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  1. Shrawan

    Disclosures of Annual Confidential Reports (ACR) comes under Official Secret Act 1 2 3 4 19

    by Shrawan

    What is contained in confidential reports is undoubtedly ‘personal information’ about that employee. The ACRs are protected from disclosure because arguably such disclosure seriously harm interpersonal relationship in a given organization. Further, the ACR notings represent an interaction based on trust and confidence between the officers involved in initiating, reviewing or accepting the ACRs. These officers could be seriously embarrassed and even compromised if their notings are made public. There are, thus, reasonable grounds to protect all such information through a proper classification under the Official Secrets Act.

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  2. sumitjournalist

    RTI application Hindi format

    by sumitjournalist

    दिनांक: रजिस्टर्ड पोस्ट द्वारा सेवा में, जन सूचना अधिकारी, विभाग / कार्यालय स्थान 1- अभ्यर्थी का नाम: 2- पूरा पता एवं दूरभाष नं: 3- वांछित सूचना का उल्लेख: 4- अदा किये गये शुल्क का उल्लेख: क) दस रुपये का शुल्क का भुगतान _______ रसीद द्वारा _______ के कार्यालय में किया गया। (प्रति संलग्न), अथवा ख) दस रुपये का शुल्क का भुगतान _________ के द्वारा जारी किया गये, ड्राफ़्ट / पे ऑर्डर / पोस्टल ऑर्डर, संख्या ________, दिनांक _____, ______ के प्रति किया गया, अथवा ग) मैं गरीबी रेखा से नीचे परिवार का सदस्य हूँ, (बी पी एल प्रमाण पत्र की प्रति संलग्न)। 5- यदि कोई स्व:प्रमाणित संलग्न दस्तावेज़ है तो उसका उल्लेख। 6- मैं …

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  3. munirathnam

    IS RTI applicant a consumer as defined under Consumer Protection Act - See the details in this post. 1 2 3 4 20

    by munirathnam

    Hi All, NCDRC, in case of REVISION PETITION NO. 4061 OF 2010 (Against the Order dated 14/09/2010 in Appeal No. 1163/2010 of the State Commission Karnataka) Held that: "Petitioner, in order to sort out the controversy with respect to his pensionary benefits, filed an application under Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the RTI Act, 2005’) in the office of Opposite party No.4. Opposite party No.4 failed to provide the information. Petitioner then filed the complaint before the District Forum, which was allowed and a direction was issued to opposite party No.4 to furnish the required information. Respondent, being aggrieved, f…

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  4. ameerind

    Translation from Marathi To English

    by ameerind
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    I have recieved replies to my RTI application in Marathi, How do i get it translated into English.If I upload the scanned copes to any member will anybody HELP.

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  5. karira

    Complaints against Supreme Court and variopus High Courts for Sec 4 disclosure and the RTI Rules violating the basic RTI Act 1 2 3 4 12

    by karira

    Since December 2009, I have filed over 20 direct Complaints under Sec 18, with the CIC for: 1. Sec 4 Disclosure by Supreme Court and various High Courts 2. RTI Rules of various High Courts violating the basic RTI Act itself. Attaching them in the thread for general reference. Still to do the exercise for : Rajasthan High Court Punjab & Haryana High Court Sikkim High Court COMPLAINT Allahabad High Court Rules.pdf COMPLAINT under SEC 18 for Sec 4 disclosure Allahabad HC.pdf COMPLAINT Andhra Pradesh High Court Rules.pdf COMPLAINT Chattisgarh High Court Rules.pdf COMPLAINT under Sec 18 for Sec 4 disclosure Delhi HC.pdf

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  6. dr.s.malhotra

    Compiled List - Successful Consumer Complaints in RTI Cases 1 2 3 4 17

    by dr.s.malhotra

    Please find attached a list of successful Consumer Complaints in RTI Cases Before National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } NCDRC Iin RP No. 2774 of 2004 IN Usha Rani Aggarwal Versus Nagar Palika Parishad, Haldwani NCDRC IN RP No. 1975 OF 2005 IN Dr. S.P. Thirumala Rao Vs. Municipal Commissioner Mysore City Municipal Corporation Before Various District Consumer Fora District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Mandi H.P . CC No.14/2009 IN Lawan Thakur Vs PIO-cum-Additional Distt Magistrate, Kullu, H.P. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum South…

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  7. Atul Patankar

    Political parties not covered under RTI Act: CIC EDIT: Now under RTI ! 1 2 3 4 10

    by Atul Patankar

    As reported at ptinews.com on 31 July, 2009 New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) The Central Information Commission has ruled that political parties are not covered under the Right to Information Act. Dismissing a petition of an RTI applicant, the CIC said political parties could not be covered under the Act just because they are provided government subsidies like premises at prime locations and free airtime for media broadcast during elections among others. "Even under Section 2 (h) (of the RTI Act) simply concessions provided to any private agency by Government cannot be construed as that agency being owned, controlled or substantially financed directly or indire…

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  8. RAVEENA_O

    Disclosure of university examination answer sheets 1 2 3 4 5

    by RAVEENA_O

    DISCLOSURE OF EVALUATED ANSWER SHEETS OF UNIVERSITIES The Central Information Commission has constituted a seven member bench to decide whether evaluated answer sheets of university examinations be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005. In the past, a five member Bench of CIC decided not to disclose evaluated answer sheet. The Bench is constituted on the background of an appeal preferred by a Delhi University Student, who was CBSE XII topper and nominee of HRD Ministry’s Commonwealth Scholarship 2009, who appeared for BA (Hons) Economics Final year exams held in Apr-May 2009 by Delhi University. Not only that she was shown absent in one of the pape…

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  9. Jay Pawaskar

    Registered Post or Registered A.D.

    by Jay Pawaskar

    We all speak of registered post and registered A.D. in most RTI discussions. I would like to know which is preferred. As per my understanding, registered post does not provide acknowledgement, but can be tracked, while registered A.D. can be tracked and also provides an acknowledgement of delivery. Everything good so far. The question is , how do we prove that the copy we hold with us is the one we sent to the recipient. The recipient may actually say that the envelope was delivered but there was nothing in it, or claim it was just some text. How do we prove that the envelope contents are exactly what we are holding a copy of? Or should an application / letter be sent…

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  10. karira

    MISUSE of RTI: Subhash Chandra Agrawal - and my response

    by karira

    Text of email received from Mr Subhash Chandra Agrrawal. I was told that he made a presentation on this in the recently concluded half day seminar held by CIC in New Delhi. Also attached are his presentation on the subject. And ......my email response to him. ============================================= SURGICAL STRIKE NOW REQUIRED TO PREVENT MISUSE OF RTI ACT by Subhash Chandra Agrawal 1775 Kucha Lattushah, Dariba, Delhi-110006 Why surgical strike necessary to prevent misuse of RTI Act ‘Right-To-Information (RTI) Act’ introduced in the country in the year 2005 is one such legislation passed by Parliament of world’s largest democracy, that byp…

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  11. skmishra1970

    District Consumer Forum Chandigarh issued Notice to State Information Commission Punjab 1 2 3 4 9

    by skmishra1970

    There are no provision for review either in RTI Act 2005, or in Punjab State Information Commission Management Regulation 2009. State Information Commission (SIC) Punjab rejecting all review petetions of general public stating - "No provision of Review". My review request dated 28-7-2010 also replied under RTI - "No provision of Review, hence filled". But another side, SIC Punjab has accepted review request dated 1-7-2010 from PIO and review order issued by the Chief Information Commission (CIC) on 23-7-2010. Vide RTI application dated 2-12-2010, I made request for :- 1. Certified copy of the relevant rule / section under which Request for review received fro…

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  12. Shrawan

    Right to Information Act 2005 – Clarifications & Instructions 1 2

    by Shrawan

    Acceptance of RTI application/appeal Accept the RTI applications without asking the reasons for making the application, as asking for the reasons for making the application is in violation of Sec 6(2). Do not insist on countersignature by some particular officer. Make necessary suitable arrangement to receive the application for information/appeal in the absence of nominated officer/official. Accept the RTI application fee in the mode prescribed by Nodal Department i.e. Department of Personnel & Training. Mode of RTI application fee are i) Cash; ii) Demand Draft; iii) Bankers cheque; and iv) Indian Postal Order. There is no fee prescribed for appeals. The R…

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  13. vishal.la

    How many question can be asked in a RTI application 1 2 3

    by vishal.la

    Hi Can anybody tell me how many questions can be asked in a single RTI application on different subject by an applicant.

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  14. Lawyero

    eIPO of India Post (electronic Indian Postal Order)

    by Lawyero

    On another discussion, I mentioned "digital IPO", by which I meant eIPO. To test this one, day before yesterday, I registered at eIPO site. Date of Birth is compulsory for registration - Not sure what they do with this info or where it is stored securely. For Indian citizens, both e-mail and mobile number are compulsory for registration. For NRIs, only e-mail address would do. For Indian citizens, eCode is sent to their e-mail address and mCode is sent to their mobile number. For NRIs, both the codes are sent to their e-mail address itself. These codes are to be entered during the process of registration. Just like the RTI Online website, eIPOs can be…

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  15. nukebomb

    Validity of IPO

    by nukebomb

    dear members . my RTI application has been sent back by PIO saying date on IPO is not visible . he is asking me to send IPO with postal stamp clearly showing IPO date . sirs. is there any validity period for IPO's ? what shall i do now ?

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  16. jogeshwar

    What next??

    by jogeshwar
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    From the discussions hitherto it appears that the RTI Act has been rendered sterile.Hence. masticating the Act again and again leads nowhere. Can this portal find sanjivani for the RTI Act?

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  17. amani

    UGC Recognised Private Universities and RTI 1 2 3

    by amani

    Many UGC recognised private universities are refusing to provide information under the RTI act by claiming that section 2(F) is not applicable to them. Many also get injunctions from courts and refuse to provide information when asked to do so via the UGC. Complaints to the CIC seem to go both ways. Examples of such universities include the Vinayaka Mission, Sikkim Manipal and Others. The provisions of the RTI act should be applicable to all educational bodies. Any dissent should automatically result in derecognition. I think the act needs to be revised to include this provision.

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  18. baburaok

    Is there a provision in Post Offices to collect RTI applications and send to CPIOs

    by baburaok
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    Yesterday evening on a discussion forum on TV channel, one of the participants stated that one can pay Rs10/- in a post office and the application for information under RTI act will be sent to the CPIO to whom it is intended. Is such a provion available? Or did I hear irt wrongly? Please clarify. baburaok

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  19. jps50

    Railway helpline on running train

    by jps50

    If you have any problem in a running train, send SMS on +918121281212 quoting train number, coach number, seat/berth number or PNR and problem in short. I had very good experience of this number while traveling from Vadodara to Hyderabad. Problem was attended in less than 15 minutes. Save this number on your mobile and use it in case of need. Example of SMS: train______ [space] coach_______ [space] berth ____ or PNR _________ [space] no water in toilet or coach dirty etc

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  20. jps50

    Proposed amendments to RTI Rules of Central Govt 1 2 3 4

    by jps50

    DoPT propses to amend RTI rules and draft is attached herewith. Members may give feed back before 27-12-2010. PROPOSED RTI RULES CENTRL.pdf

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  21. azhar ali

    RTI is the new Weapon to fight against the Corruption 1 2 3 4 7

    by azhar ali

    Hi Members, " RTI is the new Weapon to fight against the Corruption"

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  22. Rohi Ram Rathi

    Do you want to read Complete RTI, Act 2005 in HINDI and in other INDIAN language ?

    by Rohi Ram Rathi
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    Follow the Instructions below: 1. visit the site 'www.rti.gov.in' and then click the 'RTI Act' it is done 2. now download the RTI Act 2005 in one of the followoing Indian language in which you want to read it English Hindi Assamese Bangla Gujarati Kannada Malayalam Marathi Oriya Tamil Telugu Urdu If you do not have the PDF Reader in your computer, Please download PDF Reader to view the above acts...Click here to download

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  23. Lawyero

    Sorry state of Andhra Pradesh Information Commission 1 2 3

    by Lawyero

    Hi, Wrt the current state of Andhra Pradesh Information Commission, without a State Information Commissioner or any other Information Commissioners, I would like to know the procedure that is to be followed in general to fill these vacancies, whose responsibility it is to do so and whether it can be expedited in someway - considering the fact that without time-bound responses, escalations and court appeals, the very purpose of RTI Act is defeated. Keeping it in such a comatose state might help the governments in power, with nobody to question their wrongdoings and misappropriation of public funds but not the common man or the state. -Lx

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  24. Dr V S Prasanna Rajan

    Private complaint can be made before the magistrate for false statement in quasi-judicial proceedings by any of the parties to the proceedings 1 2 3 4 5

    by Dr V S Prasanna Rajan

    Often it happens that the PIO and / or the FAA provide false statements in the second appeals before the information commission. The appellant often feels helpless in such cases. However, there is a legal way to make such recalcitrant PIO and / or the FAA to be accountable under the law. In such cases, if such false statement(s) made by the PIO and / or the FAA is / are recorded in the decision made by the information commission, then such decision of the information commission can be used as a basis for making a private complaint by the appellant before the jurisdictional magistrate court, for an offence under section 177 of the Indian Penal code, 1860. The …

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  25. smbhappy

    Discussion on SC judgement regarding appointments to CIC/SIC 1 2 3 4 14

    by smbhappy

    IMPORTANT Dear all, This is a very significant Judgement of Supreme Court dated 13 September 2010 (today) in WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 210 of 2012 IN Namit Sharma vs. UOI, concerning RTI Act 2005 and it may change the course of the implementation of the RTI regime in India. This 107-page judgement contains as many paragraphs. It defines Section 20, 21, 22, 23, & 24 and the role of different functionaries under the RTI Act 2005 from PIO to Information Commissioner. I want every body go through it and bring out the salient feature for the benefit of all. Judgement is available as attachment/can be downloaded from here:http://www.rtiindia.org/forum/dow…

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