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Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act
Penny wise, pound foolish? New CIC resurrects Rs 2 absurdity of RTI Act
Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC
Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts
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SC Judgment dated 16.12.2015 – Reserve Bank of India Vs. Jayantilal N. Mistry — SC: “… …lower level economic and financial information, like contracts and departmental budgets should not be withheld under this exemption. This makes it necessary to think when or at what stage an information is to be provided i.e., the appropriate time of providing the information which will depend on nature of information sought for and the consequences it will lead to after coming in public domain. …” [Sections 8(1)(e) and 10 & Art. 19(2) of the Constitution]
CIC Decision dated 08.02.2016 on Appeal filed by Mr. Hemant Kumar Agarwal, Sarguja, Chhattisgarh Vs. CPIO & Supdt. of Post Office, Raigad – CIC: “… … the RTI Act does not require the public authority to retain records for indefinite period. The information needs to be retained as per the record retention schedule applicable to the concerned public authority.” [Sections 8(3), 19(8)]
CIC Decision dated 08.02.2016 on Appeal filed by Shri S. Poovendran, Salem Distt. Vs. CPIO, Southern Railway, Chennai – CIC: “During the pendency of an RTI appeal, the records should not have been destroyed. … … The Railway may be advised to, inter alia, change their record retention policy so that a marksheet which is under consideration in an appeal under RTI Act is not destroyed.” [Retention of Records] >>> CIC Decisions

Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act

Livemind.com

Feb 16, 2016
Delhi and Bombay high courts, however, mention on their judgements both dates—on which judgement was reserved and when judgement was delivered
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday confirmed a Delhi high court verdict which said the court registry couldn’t be directed to collect information on how long judgements on cases remained pending under the Right to Information Act. …

Penny wise, pound foolish? New CIC resurrects Rs 2 absurdity of RTI Act

Hindustantiems.com
Feb 15, 2016
Should a government department spend Rs 27 to get an RTI applicant to pay a fee of Rs 8?

Yes, said chief information commissioner RK Mathur in a controversial decision this week, overruling a “common sense” decision delivered by his predecessor, Satyananda Mishra. …

Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC

Zeenews.india.com
In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, “The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future.
January 26, 2016
The Commission admonished the principal of RD Public School and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Directorate of Education (DoE) of Delhi government for disclosing information about a student to his relatives who had a dispute with the student’s family. …

Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts

RTI activist Commodore Lokesh Batra had filed an RTI request seeking data on the number of judgments reserved and kept pending between 2007-09.

Indianexpress.com
The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside the order of its single judge bench that had required the Supreme Court registry to provide information under the RTI Act on the pending cases in the apex court on which orders had been reserved. …

Disclosure of Govt Email IDs National Security Threat: CIC

Outlookindia.com
New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016
Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …

RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court

Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com
17 Dec, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and commercial banks cannot hide routine information, such as the names of top defaulters, the losses suffered by banks and details of action taken against erring banks, sought by the public under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …

Modi case sets precedent: HC’s timeframe for second RTI appeal gladdens activists

Bangaloremirror.com
Dec 14, 2015
Now, to avoid inordinate delays, the court sets 45-day limit to the second appeal too
The verdict over denial of information in a curious case of an RTI application seeking information on the cost of prime minister Narendra Modi’s campaign trail as prime ministerial candidate during 2014 polls, cost incurred on his air travel using chartered flights, and his canvassing costs, has given a new fillip to RTI activism in the state. RTI has been bogged down by inordinate delays and indefinite dates to hear cases. …

Central Information Commission turns down 11,000 appeals for lack of required documents

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 3, 2015
NEW DELHI: Over 11,000 appeals have been rejected by Central Information Commission (CIC) so far this year as they were not accompanied by the required documents. …

Central Information Commission has not opened 10,000 RTI envelopes since August-end

Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com
19 Nov, 2015
NEW DELHI: Central Information Commission has found an innovative way of reducing pendency of cases – not opening the mail it receives. The transparency watchdog has not opened envelopes of about 10,000 RTI cases sent to it by aggrieved applicants over two months. …

More: Is CIC a judicial body or admn wing?

Central Information Commission returned over 8,500 pleas

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
7 Nov, 2015
An analysis of CIC data conducted by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative reveals that CIC has increasingly been returning appeals and complaints to the applicants since June. …

Central Information Commission appeals plunge 96% in four months

Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com
9 Oct, 2015
NEW DELHI: The number of appeals and complaints with the Central Information Commission (CIC), the final appellate authority for the Right to Information Act, plummeted 96 per cent to 119 in September from 3,356 in May. …

Delhi High Court asks Information Commissioner to hear case in absence of CIC Chief Ibnlive.in.com
May 04, 2015
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the senior most Information Commissioner of Central Information Commission (CIC) to hear a case in the absence of its chief, saying any backlog will jeopardise the interest of RTI applicants. …

CIC told to hear DERC plea afresh Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 1, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission not to hold its public hearing for fixing power tariff till May 8. Justice Rajiv Shakdher directed the Central Information Commission to once again hear the plea of DERC where the latter wants to go ahead with a public hearing to fix tariff. …

CIC delayed is spirit of RTI denied Indianexpress.com
Apr 27, 2015
Files already piled up on the Chief Information Commissioner’s desk could take up to 2020 to clear. Delay in appointing the CIC hurts the objectives of both the RTI Act and the PM’s pledge of good governance. …

RTI activists demand non-political info commissioner Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 27, 2015
CHENNAI: With the present State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) K S Sripathi’s term coming to an end on Monday, RTI campaigners have urged the state government to appoint an eminent person who is not a retired bureaucrat and affiliated to any political party. …

Medical bills of SC judges can’t be revealed under RTI: HC Indianexpress.com
April 19,2015
Observing that giving details of individual medical bills of Supreme Court judges under RTI would “amount to invasion of their privacy”, the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking details of medical reimbursements of Supreme Court judges under the RTI Act. …

RTI overrides privacy norms of MCI in patients records: CIC Business-standard.com
New Delhi April 15, 2015
The provisions of Medical Council of India to protect confidentiality in patients’ records cannot override statutes of Right to Information Act, Central Information Commission has held. …

‘CIC order on avoiding penalty on pol parties contrary to law’ Business-standard.com
March 18, 2015
RTI activist Subhash Agrawal today alleged that the order issued by the Central Information Commission expressing helplessness in penalising political parties is “contrary to law” as notices were issued an year before complaint was registered in the Commission. …

CIC pulls up green ministry for ‘misleading’ info on effects of mobile radiation Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 18, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has pulled up the environment ministry for providing “false and misleading” information that it had conducted no study on the harmful effects of mobile radiations. …

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SERVICES: Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees …

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Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees

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New Delhi. The Central Government employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC, on an appropriate forum. (cf. para 5 of the DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016).
To remove the bottlenecks in the processing of the LTC claims, it has been decided by the Department of Personnel & Training to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time-bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.

S.No.     Course of action                 Time limit
1     Leave Sanction                         5 working days + 3 working days*
2    Sanction of LTC advance/       5 working days + 3 working days*
      Leave Encashment
3   Time taken by Administration 10 working days + 3 working days*
for verification of LTC claim
after the LTC bill is submitted by
the Government employee for
settlement.
4   Time taken by DDO                  5 working days + 3 working days*
5   Time taken by PAO                  5 working days + 3 working days*
* (a) Additional 3 days transit-time may be allowed where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters. The Government employee may proceed on LTC after action on S.No.1.
(b) Efforts should be made to reduce the duration of processing of LTC application/claims at the earliest. The maximum time limit should be strictly adhered to and non-compliance of time limit should be adequately explained.
The Government servants are required to inform their Controlling Officer before the journey(ies) on LTC to be undertaken.
It has been decided by that Department that the Leave Sanctioning Authority shall obtain a self-certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The pro forma for self-certification has been annexed to the aforesaid DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016.
It has also been decided by that Department that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she may be provided with a copy of the guidelines (enclosed with the aforesaid O.M. dated 18.02.2016) which needs to be followed while availing LTC.
More: DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016 – CCS (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of procedural requirements >>> LTC Rules

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Maharashtra first state to grant 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases

Indianexpress.com
Jan 21, 2016
Maharashtra will be the first state in the country where women employees in government jobs can avail up to 180 days’ maternity leave while having a baby through surrogacy. …

New rule limits babus’ foreign trips to four a year

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 15, 2016
NEW DELHI: Bureaucrats can go on a maximum of four overseas trips in a year, the finance ministry has directed in fresh guidelines which also say secretaries should only undertake foreign travel when no one else can be deputed. …

No quota in promotion in PSU banks: SC

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 9, 2016
NEW DELHI: Exactly a year after holding that officers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes can claim reservation in promotion from level 1 to level VI grade, the Supreme Court on Friday admitted that it had committed a mistake while passing the verdict and clarified that there can be no reservation in promotion. …

No suspension of IAS officers without PM nod

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 31, 2015
NEW DELHI: IAS officers working under the central government can now be placed under suspension only with approval of the Prime Minister, according to new All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 2015. …
More: DoPT Notification dated 21.12.2015 – Amendments to the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969 >>> AIS – Rules/Circulars

The Chairman, PFRDA, Shri Hemant Contractor speaking at the conference on implementation of National Pension System by the State Governments, organised by the PFRDA, in New Delhi on December 10, 2015. The Special Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha is also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)

Government Considers Gratuity To Employees Under National Pension System

Ndtv.com
December 22, 2015
New Delhi: Government is considering a proposal to provide gratuity to its employees covered under National Pension System (NPS) on retirement, Parliament was informed today. …

Why implementing the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation is a herculean challenge

Economictimes.indiatimes.com
20 Dec, 2015
Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, a former Supreme Court judge and chairman of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), has returned to his home town Jodhpur in Rajasthan after spending two years in Delhi and submitting a 900-page humongous report recommending a hike in pay, allowances and pension for 47 lakh government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. …

Central govt employees to enjoy adventure activities; tourism to grow

Financialexpress.com
Central government employees will now enjoy adventure tourism, under special casual leave, granted by the Government of India …
December 9, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Image Courtesy: Wikemedia.org)

Non-gazetted posts: In line with PM’s resolve, only online tests

Indianexpress.com
December 1, 2015
A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his government’s resolve to do away with interviews for non-gazetted jobs in the central government from January 1, online tests are set to replace the objective-type written examinations as a “viable and practical alternative”. …

All 50000 retiring babus in 2016 to get dues, pension orders on day of retirement

Economictimes.indiatimes.com
Nov 27, 2015
NEW DELHI: Remember the iconic scene in the Munnabhai sequel of movies where a senior citizen strips in an office to get his pension? Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh did not have to do that but did concede on Thursday that he too had to wait for a year for his pension to start after taking voluntary retirement. …

RTI replies should be timely, transparent and trouble-free: PM Modi

Dnaindia.com
16 October 2015
“RTI replies should be timely, transparency and trouble- free. It will help in reducing possibilities of errors,” he said at the function which was boycotted by leading RTI activists, including Aruna Roy, after authorities restricted the invitations to some activists citing security reasons. …

Now, retired babus to probe serving ones in the govt

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Oct 9, 2015
NEW DELHI: It is often seen that departmental enquiries against government servants involved in illegal activities don’t make much headway. However, to make sure that enquiries are conducted in a fair manner, the government has decided to engage retired officers with “impeccable integrity” and a “clean service record” to probe serving officers. …

Spouses may mislead, say bureaucrats against asset disclosure norms

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Oct 09, 2015
Security fears, dowry demands and the possibility of their spouses giving misleading information about their assets were some of the reasons cited by desperate bureaucrats trying to avoid disclosing their as well as immediate family’s wealth. …

Verify employees service 5 years before retirement: Government to departments

India.com
September 21, 2015
All central government departments have been asked to verify services of employees working under them mandatorily five years before retirement in order to check delay in processing pension cases. …

Government forms expert panel to review civil services exam pattern

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 27, 2015
NEW DELHI: An expert committee has been formed by the government to examine various issues related to age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of civil services examination to select IAS and IPS officers. …
More: DPPW O.M. dated 16.09.2015 – Verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years before retirement >>> Pension Rules

Government to compulsorily retire officers with bad reputation or inefficient

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 17, 2015
NEW DELHI: Sending a clear message that inefficiency or a bad reputation on account of probity would mean retirement kicking in almost a decade in advance for senior government officials, the Narendra Modi government has now strengthened the review processes to compulsorily retire such officers. …
More: DoPT O.M. dated 14.09.2015 – Review of Mechanisms to ensure probity among Government servants * DoPT O.M. dated 11.09.2015 – Strengthening of administration-Periodical review under FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 >>> FRs/SRs

Treat paramilitary forces as organized services: HC Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 4, 2015
NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict which will benefit thousands of Group A paramilitary personnel, the Delhi High Court Thursday paved the way for their smooth career progression by declaring them to be “organized services.”.…

Don’t complain directly to PM, officers told Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 2, 2015
With many officers, including those from the Army and paramilitary forces, continuing to address representations on service matters directly to the prime minister and ministers, the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has reiterated a June 2013 order prescribing disciplinary action against such officers. …
More: DoPT O.M. dated 31.08.2015 – Representation from Government servant on service matters – reiteration of instructions-regarding >>> Acts and Rules

Lokpal Act: Government servants can file revised assets details by October 15 Economictimes.indiatimes.com
12 Jul, 2015
NEW DELHI: All central government employees will have to file revised details of their assets and liabilities by October 15 this year under the provisions of the Lokpal Act. …

Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to Centre Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 10, 2015
NEW DELHI: At least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings prematurely for their respective state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took office. …

A delegation of officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi on July 04, 2015. (Photo Courtesy: [pib website]

Officials dispatched to states to inspect toilets in schools Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 9, 2015
NEW DELHI: Over 300 senior officials of Central government of the rank of director and deputy secretary have been dispatched to states for “spot inspection” of toilets in schools and they have been asked to submit the report by next week. …

Babus flying abroad must give fund info Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 1, 2015
NEW DELHI: If you are a central government official planning a trip abroad, henceforth, you will have to let your employer know whether you handle large amounts of cash or if your department is privy to sensitive information. …

UPSC allows blind candidates to use scribes Thehindu.com
June 21, 2015
Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said. …

Government employees to participate in Yoga Day event Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 14, 2015
NEW DELHI: A large number of central government employees are expected to participate in International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Rajpath on June 21 here, to make the event a grand success. …

Beno Zephine becomes first 100% blind officer in IFS Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 15, 2015
CHENNAI: The phone hasn’t stopped ringing since the night of June 12 for NL Beno Zephine. …

Mystery of the missing IAS dozen Telegraphindia.com
New Delhi, June 13: Twelve IAS officers have been “missing” from the country for years and are believed to be surreptitiously working with private organisations abroad for more lucrative pay packets. …

30% IPS Officers Ignore Property Disclosure Indiaspend.com
June 5, 2015
New Delhi: More than 30% officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) and about 15% officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have not disclosed details of their immovable property for the year 2014, according to government data. …

Centre relaxes gift policy for babus Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
April 20, 2015
NEW DELHI: Civil servants can now accept gifts up to Rs 25,000 from relatives and personal friends on occasions such as weddings etc, without reporting the same to the government. …
More: DoPT Notification dated 10.04.2015 – Amendments to Rule 11 of the AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968 >>> AIS – Rules/Circulars

Centre can no longer stall trial of corrupt babus Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 18, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has amended the process of granting sanction to fast-track trial against government officials under probe by CBI and other agencies for corruption charges, reducing delays in deciding on such requests. …

Rotate officials to prevent leaks: Home ministry Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 13, 2015
NEW DELHI: The home ministry has asked all ministries and departments to carry out periodic rotation of officials among different sections in order to prevent leak of sensitive information. …

Private mail in government office: India finally acts Oneindia.com
March 3, 2015
Officials in the government using private emails without even understanding the consequences has become a common practice. …

Don’t deny leave to disabled employees: Government tells departments Dnaindia.com
26 February 2015
“Any leave debited for the period after a government servant is declared incapacitated shall be remitted back into his or her leave account,” the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said in an order. Leave applied on medical certificate in connection with disability of a government employee should not be refused or revoked, the Centre has said. …
More: DOPT O.M. dated 25.02.2015 – Amendment to the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 – PWD Act, 1995-regarding >>> Leave Rules

Govt bans Gmail for official work, to monitor staff’s online activities Economictimes.indiatimes.com
28 Feb, 2015
NEW DELHI: The government will be monitoring online activities of bureaucrats on official computers, block content which it feels is adversely affecting the productivity of the babus and also have a right to delete e-mails or internet history on such computers after intimating the user. …

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INTERNET: 10 email etiquette rules every professional should know …

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10 email etiquette rules every professional should know
Government exempts Whatsapp, social media from purview of encryption policy
Deleting WhatsApp, Google Hangouts messages could become illegal in India
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10 email etiquette rules every professional should know

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
February 12, 2016

Deleting WhatsApp, Google Hangouts messages could become illegal in India

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 21, 2015
NEW DELHI: You may soon need to keep a copy of all messages sent through encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp (Android version supports encryption), Google Hangouts or Apple’s iMessage, for 90 days, if the proposed National Encryption Policy is implemented in its current form. …

BharatNet to be put before Cabinet within 2 months

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 20, 2015
NEW DELHI: Government’s Rs 72,000-crore nationwide broadband network programme BharatNet is likely to be submitted for the Cabinet approval within two months, a senior Department of Telecom official has said. …
More: Draft National Encryption Policy put up online for public comment, experts worried

Web overuse may make you forgetful

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Aug 18, 2015
Whether sitting on a train or having dinner at a restaurant, many people find it hard to stop fiddling with their mobile phones — firing off a never-ending stream of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts. …

Even your Wi-Fi can cause cancer

Economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 12, 2015
NEW DELHI: More than 200 scientists from across the world, including professors from JNU, IIT, AIIMS and University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), DU, have urged a UN body to issue necessary guidelines in order to restrict the use of radiation emitting devices, such as cellular and cordless phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters among others. …

Internet on brink of collapse: Experts Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 4, 2015
The internet is heading towards a ‘capacity crunch’ and could reach its limit in just eight years, say scientists. …

Net neutrality to aid Digital India drive: DoT Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 18, 2015
NEW DELHI: After telecom and information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad backed an open internet three days ago, a note prepared by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for a meeting of the committee on net neutrality said the concept may help the government’s Digital India programme and ensure equitable and inclusive development. …

Internet will ‘disappear’, says Google boss Eric Schmidt Timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Jan 23, 2015
DAVOS, Switzerland: Google boss Eric Schmidt predicted on Thursday that the internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively “disappear” into the background. …

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Yoga guru fined $6.5 million for sexual harassment …

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Yoga guru fined $6.5 million for sexual harassment
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RECENT JUDGEMENTS
Sexual harassment: SC Judgment dated 18.12.2014 – Additional District and Sessions Judge ‘X’ Vs. Registrar General, High Court of Madhya Pradesh and others – “The Chief Justice of the High Court, having assumed a firm position, in respect of certain facts contained in the complaint filed by the petitioner, ought not to be associated with the “inhouse procedure” in the present case. …” >>> Supreme Court Judgements

Sexual harassment of a woman is a crime.

Yoga guru fined $6.5 million for sexual harassment

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 27, 2016
WASHINGTON: After ordering celebrity yoga guru Bikram Choudhury to pay $924,500 in compensatory damages in a lawsuit for sexually harassing and firing a female employee, a US court has told Choudhury to pay $6.47 million in punitive damages. …

IAS officer arrested for raping, molesting minor girls Thehindu.com
March 20, 2015
A 58-year-old IAS officer has been arrested for allegedly raping and molesting four minor girls, police said on Friday. …

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RTI: Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC …

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Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC
Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts
Disclosure of Govt Email IDs National Security Threat: CIC
RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court
Modi case sets precedent: HC’s timeframe for second RTI appeal gladdens activists
Central Information Commission turns down 11,000 appeals for lack of required documents
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RECENT DECISIONS/POSTS

SC Judgment dated 16.12.2015 – Reserve Bank of India Vs. Jayantilal N. Mistry — SC: “… …lower level economic and financial information, like contracts and departmental budgets should not be withheld under this exemption. This makes it necessary to think when or at what stage an information is to be provided i.e., the appropriate time of providing the information which will depend on nature of information sought for and the consequences it will lead to after coming in public domain. …” [Sections 8(1)(e) and 10 & Art. 19(2) of the Constitution]
DoPT O.M. dated 14.12.2015 – Extension/Improvement of RTI Online Portal – Action Plan 2016
CIC Decision dated 11.12.2015 on Appeal from Smt. Mukesh Devi, Distt. Alwar Vs. CPIO, Office of DG, CISF Camp, New Delhi – CIC: “…. the Commission would like the CISF to consider the request of the complainant and provide information to the extent possible to the appellant. (Section 24(1), Exempt Organisation)
CIC Decision dated 09.12.2015 on Appeal from Dr. A.L. Agarwal Vs. Delhi University The CIC, inter alia, ordered that “Public authority should read Section 16 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 along with the rules made under this Act and circulars of DoPT which specifically direct them to provide a copy of sexual harassment complaint to charged officer.” [Section 8(1)(e),(g) and (j), Complaint of Sexual Harassment]
CIC Decision dated 30.11.2015 on Appeal from Dr. D. Dhaya Devadas & Shri V. Sundaram Vs. CPIO, Indian Bureau of Mines, Chennai (Full Bench Decision) (Public Interest)
* CIC Decision dated 27.11.2015 on Appeal from Mr. Nirmal Kumar Agarwal, Kheri (UP) Vs. CPIO, Department of Posts, Kheri – CIC: “After hearing submissions of both the parties the Commission directs the CPIO to provide copy of the investigation report regarding the account(s) of the appellant & his family members …” (Investigation Report, Post Office Accounts)
* CIC Decision dated 27.11.2015 on Appeal from Mr. Kunjan Tripathi, Distt. Kanpur (Dehat) Vs. CPIO, Department of Posts, Kanpur – CIC: “The RTI Act is not the proper law for redressal of grievances/disputes and there are other appropriate forum(s) for resolving such matters.” (RTI not appropriate forum for redressal of grievances/disputes).
* CIC Decision dated 09.11.2015 on Appeal from Shri R.K. Jain Vs. Delhi University – CIC: “The Commission having heard the submissions and perused the record, considers that it is a case where the CPIO returned the original RTI application along with the IPO, which means a total and complete refusal to act under the provisions of RTI Act, which appears to be a serious breach of RTI Act. The Commission directs the CPIO to explain and show cause as to why maximum penalty should not be imposed against him and why compensation should not be granted to the appellant and disciplinary action should not be recommended against him.”
* CIC Decision dated 09.11.2015 on Appeal from Mr. A. Bidyadhar, S.P.M. Sumandala, Ganjam (Odisha) Vs. Department of Posts, Berhampur-760001 – The CPIO’s representative stated that he will supply copy of the LTC bill submitted by the appellant along with the relevant file notings vide which sanction was accorded. The CIC decided that the CPIO’s representative should supply the information as above to the appellant within 7 days.
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