RTI JUDGEMENT SERIES


Moneylife Digital Team 01 April 2013
The CIC issued a show cause notice to the PIO for not providing complete information within 30 days. This is the 67th 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 Central...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 March 2013
While allowing an appeal, the CIC noted that the ACB itself fist took three years to conduct the inquiries and then kept the report for over a year before forwarding it to the Vigilance Department. This is the 66th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 March 2013
An RTI application led to proper re-examination of the actions of the Food and Supplies Department of the GNCTD in allotting licenses for kerosene oil depots. This is the 65th 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 26 March 2013
If a public authority does not obtain the information which the law expects it to have routinely, the reason for its existence becomes suspect, said the CIC. This is the 64th 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 25 March 2013
The PIO of Food and Supplies Department refused to provide information about rations cards without claiming any exemption under the RTI Act. This is the 63rd 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 22 March 2013
A citizen can seek information under the RTI Act, irrespective of his official designation. Also information about a dead person’s PF account and his contributions can be disclosed, as such disclosures cannot be considered invasion on the privacy of the dead, ruled the CIC. This is the 62nd...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 March 2013
Overruling the PIO’s claim for exemption citing Section 8(1) (j), the CIC said it was unthinkable how a person can invade his own privacy. This is the 61st in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be used or quoted in an RTI...

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Moneylife Digital Team 20 March 2013
The PIO of IIT Delhi could not provide complete information, but the CIC said it was without any reasonable cause or any malafide intention. This is the 60th 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 19 March 2013
Despite spending considerable money from the exchequer nobody from the government knew the whereabouts of some of the reports on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. This is the 59th 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 18 March 2013
Most public authorities appear to be very callous towards their retiring employees and people, who after serving these organizations for years, are made to run from pillar to post like beggars to get their dues, the CIC observed. This is the 58th in a series of important judgements given by...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 March 2013
The PIO provided information within 15 days and yet, unaware of the scandalous state of affairs in the food and supply department, the FAA asked him to furnish the information again. This is the 57th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh...

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Moneylife Digital Team 14 March 2013
The PIO's rejection was completely wrong since there is nothing in the law or the rules preventing more than one citizen from submitting an RTI application, ruled the CIC. This is the 56th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 March 2013
The FAA of ESIC wrongly denied information using Section 7(9) of the RTI Act. However, during the hearing before the CIC, the PIO agreed to allow the appellant to inspect transfer records and take photocopies of 10 selected documents. This is the 55th in a series of important judgements given...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 March 2013
The PIOs failed to provide information within the stipulated time and the Govt of NCT Delhi uploaded the DP Bill on its website only when the RTI applicant filed a complaint before the CIC. This is the 54th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 March 2013
In one representative case it was revealed how officers from the MCD kept pushing papers from one desk to another for over three years without any productive work. This is the 53rd in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 March 2013
Due to the carelessness of the officials or the poor functioning of IITK, the complainant had to wait for five months for two simple and straightforward queries. The CIC fined the registrar and deemed PIO Rs15,000 each and also asked the PIO to pay a compensation of Rs5,000 to the RTI...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 March 2013
Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS), a 50:50 JV between the Delhi govt and IDFC, fulfilled both the conditions of a public authority as laid down in Section 2(h)(i) of the RTI Act, ruled the Commission. This is the 51st in a series of important judgements given by former...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 March 2013
The CIC had pulled up the PIO of Board of Management of Bombay Properties of the IISc for denying and blocking information for over two years despite its orders. This is the 50th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can be...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 February 2013
Despite orders from the apex court, various departments in the Delhi government were found passing the issue of unauthorised industries to one another in order to avoid the responsibility. This is the 49th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner...

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Moneylife Digital Team 26 February 2013
By using the powers given under Section 25(5) of the RTI Act, the Commission recommended the PIOs to use Speed Post facility rather than UPC for sending RTI replies. This is the 48th in a series of important judgements given by former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi that can...

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