Tags : Credit information company, foreign investment
Burden to show that a body is owned, controlled or substantially financed by appropriate Government is on applicant seeking information(09.03.2017)
Complainant filed an application under Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) on 7th April 2014 with CPIO, Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), see.....
Tags : Information, Public Authority, Determination
CIC: 'BCCI' a Public Authority, Must Disclose Information Under RTI(19.06.2017)
Central Information Commissioner has declared BCCI to be a public authority and directed the Board to disclose information sought by RTI applicant.
Tags : Central Information Commissioner, BCCI
Lok Sabha Passes Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019(23.07.2019)
Lok Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which proposed to give the Centre the power to set the tenure and salaries of the.....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019
CCI Rejects Complaint against Symantec Corp(26.11.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected allegations of anti-competitive business practices made against anti-virus software maker Symantec C.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Symantec Corp.
SC Imposes Fine on Ministry of Information of Being in Contempt of Top Court Judgment(23.08.2021)
Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1,00,000 on Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of being in contempt of the Top Court's judgment dated Sep.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order, Says IB Liable to Share Report on Whistleblower IFS Officer(28.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld order of Central Information Commission directing the Intelligence Bureau & Ministry of Environment and Forests to share w.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission
Gujarat HC Directs State to Appoint 2 Information Commissioners(22.12.2015)
Gujarat HC has directed State Government to appoint two more information commissioners in State Information Commission for speedy disposal of cases an.....
Tags : Gujarat HC , State Government, Right to Information
P&H HC: Person Not Being Complainant Cannot Ask in FIR for Addition of Offences(19.04.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a no complainant can seek directions of addition of particular offences in a First Information Report .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, First Information Report
Ker. HC: Legal Advice Given by Advocate General to Government Exempted from Disclosure Under RTI Act(03.10.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that the legal advice rendered by the Advocate General to the Government is exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1)(e) .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Advocate General, Right to Information
Appointment of Information Commissioners: SC Asks Centre to Disclose Info on Shortlisted Candidates(26.12.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Centre as well as States to disclose information pertaining to shortlisted candidates and the criteria being following for .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information Commissioners
Delhi HC: Public Authority to Give Cogent Reasons for Withholding Information Under RTI(08.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that when a public authority withholds information under Right to Information Act, 2005 the burden is on the public auth.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Public Authorities, Withholding Information
SC Dismisses Plea to Stop Dissemination of Information/ Data of Covid19 on Basis of Religion(28.09.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea for issuance of directions to prohibit and stop dissemination of information or data of Coronavirus dise.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Dissemination of Information/ Data of Covid19
RIGHT TO INFORMATION - EVMs are 'Information' Under RTI Act: CIC(25.02.2019)
Central Information Commission has ruled that an Electronic Voting Machine is “information” under Right to Information Act and can be demanded by an a.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI Act, Electronic Voting Machine
Delhi HC Stays CIC’s 2012 Order to Disclose Institutional Donors Details to PMNRF(16.11.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed operation of a 2012 order passed by Central Information Commission (CIC) asking Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMN.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission, Prime Minister's National Relief Fund
Ministry of Labour & Employment Mandates Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits(06.05.2021)
Ministry of Labour & Employment has now been mandated to seek the 12-digit unique identification number Aadhaar from people like employees and unorgan.....
Tags : Ministry of Labour & Employment, Aadhar Information for Social Security Benefits
CIC Points Out Serious Procedural Lapses in Inductions of NHAI(15.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has pointed out serious procedural lapses in appointment of officers in important public undertakings like the NH.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, NHAI
CIC to School Boards: Record Corporal Punishment Data, Take Action(27.07.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that all school education boards must take note of cases of corporal punishment in their schools, form a.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Corporal Punishment
RTI Not Applicable to Religious Institutions Not Funded by Government: T & AP HC(10.12.2018)
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that religious institutions like temples, churches, mosques, which are not financed/funded by the gov.....
Tags : Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court, Right to Information Act, 2005
Kar. HC: PIOs’ Not Supposed to Create Information(17.02.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that under Right to Information Act only such information that is available and existing and held by the public authorit.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Right to Information Act, PIO
CIC Directs Disclosure of Numeric Data of Officers Facing Corruption Charges(04.07.2017)
Central Information Commission has directed Government to disclose numeric details of pending as well as disclosed Departmental/ Vigilance/ Court case.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Corruption
CIC to CPIO of Supreme Court: Disclose Action Taken in NEET Judgment Leak Case(04.05.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Supreme Court to disclose what action has been taken on.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Central Information Commission, NEET judgment
Delhi HC: Personal Information Having No Relation with Any Public Activity Cannot be Disclosed(27.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that any personal information having no relation with any public activity or public interest cannot be disclosed under t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Personal Information
CIC to Govt.: Ensure Officers' APAR Finalised Within Time Frame(26.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Health Ministry to ensure that Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APAR) are finalised within give.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Annual Performance Appraisal Reports
CIC Pulls Up Delhi CM Office Over Senior Citizen's Pension Issue(28.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has pulled up Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not applying its mind before transferring petition of a se.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Senior Citizen's Pension Issue
CIC Slaps Max Penalty for Denying Information on Illegal Constructions Near Taj Mahal(06.06.2017)
Central Information Commissioner has imposed maximum penalty of Rs. 25,000 on two officials of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for failing to pro.....
Tags : Central Information Commissioner, Taj Mahal
CIC Directs Disclosure of UPA's Decision over De-Notifying 123 Wakf Properties(01.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered disclosure of all records related to UPA Government's decision to de-notify 123 Wakf properties which.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, UPA Government, Delhi Wakf Board
Reveal Probe Records on Lal Bahadur Shastri’s Death: CIC(15.05.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister's Office and Ministries of External Affairs and Home to make public the records o.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Lal Bahadur Shastri
Orissa HC: Pre-Payment Charges Can’t Be Imposed Without Giving Prior Information(13.04.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that pre-payment charges cannot be imposed by the banks without furnishing prior information about the same.
Tags : Orissa High Court, pre-payment charges, information
Information relating to wages of employees has to be voluntarily disclosed by public authority(11.05.2017)
Appellant sought information regarding M/s. Laxmi Distribution. Specifically, he sought relationship between one Mr. H.B. Singhvi and M/s. Laxmi Distr.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Direction
CIC to National Medical Commission: Upload Medical College Assessment Data on Your Website(30.03.2023)
Central Information Commission has adviced National Medical Commission to upload Medical College assessment reports for the current academic year on i.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, National Medical Commission, Medical College assessment
Rajya Sabha Passes Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019(26.07.2019)
Rajya Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday amid high drama. The Bill seeks to .....
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Allahabad HC Looks for Reply from UP Govt. over Appointment of CIC(16.10.2015)
Allahabad High Court on a plea alleging that the procedure adopted by the committee in selections of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) was not in a.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court , Chief Information Commissioner
In an Appeal proceeding, the onus to prove that denial of information was justified shall be on the CPIO(10.10.2017)
The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information regarding file number relating to amendments made in the Central Excise Act by the Central E.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Direction
Kerala HC Rejets Petitions Challenging Appointment of CIC(25.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has rejected petitions challenging process of appointment of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners in t.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Chief Information Commissioner
Kerala HC: Cabinet Papers Yet to be Brought Before CoM Exempted from Disclosure Under RTI Act(30.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that potential cabinet papers which have not yet been brought before the Council of Ministers (CoM) are exempted from disc.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Right to Information, Cabinet Papers
Supreme Court Grants Time to Centre, States for Providing Information on Pending Vacancies(19.04.2021)
Supreme Court has granted two weeks time to Union of India and States for providing information as regards to the pending vacancies in District and St.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information on Pending Vacancies
Delhi HC Directs Centre to Publicize Helpline Numbers and Covid Information Through Media(27.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to publicize helpline numbers and other Covid information by way of audio visual and.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Publication of Helpline Numbers and Covid Information
CIC Seeks Information on Action Taken Against Those Who Leaked Information on IFS Officer Sanjiv(31.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Prime Minister's Office to disclose details of any action taken against people for allegedly leaking .....
Tags : Central Information Commission , IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi
Minutes of full house of Bar Council should not be disclosed and put in public domain(14.02.2017)
Petitioner impugns orders passed by Central Information Commission directing that, details sought by Respondent no. 2 be put in public domain voluntar.....
Tags : Meetings, Information, Disclosure
CIC: Initiate Steps to Introduce RTI Stamps for Payment of RTI Fees(08.05.2017)
Central Information Commission has reiterated its recommendation for issue of RTI-stamps or numbered RTI-coupons as mode for payment of RTI-fees.
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI-fees
CIC Slams Environment Ministry for Not Disclosing an Intelligence Bureau Report(01.04.2016)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has given show-cause notice to environment ministry for not disclosing an Intelligence Bureau (IB) report which.....
Tags : Central Information Commissioner , Intelligence Bureau Report
CIC to Army: Identify Men Mutilated by Enemy(29.07.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Army to provide details of soldiers whose bodies were mutilated by insurgents and enemy soldiers duri.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Army
Delhi HC: Partial Quashing of FIR, Qua Accused with Whom Complainant has Settled Matter Permissible(13.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that partial quashing or part quashing of First Information Report only qua the accused with whom the complainant has compro.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, First Information Report
CIC: Private Hospitals 'Fleecing' Patients for Cardiac Stent(22.05.2017)
Central Information Commission, while taking a serious view of private hospitals "fleecing" patients for cardiac stents, has directed Employees State .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Cardiac Stent
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Amends Cable Television Network Rules 1994(18.06.2021)
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has amended the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, in order to set up a three-tier mechanism for red.....
Tags : Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Cable Television Network Rules 1994
Central Information Commission: Officers However High Not Above RTI Act(18.07.2017)
Central Information Commission has treated Chief Vigilance Officer of Employees State Insurance Company (ESIC) as its deemed PIO, and issued him a sho.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI Act
CIC Raps MoEF for Withholding Information on K'taka Grasslands Issue(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rapped Environment Ministry for withholding information related to construction work in ecologically- sensiti.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Environment Ministry
CIC Seeks Info on Steps Taken to Reclaim Koh-i-Noor, Tipu Sultan’s Sword(29.08.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Ministry of Culture to intimate an RTI applicant about the efforts.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Koh-i-Noor
CIC Directs JNU to Disclose Steps Undertaken to Prevent Thefts on Campus(17.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) must pro-actively disclose steps taken to ward off menace of thef.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Jawaharlal Nehru University, theft
Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Directing Tihar Authority, Govt to Compensate Convict(30.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has stayed order of Central Information Commission (CIC) directing Tihar Jail Authorities and Delhi Government to compensate a convic.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Information Commission, Tihar Jail
CCI Endorses NCPCR Guidelines in Schools(25.07.2016)
Central Information of India (CCI) has endorsed guidelines laid down by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), for Eliminating Co.....
Tags : Central Information of India, NCPCR
File Report Regarding Steps Taken to Fill Vacancies in Information Commissions: SC to Centre & States(06.12.2018)
Supreme Court has directed Union of India and 8 states to file their status report indicating the steps which have been taken for filling up of vacant.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information Commissions
Guj. HC: Communication B/W Govt. Pleader and State Regarding Proceeding Outside Scope of RTI(16.02.2023)
Gujarat High Court has observed that Professional correspondence between government advocate and various offices of the State regarding a matter in wh.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Right to Information, Professional correspondence
PMO to CIC: Cannot Declassify Bose’s File(28.08.2015)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has admitted before Central Information Commission (CIC) that it has files related to Bose but did not give any specific.....
Tags : Prime Minister's Office,Central Information Commission
SC Pulls Up West Bengal Govt for Not Uploading Information of Children Orphaned During COVID(08.06.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the State of West Bengal to comply with the Court's previous orders, and gather and upload the information regarding children .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Information of Children Orphaned During COVID
Central Information Commission Orders NDMC to Disclose Details of Defaulters(03.10.2017)
Central Information Commission has ordered NDMC to put up all information on the allottees and dues owed to the civic body on its website. Secondly it.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Information Technology Rules, 2021(09.03.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on petition challenging Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information Technology Rules, 2021
Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape FIR Against Indian Railway Officer In Case Of Malicious Prosecution(27.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaura.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, First Information Report, clerk, malicious prosection
CIC Recommends Action Against RTI Activist for Misuse of Law(21.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended action against an RTI applicant for misusing the law to harass his colleagues in Bhai Parmanand I.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Bhai Parmanand Institute of Business Studie
Government Curtails CIC Tenure From 5 Years to 3 Years(30.10.2019)
Government has curtailed the tenure of information commissioners in central and state information commissions from five years to three years by notify.....
Tags : central and state information commissions
CIC Rules, Cabinet Secretariat Can’t Deny to Disclose Details of Agenda(16.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that Cabinet Secretariat can’t deny access to items on agenda of Cabinet after meeting is over under Ri.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Cabinet Secretariat
ITAT, Delhi: Fee for Cloud Services Not Royalty(27.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi while granting relief to a subsidiary company of Information Technology giant Microsoft Corporation, Ministry of .....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Information Technology, Microsoft Corporation, Ministry of Law Corporation, subscription fee, royalty, cloud computing
Exchange of information with Israel and Vietnam on tax matters approved(07.10.2015)
The Cabinet has approved amendment to the Agreement between India and Vietnam for the avoidance of double taxation and for prevention of fiscal evasio.....
Tags : Double taxation, tax, Vietnam, israel, information
Bombay HC: Right to Carry on Competing Business Not to Extend Illicit Use of Information(05.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has observed that the right to carry on a competing business does not and cannot extend to the illicit use of another party's confid.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Illicit Use of Information
CIC Issues Notice to Tihar over Not Disclosing Information(17.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld dowry convict's right to freedom and issued a showcause notice to Tihar authorities for allegedly supp.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Tihar
Delhi HC: Domain Name Registrars Are Intermediaries Under Information Technology Act(19.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the Registrars of Domain Name are intermediaries, within the meaning of section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technolo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Domain Name
Delhi HC Dismisses Appeal Seeking Details of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting(27.07.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal against the order passed by a Single Judge which had declined a plea seeking information regarding decisions .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Collegium, Information
P&H HC Quashes FIRs against Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga(12.10.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR against BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, who was accused by Punjab Police of spreading misinforma.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, FIR, Misinformation
Delhi HC: CPIO Cannot Withhold Information Without Reasonable Cause Under RTI Act(01.02.2021)
Delhi High Court has held that the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) or PIOs cannot withhold information without reasonable cause and that suc.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Central Public Information Officer
CIC Denies Disclosure of Assets & Liabilities of SEBI Chairman(14.06.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that disclosure of assets and liabilities of SEBI Chairman Sinha is "likely to cause unwarranted invasi.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , SEBI
Commissioner cannot usurp Department’s plausible view(11.05.2016)
View taken by Assessing Officer, so long as it is a possible view, cannot be interfered by Commissioner under Section 263 of Income Tax Act 1961.
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Tags : Income tax, expenses, further information
AP HC: Criminal Proceedings Can't be Quashed if Specific Accusations Made Against Accused U/S 482(28.04.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that when there are definite accusations in the First Information Report, charge sheet and witness statement .....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, First Information Report, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 482
CIC to Centre: 'Clarify Stand on Claims of Taj Mahal Being a Shiva Temple'(14.08.2017)
Central Information Commission has recommended that Ministry of Culture should clarify its stand on conflicting claims regarding Taj Mahal being a Shi.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Taj Mahal
SC Directs Union, States to File Status Reports on Vacancies in Central & State Information Commissio(07.07.2021)
Supreme Court has directed Union of India and all States to file status reports on the latest developments regarding vacancies and pendency in the Cen.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vacancies in Central & State Information Commissions
Delhi HC: Domain Name Registrars Are Intermediaries Under Information Technology Act(19.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that the Registrars of Domain Name are intermediaries, within the meaning of section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technolo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, section 2(1)(w) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Domain Name
J&k&L HC: Situation in Kashmir Doesn’t Permit Disclosure of Confidential Info. in Detention Order(10.10.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the disclosure of confidential and sensitive information in the grounds of detention of a person.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Detention Order, Confidential Information
CIC to PMO: Re-Examine RTI App. Seeking Information on Planning Behind Lockdown & COVID Control(26.07.2022)
Central Information Commission has directed the Prime Minister's Office to re-examine an RTI application seeking details regarding imposition of natio.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI, Lockdown
Court has power to manage access to its records in a pending action.(16.01.2019)
The present application is about restricting access by persons who are not parties to the action. The applicant, Cockburn Cement Limited, has applied .....
Tags : Information, Access, Restriction
Central Information Commission to RBI: Disclose Names of Big Defaulters(28.05.2019)
Central Information Commission has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose the list of big loan defaulters it had sent to banks for resol.....
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CIC Seeks Details of Mining Lease and Orders File Inspection(04.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Indian Bureau of Mines to disclose the plans submitted by private entities seeking mining lease.
Tags : Central Information Commission , Mining Lease
Delhi HC Orders Information Commissioner M A Khan Yusufi to File Reply Plea Challenging His Decision(11.04.2016)
Delhi HC has sought response of Information Commissioner M A Khan Yusufi on a plea challenging his decision to bar appearance of a lawyer before his b.....
Tags : Delhi HC,Information Commissioner M A Khan Yusufi
Supreme Court: Employees Personal Info Exempt from Disclosure Under RTI Act(04.09.2017)
Supreme Court has held that service details of employees fall within the ambit of ‘personal information’ u/s 8(1)(j) of Right to Information Act, and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right to Information Act
CIC: Indian Banks Association A Public Authority Under RTI(23.11.2017)
Central Information Commission has declared the Indian Banks Association (IBA) a public authority accountable under the Right to Information Act, 2005.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Right to Information
Delhi HC Sets Aside CIC Order Declaring Every Minister A Public Authority Under RTI Act(08.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has set aside ‘as not sustainable’ the order of the Central Information Commission declaring every minister a “public authority” unde.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Information
SC Directs Government to Appoint 3 ICs in 6 Weeks(08.01.2016)
Supreme Court has directed Government to appoint three Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Central Information Commission (CIC), whose posts are ly.....
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CIC: Ministers Answerable Under RTI(14.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that Ministers in Union and State Cabinets are “public authorities” liable to answer public questions a.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Ministers, RTI
SC: Suppression of Information of Criminal Case Can be Ignored in Certain Conditions(22.03.2022)
Supreme Court has held that suppression of information relating to a criminal case by a candidate can be ignored in certain situations. The Court has .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Suppression of Information of Criminal Case
Gujarat HC Seeks State’s Reply Over Appointment of CIC(02.02.2017)
Gujarat High Court has sought State Government's reply on a PIL seeking transparency in process for selection of next Chief Information Commissioner (.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court , Chief Information Commissioner
CIC: Develop System to Compensate Prisoners Kept in Jail for More than Term(07.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked country's largest prison Tihar to develop a system of giving compensation to inmates who have been inca.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Tihar, compensation
Orissa HC: State Vigilance Department Can't be Completely Exempted from RTI Act(22.06.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that the State Vigilance Department cannot be completely exempted from Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 and directed th.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, State Vigilance Department, Right to Information Act
Kar. HC Upholds Maintainability of Google’s Plea to Restrain CCI from Exposing Confidential Info(15.07.2022)
Karnataka High Court has rejected the application filed by Alliance of Digital India Foundation challenging the maintainability of Google India' plea .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, CCI, Confidential Information
CIC: Husband Not Entitled to Seek Information Regarding Bank Details & ITR of His Wife(25.01.2021)
Central Information Commission has said that a husband is not entitled to seek information regarding bank details & income tax returns of his wife und.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Bank Details and ITR of Wife
Ker. HC: Art. 226 Can’t be Invoked to Impose Penalty u/s 20 of RTI Act(20.09.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that the authority competent to impose a penalty under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 cannot approach the.....
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Mere apprehensions of misuse of information or alleged inconspicuous actions of a citizen cannot take away their right to information(06.06.2018)
The Complainant sought information regarding under construction officer's mess, accommodation in Coastal Regulatory Zone in terms of copy of the NOC o.....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Denial, Suspicion
SEBI: Companies to Disclose Forensic Audit Information to Stock Exchanges(30.09.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made it mandatory for all listed entities to disclose to the stock exchanges any forensic audit that.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Forensic Audit Information
CIC Directs Army to Share Macchil Encounter Info(17.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Army to provide details to an RTI applicant about Court Martial of five soldiers in fake encounter o.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, RTI, Macchil Encounter, Army
CIC Slams Govt. for Failing to Promote Retired Employee(22.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed two government departments to explain why they should not be made to pay Rs 75,000 in penalty and co.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Retired Employee
Delhi High Court: Not Mandatory for Authority to Call for Info Under RTI(29.01.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that even if a public authority has the power to call for certain information, it is not mandatorily required to seek the da.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Right to Information
CIC to NCERT: Why Content on Netaji Reduced in NCERT Books(25.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has pulled up NCERT for cutting out content on national leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose and revolutionaries from.....
Tags : Central Information Commissio,NCERT
Delhi HC: FIR for Non-Compoundable Offences Can be Quashed in Matrimonial Disputes(20.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that First Information Report or complaints can be quashed even with regard to non-compoundable offences pertaining to matri.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, First Information Report, matrimonial disputes, non-compoundable
Delhi HC: State Has Expertise & Confidential Info to Evaluate Threat Perception of Individuals(02.08.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that once State authority is of the view that petitioner does not need round the clock security cover that in where the matt.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Threat, Confidential Information
J&K&L HC: Employee's Performance is Personal Information Exempted Under RTI Act(07.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the performance of an employee or an officer in an organisation is primarily a matter between th.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High, RTI, Personal Information
CIC Imposes Penalty of Re 1 on RTI Applicant(21.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slapped penalty of Re one on an RTI applicant who was acting as a front for a pesticide lobbying group seekin.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, JNU research, penalty
Bombay HC Notices State’s Police For Making Public Station Diary Under RTI Act(23.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has questioned Maharashtra Police’s act of making available details of its station diary to an accused, citing compulsions under Rig.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Right to Information Act, Station Diary
A voluntary disclosure of all information that ought to be displayed in public domain should be the rule and members of public who having to seek information should be an exception(19.03.2018)
The Appellant vide his RTI application sought information regarding the inception date of Dr. B.R.A.- National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (form.....
Tags : Information, Dissemination, Website
SC to CIC/SICs: Ensure Mandate of Section 4 of RTI Act is Followed by Public Authorities(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has directed Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to ensure that the Public Authorities fulfill their co-rel.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Right to Information, Public Authorities, Mandate
Bombay HC: Nothing in RTI Act Empowers CIC to Constitute Any Committee or Conduct Any Enquiry(16.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has ruled that nothing in the Right to Information Act, 2005 empowers the State or Central Information Commission to constitute any .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Central Information Commission, Power to Constitute Committee
Jharkhand HC Upholds Fine Imposed on State Govt for Providing Late Information Under RTI Act(11.02.2022)
Jharkhand High Court has upheld the fine of INR 60,000 imposed by the State Information Commissioner on the concerned department of the State governme.....
Tags : Jharkhand High Court, Late Information Under RTI Act
Impermissible disclosure of confidential information is no less impermissible because information is passed on in confidence, or “off the record”(19.10.2016)
Claim by Ingenious Media and Mr McKenna was brought by way of an application for judicial review, it was a straightforward claim for breach of a duty .....
Tags : Information, Disclosure, Permissibility
CIC: SC’s 1993 Order on Salaries to Imams Violated Constitution of India(30.11.2022)
CIC has held that Supreme Court’s 1993 judgment in All India Imam Organisation v. UOI where Supreme Court had directed the State Waqf Boards to give r.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Imams, Waqf Board
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Relaxes Norms for Information Utilities(06.10.2017)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has relaxed norms for information utilities, paving way for Indian companies listed on the stock exchanges to.....
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CIC Slams Environment Ministry over its Response on Indira Sagar Polavaram Project(21.09.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed Environment Ministry for its repeated response of "files not traceable" on key projects as it ordered.....
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CBDT Issues Instructions on Uploading Information on VRU Functionality on Insight Portal(16.12.2021)
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued the instructions regarding uploading information on Verification Report Upload (VRU) functionality on .....
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CIC Seeks Disclosure of Every Action on Misconduct of Lawyers(22.07.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Bar Council of Delhi to proactively make public the cases of professional misconduct, both proved an.....
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Staff Entitled to Know About Financial Status of Company: CIC(26.04.2019)
Central Information Commission has held that an employee is entitled to know under Right to Information Act, 2005 about the financial status of the em.....
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Principal Director General of Income Tax (Systems) to be the designated authority for furnishing the 'bulk information' on certain identified parameters(21.06.2017)
In pursuance of sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 138 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Government, hereby specifies .....
Tags : Director General, Authority, Bulk Information
Allahabad HC Junks Termination Orders for 16 IIIT-A Teachers(14.12.2015)
Allahabad High Court has junked a resolution of board of management of Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad (IIIT-A) and subsequent or.....
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CIC Issues Fresh Notice to Sonia Gandhi in RTI Matter(09.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a fresh notice to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to explain her case before its Full Bench on allegat.....
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Kerala HC Seeks Records on CIC Appointments(01.03.2016)
Kerala High Court has directed State Government to produce records pertaining to proposed appointment of former DGP Vinson M Paul as Chief Information.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Chief Information Commissioner
CIC to AMU: Remove Inequality in Re-Check of Supplementary Papers(01.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Executive Council of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to make appropriate changes in process of re—evalu.....
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CIC Orders Indian Navy to Make Public, Report on Lt Cdr Rahul Nair Death(28.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Indian Navy to make public the inquiry report on death of Lt Cdr Rahul Nair during a 2010 air show ev.....
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Supreme Court Asks SAD Leader to Approach High Court for Quashing of FIR(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Shiromani Akali Dal Leader Bikram Singh Majithia to approach the Division Bench of P&H High Court for the quashin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, First Information Report, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, Shiromani Akali Dal, Bikram Singh Majithia
CIC Asks Government to List Records of all Leased Properties(12.06.2017)
Central Information Commission has directed government to compile records of all properties leased out by government, including prime properties lease.....
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People Legitimately Expect Antiquities Like Koh-i-Noor to be Brought Back: CIC(05.06.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to spell out the effort.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Koh-i-Noor
CIC: Staff Entitled To Know About Financial Status of Company(25.04.2019)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that employee is entitled to know under Right To Information Act 2005 about the financial status of the .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Right To Information Act 2005
Launch of webpage by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for facilitating taxpayers with regard to addressing issues related to Information Technology Services & Electronics goods(21.06.2017)
In order to ensure preparedness for GST implementation from 1st of July 2017, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has launched a dedicate.....
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CIC: Accused Entitled to Copy of Complaint in Sexual Harassment Cases(10.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has clarified that if a complaint of sexual harassment is made against an individual/individuals, they are entitl.....
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CIC: Notaries Law Need to be Amended(05.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended to Law Ministry to amend law of notaries and update notaries system leaving no scope for falsific.....
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CIC: Don’t Make Information Public in Mediation Proceedings in Domestic Disputes(26.11.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that information related to mediation proceedings in domestic disputes should not be made public, as ca.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, domestic disputes
Delhi HC Issues Notice to UOI on Women Plea Seeking Information on Missing Husband(17.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Union of India on the woman's plea seeking verified information about her husband's whereabouts and repatria.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Information on Missing Husband
Entire process of grant of promotion to the eligible officials should be carried out in a completely transparent and objective manner(09.08.2017)
In present case, the Appellant sought information regarding details of total vacancies created in the cadre of Group 'A' (Assistant Commissioner), det.....
Tags : Promotions, Reservation, Information, Disclosure
SC: RBI Must Disclose All Info About Banks Under RTI(17.12.2015)
Supreme Court has ruled that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is bound in law to give information regarding private and public banks under the Right To Inf.....
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Delhi High Court Amends its RTI Rules(29.02.2016)
Delhi High Court while deciding the public interest writ petition moved by a group of law students has amended its Right to Information Rules, 2006, r.....
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CIC Asks Centre and Haryana, Medanta was Given Subsidy in Land Allotment or Not(29.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Centre and Haryana Government to disclose if private hospital Medanta was given any subsidy or conce.....
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Gujarat HC Stays CIC Order on PM Modi's Degree(04.07.2016)
Gujarat High Court has stayed Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the Gujarat University to provide details of the MA degree of Prime Mi.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Central Information Commission, Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal
CIC to Sports Ministry: Is BCCI a National Sports Federation?(12.06.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has questioned status of BCCI, asking Sports Ministry to clarify if it is a national sports federation.
Tags : Central Information Commission, BCCI
Passenger Name Record Information Regulations, 2022(08.08.2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (ab) of sub-section (2) of section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), .....
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CIC: Make Public Godse’s Statement in Bapu’s Assassination Trial(20.02.2017)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ruled that statement of Nathuram Godse, along with other relevant records related to assassination of Mahat.....
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Del. HC: No Absolute Bar on Disclosure of Information to Non-Citizens Under RTI Act(15.03.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that it would be inherently contradictory to Right to Information (RTI) Act to hold that only citizens are entitled t.....
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CIC to Ministry of Law & Justice: Disclose Status of MoP for Judges, Judicial Accountability Bill(04.05.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed anguish over lack of transparency and accountability in process of appointment of Judges and direct.....
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CCI Rejects Complaint against Karnataka Government(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has rejected allegations of unfair business practices made against Karnataka government and non-profit group Kann.....
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CIC Asks PMO to be Cautious over Delay in Reply to RTI Queries(15.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has cautioned the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to adopt “due seriousness” in handling of Right to Information ap.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Publish Information on Hospital Beds in Kannada(15.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to ensure that the website developed to give rea.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Publishing Information in Kannada
Delhi HC Restrains Publication of Confidential Info of Players in Ex-Hockey India Coach's New Book(02.11.2022)
Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained former coach of Indian Women Hockey Team Sjoerd Marijne and HarperCollins Publishers India from publishing.....
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CIC: Can't Disclose All Government Email IDs(04.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it .....
Tags : Central Information Commission , email IDs , Right to Information Act
Allahabad HC: Information Commission Don’t Have Power to Review or Change its Own Order(03.11.2016)
Allahabad High Court has ordered that UP State Information Commission does not have a power to review and change its own orders, including order of im.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Information Commission, review, RTI Act
CIC: All Agusta Westland Deal Documents in CBI Custody Cannot be Disclosed(27.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has observed that as all documents related to the signing of Agusta Westland deal is in custody of CBI and that t.....
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Patna HC Directs State to Ensure Public Briefing Everyday Disclosing Covid Related Information(19.04.2021)
Patna High Court has directed Principal Secretary of the State Health Department to bring information about availability of covid related facilities i.....
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Delhi High Court Asks CIC to Evolve a Procedure to Avoid Any Confusion(04.03.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Registry of the Central Information Commission (CIC) to evolve a procedure by which applications against non-compliance of .....
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CIC: No Need to Disclose Records Related to Dorje’s Visit(02.02.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) , while observing that disclosure of documents related to visit of Ogyen Trinley Dorje to Sikkim can adversly aff.....
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Central Information Commission Kendriya Bhandar within the Purview of RTI Act(03.10.2016)
Central Information Commission has declared Government Employees' Cooperative Society Kendriya Bhandar to be a public authority under the Right to Inf.....
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CIC Brings Maha Ministers under Ambit of RTI(28.09.2015)
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Maharashtra, Ratnakar Gaikwad, has brought offices of all ministers, ministers of state under the ambit of th.....
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CIC Directs Govt. to Release Biosafety Data on GM Crops(07.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Environment Ministry to release biosafety data regarding all Genetically Modified (GM) crops in .....
Tags : Central Information Commission , Genetically Modified, crops
SC: RTI Cannot be Invoked to Get Information from Court Regarding Any Case(05.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a person cannot invoke the Right to Information Act, 2005 to get details of a case, which can be disclosed only as per rul.....
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Central Government Introduces Social Media Guidelines for Facebook, Twitter and Others(25.02.2021)
Central Government has introduced Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 for digital content, socia.....
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CIC Discarding Away RTI Applications Without Photo Identity Proof(27.10.2015)
Contrary to the RTI Act rules, the Central Information Commission (CIC) is asking applicants to furnish a copy of a photo identity card with applicati.....
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RBI signs MoU on Cooperation and Exchange of Information with Nepal Rastra Bank(14.09.2015)
The Reserve Bank of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information" with Nepal Rastra .....
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Kerala HC: Education Loan Can’t be Rejected for Low CIBIL Score of Student(31.05.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that an application for education loan by a student could not be rejected by a bank on the ground of a low Credit Informati.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited (CIBIL), Education Loan
CIC to DU: Give Information on Law Admissions(05.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Delhi University (DU) to provide information on admission of students to first-year of law degree co.....
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CCI Permits Union Bank's 49% Stake Buy in Union KBC AMC(31.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC)has approved Union Bank of India's proposed acquisition of 49 per cent stake in Union KBC Asset Management Company.....
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CIC: L-G Can’t Claim Immunity(26.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed L-G of Delhi and Union Home Ministry to disclose report on basis of which Delhi Assembly was dissolv.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State to Respond Plea to Not Leak Information Collected During Investigation(15.04.2021)
Karnataka High Court has asked the State government to respond to a plea to not “leak” information collected during the course of investigation in any.....
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CIC: Bar Councils Come Under RTI(31.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that bar associations are constituted under a law made by Parliament and therefore come under Right to .....
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Supreme Court: Reasons for Cancelling Bail to Co-Accused Also Applies to Another Accused(05.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the reasons which weigh with the Court to cancel the bail granting to co-accused would also apply in bail preferred by ano.....
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Madras High Court Denies Relief to Helios and Matheson(31.08.2015)
Madras HC has dismissed plea filed by M/s Helios and Matheson Information Technology Ltd. seeking to quash FIR against it, contending that Economic Of.....
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CIC Slams JKP on Refusal to Give Info About SOPs(18.08.2015)
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) GR Sufi has directed Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) to reveal information, slamming forces over refusal to disclo.....
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Delhi HC to CIC: Maintain Daily Order Sheet(01.04.2016)
Delhi High Court has directed Central Information Commission (CIC) to maintain daily order sheets following complaints that while appellants' contenti.....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Media Coverage of Sensitive Information About Riots Accused(26.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Delhi Government, Delhi Police etc., in a Writ Petition filed by an accused in a case related to Delhi riots.....
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ITAT, Mumbai: Depreciation Allowable on Marketing Information and Non-Compete Fee(11.04.2022)
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai has observed that the depreciation is allowable on intangible assets such as marketing information comprising of.....
Tags : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, depreciation, intangible, marketing information, Commercial information, Customer data, Distribution network, Suppliers contract, Non-compete fees
CIC to Indian Navy: Disclose Why India Accepted Cost Escalation for Gorshkov(22.05.2017)
Central Information Commission has asked Indian Navy to disclose reasons for India agreeing to cost escalation by Russia for purchase of refurbished a.....
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Karnataka HC Directs to Issue Directions to State Police to Prevent Leak of Information to Media(16.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to issue comprehensive directions to the State police, to ensure that before investigation is c.....
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CIC Seeks Report on Sale of Illicit Tobacco Trading Inside Tihar(18.08.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Tihar Jail Authorities to inquire and submit a report before it within three months on alleged illi.....
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AP High Court to State DGP: Can't Register FIR For Proceedings U/S 107 & 145 of CrPC(04.10.2021)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Director-General of Police (DGP) to instruct the Station House Officers of all Police Stations that a.....
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CIC Issues Notice to HRD Ministry over IGNOU Probe(31.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a showcause notice to Ministry of Human Resource Development and Public Information Officer (PIO) for .....
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CIC to PMO: Respond to RTI Query on Modi's Black Money Promise(02.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to reply to RTI applicant, who wishes to know status of black money that .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, PMO, Black Money
CIC: Impediment in Self Defence in Penal Proceedings is Violation of Human Rights(29.06.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that it is the human right of a person accused of sexual harassment in his capacity as a citizen and acc.....
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IRDAI Information and Cyber Security Guidelines, 2023(24.04.2023)
1. IRDAI vide Circular ref: IRDAI/IT/GDL/MISC/082/04/2017 dated 07th Apr, 2017 has issued guidelines on Information and Cyber Security for Insurers, w.....
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Concealing name itself protection for whistle-blower(06.08.2015)
In a case involving non-response to an application for information by a whistle-blower, the Central Information Commission passed orders for ceasing o.....
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CIC: Records of Loans to Adani Groups Cannot be Disclosed under RTI(28.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that records related to loans given to industries promoted by Gautam Adani cannot be disclosed as these .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Gautam Adani , State Bank of India , Loans
Delhi HC Issues Summons on Suit Against Dissemination of False Information on Coronil(04.06.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued summons to Patanjali Ayurved's Ramdev Baba, Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, Google LLC, and Vedic Broadcasting Ltd on a suit by.....
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CIC Orders Inquiry Into Notes Exchanged at Delhi Post Office Branches(20.09.2017)
Central Information Commission has ordered an inquiry into the exchange of old currency notes after demonetisation at post office branches in Pinto Pa.....
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CIC: Disclose File Notings of MHA Order on LG Powers(09.05.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA) to disclose all file notings related to the controversial notificatio.....
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CIC Seeks Details of LTC Cases(29.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Department of Space to make public details of the investigation against those officials accused .....
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FSSAI: Food Delivery Apps Must Give Nutrition Information(16.06.2022)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed the food delivery apps to upgrade their interface so that food business operators ca.....
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Chief Information Commissioner Should have Status of Chief Election Commissioner: SC(15.02.2019)
Supreme Court has issued directives regarding filling vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions under RTI Act which include directives th.....
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Karnataka High Court Imposes Cost on Police Officers for Registering FIR Under Section 66A of IT Act(17.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed two police officers to pay a cost of Rs. 10,000 each for registering a First Information Report under Section 66 (A).....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, First Information Report, Information Technology Act
SIT On Black Money Is Public Authority Under RTI: CIC(12.10.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held the special investigation team on black money a ‘public authority’ as per the Right to Information Act.
Tags : Central Information Commission, Black Money
CIC Issues Summon to Secretary to L-G over RTI on Tax Fraud(22.09.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) while taking serious view of how an RTI application was handled by Lieutenant Governor secretariat, Information C.....
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CIC Orders Compensation to RTI Applicants for Wrongful Delay(14.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has awarded compensation to applicants fighting for information on their salary dues and slammed the respective o.....
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Refusal to renew dealership of Informant resulting in pecuniary loss does not raise any competition concern, even if, dealership termination has proved advantageous to dealers of Opposite Party(25.11.2019)
Present appeal arises out of order passed by the Competition Commission of India ('CCI') under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 in Case wher.....
Tags : Information, Closure, Legality
CIC Slams NGT over Spending Thousands to Claim Rs.40(12.01.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed National Green Tribunal (NGT) for apparently paying over Rs 33,000 as litigation fee to contest its d.....
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CIC Junks Need Of Hard Copies For Online Appeals(16.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has done away with the mandatory provision of sending signed hard copy of appeals through post even though the ap.....
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CIC Suggests Declaration of Threat of Honour Killing in Marriage Form(12.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has suggested to Central and State Governments to include a declaration by couple who intend to have a court marr.....
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SC Asks Centre to Explain Irregularities in Appointment of Information Commissioner(23.01.2019)
Supreme Court has required Centre to explain how, in the appointment of Information Commissioners, the selection committee has shortlisted names of th.....
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SC: Employer Can Terminate Service for Suppressing or Submitting False Information by Employee(15.11.2021)
Supreme Court has reiterated that in the event of any suppression or on submitting false information, it is always open for the employer to cancel the.....
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CIC Directs CBSE to Permit Inspection of Smriti Irani’s School Records(18.01.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to permit examination of Textiles Minister Smriti Irani'.....
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Ker. HC Allows Litigants to Seek Deletion of Personal Identities in Family Cases(22.12.2022)
Kerala High Court has held that personal information of parties may not be published on High Court website in respect of family and matrimonial cases .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Personal Information, Right to be Forgotten, Matrimonial Cases
Delhi HC: Providing Information Regarding Ongoing Investigation to Informer, Injurious(18.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has cautioned that providing information regarding an ongoing investigation in an income tax case to its informer is not only inappro.....
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Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape FIR Against Indian Railway Officer In Case Of Malicious Prosecution(27.01.2023)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against the then Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Gaura.....
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CIC Directs IB to Provide Info to IFS Whistleblower(25.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Intelligence Bureau (IB) to provide its report to whistleblower Sanjiv Chaturvedi, an Indian Forest .....
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Central Information Commission Asks if Subsidy was Given to Medanta Hospital(27.01.2016)
Central Information Commission has directed the Centre and Haryana Government to inform it that whether the private hospital Medanta Medicity was give.....
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Madras High Court: RTI Cannot Be Invoked When Alternate Remedies Available(05.06.2017)
Madras High Court has held that Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 cannot be invoked at first instance, if an effective alternative remedy is availa.....
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Delhi HC Directs National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to Pay Statutory Dues(18.10.2021)
Delhi High Court has directed the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology to ensure payment of statutory dues and salaries of data .....
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CIC: Inquire Fake Birth Certificates Racket in NDMC(26.09.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered inquiry into "gross irregularities" in issuance of fake birth certificates by North Delhi Municipal C.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, North Delhi Municipal Corporation , Fake Birth Certificates
Bombay HC Rules ‘Chief Information Commissioner has Power to Transfer Information Commissioner’(17.10.2016)
Bombay HC has ruled that State Chief Information Commissioner has power to transfer State Information Commissioner from one region to other to ensure .....
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CIC: Donations Received By Electoral Trusts And Its Distribution Thereof Not Personal Information(25.01.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that details of donation received by Electoral Trusts and their further distribution to political partie.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Government on Change in Right to Information Law(03.02.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to the Government on a Petition alleging that it had diluted the law to give itself absolute discretionary powers ove.....
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CIC: Judicial Proceedings & Records Can Be Accessed Through RTI(02.11.2017)
Central Information Commission has held that judicial proceedings and records thereof are public records and a person, even if he is not party to the .....
Tags : Central Information Commission, Right To Information
CIC Asks Intelligence Bureau: Why Report on Whistleblower Not Been Made Public(30.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued notice to Intelligence Bureau, an organisation exempted from transparency law except in some cases, as.....
Tags : Central Information Commission , whistleblower, Intelligence Bureau
Delhi HC Stays CIC Order to Disclose IB Report on Whistle-blower(09.06.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed Chief Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to make public its report on alleged haras.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Chief Information Commission, Sanjiv Chaturvedi
Government of India Asks Social Media Platforms on Compliance with IT Rules 2021(27.05.2021)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has written to Social Media Platforms requesting them to furnish detai.....
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CIC Seeks Information on Declassification of Files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose(12.08.2015)
Chief Information Commissioner has asked Prime Minister's Office to furnish all documents relating to declassification of files on Netaji Subhas Chand.....
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Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information to Husband About Complaints Filed by Estranged Wife(31.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by Central Information Commission denying information to a husband about complaints lodged by his estrange.....
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CIC Asks MEA to Disclose Bills of Air India Charter Plane for PMs Travel Abroad(27.02.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to disclose records related to the expenses incurred on chart.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, external affairs ministry
CIC Issues Show Cause Notice to 2 Scientists in Environment Ministry(17.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause notice to two scientists of Environment Ministry for not following its orders to proacti.....
Tags : Central Information Commission ,Environment Ministry
Bombay HC Rules ‘Chief Information Commissioner May Transfer Information Commissioner under RTI Act’(25.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has held that State Chief Information Commissioner has powers under Right to Information Act (RTI) to transfer State Information Com.....
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CIC: PM’s Travel Bills Can’t be Disclosed for Security Concerns(13.01.2017)
Central Information Commission has held that procedure involved in raising bills for chartered flights for Prime Minister's visit abroad cannot be dis.....
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CIC: Disclosure of IT Return Information Under RTI Invades Privacy of Assessee(19.04.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld an order rejecting an RTI application seeking details of income tax returns of a person on ground that.....
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CIC: UGC Must Give Clarifications on Recognized Courses(06.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC), while rejecting the plea of Higher Education Regulator, has said that UGC and other public authorities cannot de.....
Tags : Central Information Commission, CIC, UGC, RTI
Guj. HC: Penalty U/S 20 of RTI Act for Destruction of Information Attracted Only if Act Malafide(20.06.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that where any information sought under the Right to Information Act is destroyed and it is not the case of malafide destr.....
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses PIL to Make Public Information Regarding Chinese Intrusion(21.09.2020)
Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to Central Government to place the true and relevant information c.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Regarding Denial of Information on Creation of Aarogya Setu(20.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Public Information Officers of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), and its Nationa.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Centralized Portal for Information On COVID Essentials(08.09.2021)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL filed seeking directions to maintain Centralised Portal to disseminate real-time information regarding es.....
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION - CIC to Govt.: Share List of Tainted Officers Since 2010(27.03.2019)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered government to reveal names of all the IAS officers against whom prosecution sanction has been grante.....
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Madras HC Seeks Reason to Abolish Puducherry State Information Commission(21.12.2016)
Madras High Court has asked that under what circumstances did Centre has decided to abolish State Information Commission in Union Territory of Puduche.....
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Guj. HC: Citizens Have Right to Know Rules Under Which They Are Denied Permission to Protests(18.01.2023)
Gujarat High Court while observing that citizens have the right to know the rules based on which the State Police grants or denies permission to hold .....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Continued Use of 66A Information Technology Act(02.08.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice to States, Union Territories and Registrar of High Courts in plea filed by Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) se.....
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CIC Slams BCI for Not Following Mandatory RTI Clause(18.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has slammed Bar Council of India (BCI) for not following mandatory proactive disclosure clause of the Right to In.....
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Central Government declares Critical Information Infrastructure of the Indian Bank to be protected systems(26.07.2023)
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 70 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Govern.....
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CIC: Delhi Soccer Association is a Public Authority Under the RTI Act(04.12.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) is a public authority under the Right to Information Act.
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CIC Directs Home Ministry to Release Jet Airways Security Clearance Details(05.12.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has ordered Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to release details of security clearances related to Jet Airways.
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Delhi HC Stays CIC’s Order on PM Modi DU Degree Case(24.01.2017)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order of Central Information Commission (CIC) that directed Delhi University to allow inspection of records of all stud.....
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Supreme Court Repels Challenge Against Sec. 70 Of IT Act(02.04.2018)
Supreme Court has repelled challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 70 of the Information Technology Act 2000, which gives power to the gov.....
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Inspection of Answer Sheets by Examinee Should Be Allowed Under RTI Act: CIC(21.06.2018)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that an examinee holds the right to inspect his own answer sheets under the Right to Information Act, 20.....
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MIB: No Ads Promoting Online Betting(14.06.2022)
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued an advisory to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online bettin.....
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CIC Notices DU’s CPIO for Rejecting RTI Application on Modi’s Degree(21.11.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued show cause notice to Delhi University’s Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) asking why maximum p.....
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CIC Rejects Plea Seeking Details of PM Modi’s Passport Application(06.03.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has upheld CPIO’s refusal to provide to an RTI applicant copies of applications submitted by Prime Minister Naren.....
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Does Intelligence Bureau Have to Provide Info on Corruption Under RTI: Delhi High Court(13.12.2017)
Delhi High Court has asked the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to state whether it fell under the ambit of the Right to Information Act in cases where inform.....
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SIC, Pune: Religious Trusts Do Not Fall Under the RTI Act(05.02.2018)
State Information Commission (SIC), Pune has ruled that the religious or public trusts that are receiving financial aid or grant from government agenc.....
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Frames New Business Policy for Publications Division(25.01.2016)
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has framed a new business policy for Publications Division with the objective to streamline business practices .....
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Bombay HC Allows 2 Weeks Protection to Narayan Rane, Union Minister(22.04.2022)
Bombay High Court has allowed two weeks interim protection to Narayan Rane, Union Minister in a First Information Report over his slap comment against.....
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Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation between India and Japan on cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies(29.10.2020)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India .....
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Supreme Court to Launch Online RTI Portal Soon(11.11.2022)
Supreme Court has said that it will soon launch an online portal which can be used by public to file applications under Right to Information Act (RTI .....
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2015(27.10.2015)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced Regulations to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclo.....
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Punjab and Haryana High Court Launches IT Services for Litigants, Lawyers(20.08.2018)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has launched Information Technology (IT) initiatives for ease of litigants and lawyers and to address their grievances.
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SC Wants All Information on Reliance, Sistema, Aircel & Videocon Bankruptcy Cases(21.07.2020)
Supreme Court has asked for all records pertaining to the bankruptcy proceedings of Reliance Communications, Sistema Shyam Teleservices, Aircel and Vi.....
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Bombay HC: Proactive Approach May Tackle Cyber Crimes(31.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has said cyber crime and websites indulging in objectionable services are a problem for society at large, and police should be proac.....
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CCI Dismisses Complaints against Jaypee Group(29.10.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has dismissed five complaints against Jaypee Group entities Jaiprakash Associates and Jaypee Infratech which had .....
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CIC: Constitution Club Public Authority under RTI Act(19.10.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that Constitution Club which is a "platform for interaction amongst past and present member of Parliamen.....
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SEBI Penalises NDTV Over Non-disclosure of Loan Terms(30.12.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 Crores on New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) for not disclosing information .....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5 Crores on New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) for not disclosing information on loan agreements with Vishvapradhan Commercial (VCPL) to public shareholders.
New procedures in light of DGFT’s move to IT(19.01.2016)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade notified new trade facilitation measures across all offices in India and its New Delhi Headquarters. In light.....
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CIC Directs IT Department to Probe into Leak of IT Returns to Third Parties(17.04.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Income Tax Department to investigate into an incident of IT returns of an RTI applicant being releas.....
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION - Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Putting EVMs Under RTI(19.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has stayed Central Information Commission order holding that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) fall within the preview of RTI Act.
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Information regarding Customs (Assistance in Value Declaration of Identified Imported Goods) Rules, 2023(11.01.2023)
1. The undersigned is directed to say that the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Customs Act lists out certain matters which may .....
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CIC Issues Notice to CBSE Officials for Denying Information to Student on Class XII Papers(04.12.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has issued a show cause notice to two CBSE (Patna) officials for denying a student his answer-sheet by imposing i.....
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CIC: Modi’s Claim to Govt. Can’t be Disclosed(13.04.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has refused to disclose communication President Pranab Mukherjee had with Narendra Modi when he was called to for.....
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Delhi HC Stays Order Requiring TRAI to Furnish Alleged Phone Tapping Information(11.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has stayed an order of the Central information Commission (CIC), requiring the Telecom Authority of India (TRAI) to collect and furni.....
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Externee is entitled before an order of externment is passed to know the material allegations against him(14.11.2017)
In present petition, the Petitioner is impugning the order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, passed under Section 56 (1) (b) of the Maharashtra.....
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MP HC Imposes Cost on Police Officer for Furnishing Incorrect Information to Court(07.03.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on a Station House Officer for providing incorrect information to the Court regarding crimi.....
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CIC: Information on Disbanded Army Intel Unit can't be Sought(19.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has dismissed appeal seeking disclosure of internal Army report on now-disbanded intelligence unit, Technical Ser.....
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Delhi HC Stays CIC Order against BJP MLA's Wife on MCD Pensions(26.10.2016)
Delhi High Court has stayed Central Information Commission's (CIC) direction to BJP MLA Vijender Gupta's wife to explain how she had authorized disbur.....
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Gujarat HC Rejects Plea Seeking Direction to Furnish Details on Jailbreak under RTI(15.11.2016)
Gujarat High Court has turned down an appeal seeking direction to Chief Information Commissioner to ask Government to furnish details on 2013 jailbrea.....
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Bombay High Court Says 'No' to Fresh FIR on Receipt of Subsequent Info in Respect of Same Incident(20.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has held that there cannot be a fresh FIR on receipt of every subsequent information in respect of same cognizable offence or same i.....
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Karnataka HC Directs Police Officers to Strictly Follow Circular of State Government(27.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed police officers who are in-charge of investigations to strictly follow the circular issued by the State government a.....
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Central Information Commission: ED can Withhold Names of Tax Evaders in Panama Papers(10.10.2019)
Central Information Commission has ruled that the names of alleged tax evaders appearing in the Panama Papers leak can be withheld by the Enforcement .....
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CIC Seeks CM's Reply over Address Change RTI(21.03.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked Kejriwal to respond to this RTI query, which sought to know how he was allowed to change his address du.....
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CIC: Duly Consider Public Interest While Deciding RTI on ITR(16.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Income Tax department to "duly consider the larger public interest" while responding to an RTI requ.....
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Bombay HC: Cyber Crimes Affecting Country’s Image Can’t be Ignored(25.10.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that cyber crimes that affect image of Country cannot be brushed aside on premise that offences under Information Techn.....
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Maharashtra CIC Directs State Government to Maintain E-register of RTI Applications, Disposal(18.04.2017)
Maharashtra State Chief Information Commissioner has directed Chief Secretary of Government of Maharashtra to maintain an e-register with details of a.....
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