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  1. Guest pcbali

    RTI to PIL, a right path 1 2 3 4 6

    by Guest pcbali

    I was making a lot of RTI applications to be aware of the actual and factual position in PAs. In the process, I was successful in getting a lot of information in shape of Certified Photocopies. Those documents were piling up in my work room and I was feeling perplexed that what to do next. Officers had openly admitted and informed me about their irregularities and mocking now at me, do what you want to do. The complaints to higher were of no use as they are all chip of same stone, And I could also not bear the cost of going to court for Public Cause. I was discussing with many an RTI leaders who were even advocates but those were reluctant to file PILs on one pretext …

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  2. maestro25i

    information from cantonment board regarding illegal constructions and building plans 1 2 3 4

    by maestro25i

    hi, this is the first time im applying under the rti act. id like to know whom to apply to regarding a cantonment board. there are many major fsi violations in new residential constructions takign place in my cantonment, how do i get the building plans of these properties from the cantonment, so i can then crosscheck what has been passed versus what is being done, and then pursue the matter in the courts. how would i go about getting these plans , as the cantonment is quite corrupt and in the pocket of these builders, the rti act is my only hope, and i need help using it to best effect. pls advice , will be much appreciated

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  3. Guest pcbali

    The District & Sessions Judge, Amritsar replies is strange against my appeal to him as FAA 1 2 3 4

    by Guest pcbali

    I have asked some information from the PIO of District & Sessions Judge, Amritsar as follows a) Email Ids of Hon’ble District & Sessions Judge, Amritsar as well as all the various courts under your jurisdiction. b) Web address of office of The District & Sessions Judge for finding the information put on it as desired by RTI Act 2005 On no receipt of reply I preferred 1st Appeal to the D&S Judge as he is FAA. Instead of adopting the appeal procedure, he has sent me a strange letter which is as follows True copy of the letter from The O/o The District & Sessions Judge, Amritsar Against my 1st Ap…

    sharadphadke
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  4. karira

    Status of RTI at Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad - Am I Mad ? 1 2 3

    by karira

    The RPO in Hyderabad has the usual complaints against it - just like the other RPO's all over the country. No response to communications, no response on telephone, no response to emails and most importantly, the applicants are treated like a bunch of cattle. Every Newspaper in Hyderabad (English or Telugu) carries at least one letter everyday complaining about the Passport office - but as expected there has been no improvement. To probe deeper into the functioning of the Passport Office, I filed a RTI Application on 03 May 2010. The copy of the RTI Application is attached. The reply dated 25 May was received by me on 05 June 2010 in a envelope which clearly showed …

    Prasad GLN
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  5. praveenkat

    IT Returns claimed - Cheque sent was rejected - ReApplication ? 1 2 3

    by praveenkat

    Hi Friends, If anyone of you know this query, Request you to post me. I applied for IT returns FY 2004-2005, I got it in 2006. Cheque was sent to my PAN card registered address. Dropped this cheque into ICICI bank for encashing, but was rejected( for not signig on it by me) And I made a written application enclosing PAN copy, rejected original cheque, in Mar-2006. I did not get any response from IT Dept. till now. Will I get the cheque/cash back (IT Returns) ? Is there any quick procedure for claiming it back ? Any suggestion ? Regards Praveen

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  6. R Madhok

    Cic provided information denied by dena bank on pretext of exemption u/s 7(9) of rti act. Great blunder of dena bank unearthed. 1 2 3

    by R Madhok

    CIC PROVIDED INFORMATION DENIED BY DENA BANK ON PRETEXT OF EXEMPTION U/S 7(9) OF RTI ACT. GREAT BLUNDER OF DENA BANK UNEARTHED. DB/NIR/LEG/201/2009 dated 12-09-2009 of CPIO Rajneesh Madhok Vs. Central Public Information Officer, Dena Bank, North Regional Office, S.C.O. 66, 2nd Floor, Sector-11, Panchkula-134112 I appeared before Hon’ble Information Commissioner, Shri Satyananda Mishra on 24th September, 2010 regarding my appeal against Dena bank, North Regional office. As the information sought has been denied by the said PIO on the pretext of Exemption U/s 7(9) of RTI Act that the information sought by the appellant will disproportionately divert the resourc…

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  7. sss_m19

    IT refund from Ward 14 Bangalore - NOW received after long RTI process 1 2

    by sss_m19

    hi, i have to get IT refund for 3 different years ..is it ok if i send 1 annexure A common with all information or 3 different letters for each year..or can i proceed 1 by 1..

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  8. saurabh.agrawal

    Got Road Tax refund from RTO Bangalore 1 2

    by saurabh.agrawal

    I moved my card from Bangalore(KA51) to Ghaziabad and got the road tax refund. Here is the step by step process 1. Fille Form 28 ( Noc FORM) , 3 copies, attach all the photostat copies like car papers, insurance, pollution etc ans submit it in RTO. 2. They will immediately issues a form for police verification.( I got it within half and hour). 3. Go to Police Commisionor office and you find out the place where you have get the the clearance. Go after 11AM. They will verify and sign the form. I went around 10 AM but got it signed only around 12 PM. 4. Same Day I submitted it the form back to RTO and they asked me to come after 21 days. They will take your RC an…

    Prasad GLN
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  9. rajub

    A little success story with postal department 1 2

    by rajub

    I have a success story about postal department but don't know if it is due to RTI. Somebody who knows working of postal department more closely may throw light on it. Here is the story. I sent a money order to my Grand mother (95 years) residing at Thane (near Mumbai) from Nagpur on 10-12-2008. Her 71 years old son has massive paralytic attack and is bed ridden. She needed the money badly for his treatment. I was extremely upset I could not stay there. But I thought I could help her little bit by sending money. On 19-12-2008 I filed on line complaint through website of postal department since till then money order had not reached her. Every day I w…

    Rainelli
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  10. drprashant

    How We Used RTI Against Unauthorised Construction 1 2

    by drprashant

    I would like to share this story to highlight the power of RTI Around August 2003, a Co-operative Housing Society in Tilak Nagar, Mumbai decided to demolish their old building and develop their plot to take benefit of MHADA’s (Maharashtra Housing And Area Development Board) sanctioning of additional FSI by reconstructing the building to rehabilitate the original 36 members of the Society in Wing A and constructing Wing ‘B’ as a saleable component. The Society granted the right of development in favour of Paradise Developers (name changed to protect identity). Accordingly Wing ‘A’ of the building was reconstructed on the site of the old building. Wing ‘B’ w…

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  11. vctmoorthi

    Water connection obtained after 30 years - after using RTI ! 1 2

    by vctmoorthi

    Dear Sir I'm Thirumoorthi Chellappan residing at my native place for more than 30 years. I've demanded for water connection each and every time to my panchayat president and he promises every time to provide me with water connection, till now we have not provided with water connection. We are regular in paying all taxes, all the area in my village gets water connection except my region. When i demand them, they answer that they don have proper funds. So i need complete details of money spent on water pipeline connection and tank construction and also the reason why i've not been provided with water connection so far. We struggle everyday for water and it was is being a m…

    karira
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  12. sandeeprajsinghtandon

    First Appeal : What exactly happens 1 2

    by sandeeprajsinghtandon

    Hi This is sandeep, I have raised my First Appeal against a very vague answer given by PIO to Income Tax Dept Mumbai for my Refund of 2006-2007 year. My question is 3 fold 1) What exactly happens during the First Appeal . Would i have to deal with bad behaviours of PIO and the Appellate authority 2) How am i supposed to behave. Can i say that "why did the PIO not give proper answer"."why didnt he give me info on the first appellate authority inspite of it being a query".."he has violated this section that section..i insist on a fine on him".. 3) Can in future that PIO or his team take vengence on my future income tax returns in any way. i hope u are getting my point …

    karira
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  13. Meena Hariharan

    Refund of IT 1 2

    by Meena Hariharan
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    I have sent a postal order to accounts office Mumbai on 19th Feb and am awaiting to hear from Mumbai office. The refund is for the assessing year 2003 -2004 I request for information on the following points:, Why has my refund amount of Rs. 2205/- still not been processed, What is it that I need to do to ensure that the refund amount is sent to my address ,Bangaloreat the earliest?,Who is the person I need to contact to get the refund processed?, When will the refund amount of Rs. 2205/- be sent to my address in Bangalore?' Meena

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  14. DineshK

    Can unhealthy and unsanitary condition be used as Life and Liberty matter ? 1 2

    by DineshK

    The condition of road in a colony which is maintained by Municipal Corporation of Delhi is really pitiful. (See the picture). People are forced to live in hell like unsanitary and unhygienic condition. Numerous letter to local conciliar, MLA and the MCD department have paid no results. The condition of this road is worsening day by day so much that it may lead to some epidemic. Resident are forced to leave the area as water has entered to their houses. There is knee deep dirty and stinking water on the road making the life of residents miserable. Can a RTI application be filed under "Life and liberty" on this matter ?

    karira
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  15. aparnakarmarkar

    I received my Income Tax refund within a month 1 2

    by aparnakarmarkar

    My name is Aparna Karmarkar. I live in Pune and practice as an architect. I had filed my Income Tax Reaturn for the Finincial year 2007-08 on July31st ,2008. I had claimed a refund of Rupees Four Thousand and Thirty Six rupees. I waited patiently for the refund till June,2009. No action from Income Tax Office. When I told this story to Mr.Atul Patankar, he was very kind to introduce me to the idea of RTI !! He made the application ready, we filled in the necessary details and filed the application on June 10th, 2009. I was surprised when the sleepy department started calling me. The concerned officer told me that he has posted the cheque and could I please widra…

    taurus
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  16. advocate rajesh

    counsumer forum issued notice to SSC for not supplying information 1 2

    by advocate rajesh

    I filed RTI applicaiton with SPIO of SSC of a state but the SPIO ,first appeal provided me the coplete information . I prefered 2nd appeal the SIC passed an order and directed the SSC to reply pointwise . But even after the orders of the SIC the SPIO did no supply the proper and complete reply. I made a complaint to the SIC but even after that the SPIO did not bother and said that informatio has already been supplied. I drafted a complaint and put it before the Cosumer forum with all the facts . As I was consumer because I deposited the application fees . The Hon'ble Consumer forum was pleased to issue anotice to the siad SPIO. we all should try t…

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  17. garpit_mzn

    RTI Helped me in getting my income tax refund from ITO hyderbad which was pending for almost 2 years 1 2

    by garpit_mzn

    Hello, I have filed Income tax refund for year 2009-2010 in range-12 hyderabad but did not received any inputs from department about my refund progress even after 1.5 yrs. Then i started following with range-12 office hyderabad and after multiple visits to the AYAKAR bhawan hyderabad, i was able to find that my case for refund is to be processed by Range-11 department of AC guards hyderabad and not by range-12 hyderabad and they will transfer my file from range 12 to range 11. Again after waiting for some 2 months, i did not heard anything, i filed for RTI first against RANGE-12 hyderabad. And to my surprise i received a call from Addl.comm. Range 12 and he mentioned that…

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  18. karira

    BSNL says my application does not ask for "information" and is "customer grievance" 1 2

    by karira
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    I had sent two Express Telegrams (these days there is no option of sending ordinary Telegram) to CIC in New Delhi on 21 May 2009. Total expense for the 2 telegrams was Rs. 410.00 The telegrams were delivered on 26 May 2009 - after 5 days. I filed the attached RTI with BSNL and now the PIO has replied that what I have asked is not information as defined in Sec 2(f) and is only a "customer grievance" ! Please give some solid grounds for First Appeal. BSNL Telegram RTI.pdf BSNL - Not information and grievance redressal.pdf

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  19. sidmis

    My Little Success Story with RBI 1 2

    by sidmis

    This is a little success story I want to share with the forum members. For the last one year I have been trying to unravel the mystery behind the huge amount of money lying with the Indian Banking System in the shape of Dormant/Inoperative accounts. These money legitimately belong to the owners/heirs of the account holders and not to the Banks. Large nos. of accounts are lying around and Banks are coolly enjoying the funds without paying any interest on it and doing nothing on it. I discovered that thousands of crores of money in more than half a lakh accounts are lying in the Banks depriving the legitimate owners of this funds. This is AS per figures supplie…

    jj99
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  20. Sunil Ahya

    Demolition of Illegal Structure by Municipal Corporation 1 2

    by Sunil Ahya

    Dear Members, After exactly one year, one dozen RTI applications, almost as many first appeals and about to file second appeal, MCGM finally sent a team of approx. 15 persons and demolished the illegal structure put up by a corporate inside the society premises for commercially using a space reserved for Recreation Garden. Throughout the RTI's the subject matter was to provide me with a certified copy of the permission issued by the Municipal Corporation for the structure in question. Because the structure was constructed inside the area earmarked and reserved for Recreation Garden, the corporation was in no position to issue a permission, and hence Corporati…

    Dipika
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  21. info.master

    Drafting RTI Application regarding Indian Rupee design selection process... 1 2

    by info.master

    I want to file RTI ... please help me in drafting it.... Sub : Information required regarding Symbol for Indian Rupee design selection process... Department : Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, Currency & Coinage Questions : Please let me know the total number of “Symbol for Indian Rupee” design entries received by 1pm on 15th April 2009? Total number of final entries considered eligible according to Finance Ministry “Symbol for Indian Rupee” guidelines? Please let me know the detailed parameters of selection of “Symbol for Indian Rupee” design entries? According to “Symbol for Indian Rupee” guidelines “The symbol sh…

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  22. D.T.RATHAVA

    Creating a Magnificent record on this portal with 10'000 post 1 2

    by D.T.RATHAVA

    HON/ MANOJ B PATEL SIR, hartly Congratulations on creating a magnificent record on this portal with 10'000 post posting in a one year's short period he was joined in our August Portal by first post on 21.9.2012 and he was welcomed by hon'ble Karira sir. After two years long gap he was regularly posting start In second week of June 2014, today they reached 10,000 post and with a figure of 202 problems solved they became top problem solver in this Portal.i think HON/MANOJ B PATEL is afirst member of this portal they reached 10000 post in a one year's short period once more again Congratulations from to them on behalf of the forum

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  23. NirKan

    ONGC - Promotion Criteria 1 2

    by NirKan
    • 26 replies
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    I got this reply from ONGC on my RTI query regarding Promotion criteria followed by ONGC Criteria for selection; E4 to E5/ E5 to E6/ E6 to E7 level from 1.1.2002 onwards 1. Qualification ------ - 5 marks - ---Q1 - 05 ---Q2 - 02 ---Q3 - nil - 2. PAR -------- - 15 marks - (old format) ---------------- (new format…

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  24. rahulborele

    Inspection of Gas agency 1 2

    by rahulborele

    hi buddy plz tell me where i submit rti application to inspect gas agency record...

    Prasad GLN
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  25. waltz

    Voter Registration - now got card after RTI 1 2

    by waltz

    Hi guys, I need some help in framing questions (yes, I know you don't ask "questions" under RTI, but you get my point) regarding the voter registration form I submitted weeks ago. Skip to "RTI Application" part of my post if you don't have time. Why? While I understand I shouldn't be using RTI for such personal grievance purposes (at least that's what I have been told), the reason why I'm inclined to use it because I couldn't get proper answers from the staff at my VREC or the official Helpline of CEODelhi. Here's the telephonic conversation of how it went: I called the Helpline (1950) to enquire about the status of my application: Me: Hello, would yo…

    nikunj.shah
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