RTI JUDGEMENT SERIES


Moneylife Digital Team 04 July 2013
The CIC said, under Section 10 of the RTI Act, information could be provided after blanking out names of persons who the PIO feels may be endangered. This is the 127th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 July 2013
Rejecting the PIO's claim for exemption under Section 8(1)(d) & (e) of the RTI Act, the CIC said, since the information was over 20 years old, it should be provided. This is the 126th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 July 2013
An appellant filed 50 RTI applications thus nearly paralyzing a Biodiversity park project in Delhi university. This is the 125th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or quoted in an RTI application The...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 July 2013
Vehicles were running in Delhi with certificates given on fraudulent papers with the knowledge of the public authority. This is the 124th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or quoted in an RTI application

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 June 2013
The Industries department at GNCTD lost the file related with allocation of a plot. The PIO agreed to reconstruct the file with help from documents provided by the appellant and share a copy of the complete file. This is the 123rd in a series of important judgements given by former Central...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 June 2013
The appellant alleged that MCD officers act as if the construction activities are invisible and when the building in complete it is claimed that the building has been in existence before 2007. The CIC ordered a joint inspection. This is the 122nd in a series of important judgements given by...

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Moneylife Digital Team 26 June 2013
The CIC said it was necessary for the principal employer to access information regarding the compliance by the contractors or other workers working on its site. This is the 121st in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be...

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Moneylife Digital Team 25 June 2013
Despite collecting dues from the builder, the Assessor & Collector Department at MCD sent demand notices to the occupants of a building. The CIC said, the department certainly acted very callously leading to a lot of trauma and stress for the appellant. This is the 120th in a series of...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 June 2013
The CIC said this was a blatant case where without any reasonable cause, both the PIO and FAA denied information to an elderly person about an affidavit claimed to have been filed by him. This is the 119th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 June 2013
Despite orders from the Supreme Court, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee was just forwarding complaints about industries causing pollution to the government, without taking any action. This is the 118th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner...

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Moneylife Digital Team 20 June 2013
Reliance Infratel erected a mobile tower with power genset on the rooftop of a building in Delhi. There was no record of any permission, except a deposit of Rs1 lakh given to MCD. This is the 117th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh...

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Moneylife Digital Team 19 June 2013
The CIC directed the PIO to provide copy of the two-member committee report on paid news and publish the same on the website of the Press Council of India. This is the 116th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 June 2013
The institutions of democracy had not become robust enough to withstand an assault and it is imperative for citizens to know the reasons why and how democracy in India was nearly lost, the CIC said. This is the 115th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information...

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Moneylife Digital Team 17 June 2013
The RTI application mindlessly travelled in the hands of over dozen officers. None of them added any value but only added to the cost of his salary to the public and hindered the process of giving the information, the CIC said. This is the 114th in a series of important judgements given by...

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Moneylife Digital Team 14 June 2013
The PIO can furnish information that is not held by him in a fiduciary position but only as a consequence of discharge of legal obligations. This is the 113th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or quoted in an...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 June 2013
The CIC expressed shock after learning that there was no record of an important note sent by the municipal commissioner of MCD to the chief secretary. This is the 112th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 June 2013
Despite orders from the CIC, the PIO could not provide complete information as the education department at the MCD was not maintaining proper data. The CIC directed the PIO to pay a compensation to the appellant for pursing the matter for over a year. This is the 111th in a series of...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 June 2013
Despite order from the FAA, the PIO did not provide any information for 10 months. This made the appellant file his second appeal before the CIC, which directed the PIO to pay compensation. This is the 110th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 June 2013
Monkeys caught in Delhi were released in the Asola Wild Life Sanctuary, which the appellant claimed was beyond the capacity of the sanctuary. The CIC directed the PIO to facilitate inspection of the sanctuary by the appellant. This is the 109th in a series of important judgements given by...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 June 2013
The CIC clarified that the law does not put any restriction on the public authorities or PIOs to which the RTI application could be transferred. This is the 108th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or quoted in...

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