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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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- 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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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. …
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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. …
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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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