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Public Recruitment Marks Not 'Personal Information'; Must Be Disclosed Under RTI: Bombay HC
1 month, 1 week ago

Public Recruitment Marks Not 'Personal Information'; Must Be Disclosed Under RTI: Bombay HC

Live Law  

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Justices M.S. Sonak and Jitendra Jain held that marks obtained by candidates in public recruitment processes must be disclosed under the RTI Act. The court distinguished it from confidential examination details protected under Rule 13 of the Maharashtra District Courts Right to Information, 2009. Court's Reasoning Firstly, the judges noted that the selection …

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Notice slapped on Chandigarh engineering dept for not providing RTI info
4 months ago

Notice slapped on Chandigarh engineering dept for not providing RTI info

Hindustan Times  

Central Information Commission slaps notice on the plea of an NGO that had sought information regarding a tabletop behind Neelam Cinema in Sector 17 In September 2022, Chandigarh administration had started constructing a 180-metre-long tabletop pathway on the road behind Neelam Cinema in Sector 17 for the convenience of pedestrians. The Central Information Commission, New Delhi, has issued a show-cause …

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RTI Act | Penalty Imposed On Public Information Officers For Delay In Reply Depends On 'Malice': Delhi High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

RTI Act | Penalty Imposed On Public Information Officers For Delay In Reply Depends On 'Malice': Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Right to Information Act, 2005, only specifies the maximum limit of penalty to be imposed on Public Information Officers and the said amount may vary depending on malice and degree of inaction on the officials’ part in not providing the information.Justice Subramonium Prasad said that even though Section 20 of the RTI …

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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Pleas Seeking Information Relating To Collegium Recommendations Under RTI Act
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Pleas Seeking Information Relating To Collegium Recommendations Under RTI Act

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Union of India on pleas seeking information in respect of recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium under Right to Information Act, 2005.Calling it an “important matter”, Justice Prathiba M Singh asked Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma to seek appropriate instructions and file an affidavit as the RTI applications relate. The …

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Anti Dumping Rules Not Inconsistent With RTI Act, Disclosure Of Confidential Information Can Impact India's Economic Interests: Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Anti Dumping Rules Not Inconsistent With RTI Act, Disclosure Of Confidential Information Can Impact India's Economic Interests: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Observing that disclosure of confidential information in anti-dumping proceedings can have a significant impact on country’s economic interest and trade relations, the Delhi High Court has said that same cannot be sought or subjected to disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that when the Anti-Dumping Rules themselves provide an exception. Observing that disclosure of …

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[RTI Act] Second Appeal By PIO Maintainable Even If He Did Not File First Appeal U/S 19(1): Karnataka High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

[RTI Act] Second Appeal By PIO Maintainable Even If He Did Not File First Appeal U/S 19(1): Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the order passed by the Karnataka State Information Commissioner dismissing the second appeal filed by Public Information Officer, on the ground that the petitioner being the PIO cannot maintain the second appeal under Section 19 of the Right to Information Act. The counsel for the petitioner had contended that the second appeal under …

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Information Commission Bound To Hear PIO Before Imposing Penalty For Alleged Violation Of RTI Act: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Information Commission Bound To Hear PIO Before Imposing Penalty For Alleged Violation Of RTI Act: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said if an order is passed by the Karnataka State Information Commission imposing penalty on a Public Information Officer, without considering the written explanation submitted by him or permitting him opportunity to give oral explanation, then the order is in violation of the principles of natural justice and is liable to be quashed. In my …

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Directing ACB To Probe Denial Of Information Under RTI Act, Says PIO Not Supposed To 'Create' Information
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Directing ACB To Probe Denial Of Information Under RTI Act, Says PIO Not Supposed To 'Create' Information

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has observed that under provisions of the Right To Information Act, only such information that is available and existing and held by the public authority can be provided. In response to the show-cause notice issued by the Commission, the petitioner gave a reply stating that the CCTV installed in the office is having the capacity to …

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S.18 RTI Act Does Not Empower State Commission To Direct PIO To Furnish Information Sought: Kerala High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

S.18 RTI Act Does Not Empower State Commission To Direct PIO To Furnish Information Sought: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that when a complaint is filed before the State Information Commission under Section 18 of the Right to Information Act for illegal denial of information, it may impose a penalty on the errant Public Information Officer. The Kerala High Court, in a 2014 decision, held that when an application made for information as provided …

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RTI Act | Information Commission Can't Turn Blind Eye To Culpable Delay In Furnishing Info By PIO: Karnataka High Court Imposes Penalty
2 years, 4 months ago

RTI Act | Information Commission Can't Turn Blind Eye To Culpable Delay In Furnishing Info By PIO: Karnataka High Court Imposes Penalty

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently observed that the Information Commission cannot let the undue delay caused by a Public Information Officer in furnishing information as sought for under the Right to Education Act, go unpunished.Leaving the culpable delay to go with impunity strikes at the root of law, a single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said.The court was …

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UP Official Asked to Serve Meals to Students as 'Symbolic Punishment' for Delay in Responding to RTI
2 years, 7 months ago

UP Official Asked to Serve Meals to Students as 'Symbolic Punishment' for Delay in Responding to RTI

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh State Information Commission has asked a public information officer to feed mid-day meals to 250 school students in Ghazipur as a ”symbolic punishment” for delay in replying to an RTI. Hearing the application moved by Pandey, Information Commissioner Ajay Kumar Uprety on Monday directed Prasad to serve meals to students of a primary school in the village …

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Delhi High Court Refuses To Accept Media Reports About Justice Lokur's Comments On December 2018 Collegium Meeting
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Refuses To Accept Media Reports About Justice Lokur's Comments On December 2018 Collegium Meeting

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has refused to accept the media reports about the statements made by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur about the Supreme Court collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018, observing that they lack "evidentiary value".It observed that the Courts would be "clearly transgressing their well settled limitations" if cognizance were to be taken of. …

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Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved order in a plea challenging an order of Central Information Commission denying information sought regarding the decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018.Justice Yashwant Varma reserved the order today after hearing Advocate Prashant Bhushan appearing for the petitioner, activist Anjali Bhardwaj.Bhardwaj. The Delhi High Court …

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J-K Accession Files: Disclosure of Bucher Papers in 'National Interest', CIC Observes
3 years, 2 months ago

J-K Accession Files: Disclosure of Bucher Papers in 'National Interest', CIC Observes

News 18  

The disclosure of files provided by India’s second army chief General Sir Roy Bucher to Nehru Memorial Museum and Library about Jammu and Kashmir related to the period of 1947-49, which may throw light on Accession, is in “national interest”, the Central Information Commission has observed in an order. Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar has instead asked the NMML’s Central Public …

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In Rare Action, Arrest Warrant Issued Against Public Information Officer in MP for Sitting on 2017 RTI
3 years, 3 months ago

In Rare Action, Arrest Warrant Issued Against Public Information Officer in MP for Sitting on 2017 RTI

News 18  

In a first-of-its-kind action in Madhya Pradesh, the State Information Commission on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against a Public Information Officer for non-compliance of orders over a period of three years. State Information Commissioner Rahul Singh issued the arrest warrant against Chief Medical and Health Officer Burhanpur Dr Vikram Singh Verma over his non-compliance to appearance notices issued by …

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Explained: Right to Information Act, its Scope, Format and Procedure to File RTI
3 years, 7 months ago

Explained: Right to Information Act, its Scope, Format and Procedure to File RTI

News 18  

What is Right to information Act 2005? Under the Act any citizen of India may request information from a “public authority” which is required to reply expeditiously within thirty days. Citizen seeking information are required to send Application to the Public Information Officer concerned department along with fee of Rs. Under Section 10 of the RTI Act, access may be …

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The RTI Act has been systematically assaulted by successive governments to blunt its efficacy
3 years, 10 months ago

The RTI Act has been systematically assaulted by successive governments to blunt its efficacy

The Hindu  

For 24 years, until the enactment of the Right to Information Act in 2005, Shivaji Raut was an ordinary teacher, the vice-principal of Anant English Medium School in Satara district in western Maharashtra. They sent postcards, signed petitions, and held street protests, demanding that the proposals be dropped as they were contrary to the UPA government’s promise of making the …

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Amendments in residential status in 2020
4 years, 2 months ago

Amendments in residential status in 2020

Live Mint  

The scope of taxability of an individual taxpayer is determined based on his/her residential status in India during the relevant financial year. For FY 2019-2020, the additional conditions required for an individual to be considered as ROR are: Individual should be: present in India for more than 729 days during preceding seven FYs, and Resident in India for two or …

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