visits Placed Before CIC

Live Law  

An RTI plea seeking details of expenditure incurred on the Prime Minister’s foreign visits was placed before Chief Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur on Tuesday to decide whether a disclosure would have bearings on the security and sovereignty of the nation. The CPIOs of both Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of External Affairs were directed be present at the hearing …

Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal Information; Delhi HC directs to recover Rs.10K from Officials who authorised the filing of Writ [Read Order]
8 years, 10 months ago

Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal Information; Delhi HC directs to recover Rs.10K from Officials who authorised the filing of Writ [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has slammed the Central Government for filing Writ Petition against the Order of Central Information Commission directing the Government to upload all the latest amended bare Acts and to examine the functionality of its e-mail ID and develop an appropriate RTI filing mechanism. The CIC had also directed the petitioner to pay Rs.10,000/- under Section 19 of …

Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal Information; Delhi HC directs to recover Rs.10K from Officials who authorised the filing of Writ [Read Order]
8 years, 10 months ago

Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal Information; Delhi HC directs to recover Rs.10K from Officials who authorised the filing of Writ [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has slammed the Central Government for filing Writ Petition against the Order of Central Information Commission directing the Government to upload all the latest amended bare Acts and to examine the functionality of its e-mail ID and develop an appropriate RTI filing mechanism. The CIC had also directed the petitioner to pay Rs.10,000/- under Section 19 of …

CIC directs IB to disclose report on IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi [Read Order]
8 years, 11 months ago

CIC directs IB to disclose report on IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission on Thursday directed the Intelligence Bureau to provide its report in relation to the false cases filed against IFoS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi by corrupt officers exposed by him during his term as DFO in Haryana, ruling that the report does not contain information excluded from the purview of the Right to Information Act by Section 24 …

CIC raps CPIO and school principal for disclosing minor’s information under RTI; records contempt against applicant [Read Order]
9 years, 2 months ago

CIC raps CPIO and school principal for disclosing minor’s information under RTI; records contempt against applicant [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission on Monday came down heavily on the Central Public Information Officer, and the Principal of a school, for disclosing information of a minor to an applicant under the Right to Information Act.CIC Madhubhashi Sridhar opined that the CPIO of DDE had given all the information to the appellant, without following the process under Section 11 of …

Breaking; SC Registrar cannot be directed under RTI Act to maintain records of period for which JTs are pending after being reserved: Delhi HC DB reverses Single Bench Order [Read Judgment]
9 years, 2 months ago

Breaking; SC Registrar cannot be directed under RTI Act to maintain records of period for which JTs are pending after being reserved: Delhi HC DB reverses Single Bench Order [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

A Division Bench of Delhi High court comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath on Wednesday ruled that the SC Registrar cannot be directed under the RTI Act to maintain records relating to period for which judgments remain pending after being reserved.The Court was hearing an appeal filed against an order of the Single Judge dated December 4, …

RTI applicant gets protection against legal action
9 years, 6 months ago

RTI applicant gets protection against legal action

The Hindu  

The ruling of the Kerala High Court that even an applicant under the Right to Information Act gets immunity from legal proceedings against him/her based on the statements in application comes as a great relief to RTI activists. Binu, RTI activist, said that the landmark verdict gave a new dimension to the RTI Act and would prevent authorities from harassing …

CIC directs action against RTI applicant for suppression of record
10 years, 5 months ago

CIC directs action against RTI applicant for suppression of record

Live Law  

The CIC came across a peculiar 'second appeal' of contradictory claims of 'missing file' and 'misuse of RTI" by the applicant, who misled not only the District Institute of Education & Training, NCT Delhi but also the Central Information Commission. The Central Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu on 30th September 2014, recommended departmental enquiry and action against, Mr Harsh Wardhan, …

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