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Corporate Law : RTI Act transformed governance by allowing citizens to access official records, enhancing transparency, accountability, and public...
Corporate Law : The issue concerns denial of policy documents by invoking Section 8(1)(g) without justification. It is argued that such a non-spea...
Corporate Law : The Commission found prima facie human rights violations where students face dangerous daily travel due to lack of roads and trans...
Corporate Law : The case questions how data protection rules can operate when the parent Act is admittedly unenforced. It underscores that subordi...
Corporate Law : The statutory regulator declined disclosure of a key committee report on foreign lawyers. The decision raises questions on transpa...
Corporate Law : A generalized denial without explanation was contested as contrary to Sections 3 and 7(1) of the RTI Act. The applicant emphasized...
Corporate Law : The appellate authority held that compliance certificates on eligibility and financial capacity contain sensitive commercial infor...
Corporate Law : IBBI denies RTI appeal seeking Resolution Professional's disciplinary reply, citing fiduciary relationship under Section 8(1)(e) o...
Corporate Law : The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India's First Appellate Authority addressed an RTI appeal regarding delayed provision of tr...
Corporate Law : IBBI's First Appellate Authority dismisses Ravinder Aggarwal's RTI appeal seeking details on MSA Developers' resolution plan imple...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court ruled that the Chief Justice’s office falls under the RTI Act, affirming transparency while safeguarding judicial ...
Corporate Law : Madras High Court dismisses R. Vijayan's review petition seeking RTI compensation, finding no apparent error in prior ruling despi...
Corporate Law : The petitioner is a practicing Chartered Accountant, residing in New Delhi. His name was included in a list of “Undesirable Cont...
Corporate Law : Delhi High Court held that order passed by Central Information Commission directed disclosure of information which is entirely per...
Corporate Law : Orissa High Court rules against disclosing tax evasion petition outcome under RTI Act. Detailed judgment highlights legal reasonin...
Corporate Law : The issue was whether IBBI must provide data held by a regulated entity. The Authority held that RTI applies only to information h...
Corporate Law : The appeal found that the RTI response was delayed beyond statutory timelines. The key takeaway is that delay breaches RTI provisi...
Corporate Law : The appellate authority held that RTI applications cannot seek interpretations or clarifications on legal issues like treatment of...
Corporate Law : The issue concerns delayed response to an RTI application beyond the prescribed period. It was held that authorities must adhere t...
Corporate Law : The appellate authority held that public authorities under the RTI Act must only provide information already available in records....
It was submitted by appellant that as per the provisions of Section 20(2) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) the record of the deceased petitioner, which has been illegally destroyed, appropriate penalty may be imposed upon the respondent.
Held that the information that does not touch upon any of the sensitive and confidential activities undertaken by the Vigilance Department, cannot be withheld.
Satara District Bar Association Satara Vs State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) There is certainly an element of confidentiality in the notings by Judges of any Committee of this Court. There is also very good reason why such notings should not in fact ever be disclosed or allowed to be disclosed. Whether or not this […]
Utility Premises Private Limited Vs Central Public Information Officer (First Appellate Authority of IBBI) The Respondent had stated that under RTI Act, only citizens can seek information and since the Applicant being a Company is not a citizen, it is not eligible to seek information under RTI Act. In J.C. Talukdar vs. C.E.(E) CPWD Kolkata […]
State of Jharkhand Vs Information Commissioner (Jharkhand High Court) The provision of compensation has been provided under the provision of Section 19(8)(b) of RTI Act, 2005 by which a Public Authority is required to compensate the complainant for any loss or other detriment suffered. Since this Court has answered the issue about distinction in between […]
On which date work regarding new Income Portal was granted to Infosys, when was it commenced, when was it completed and when was it tested?
An RTI reveals that Whopping 6.14 lac crore ITC blocked under rule 86A of CGST Rules, 2017 out of which 2.96 lac Crore is blocked for more then 1 year in utter disregard of rule 86A(3). Clarification by GSTN (@Infosys_GSTN) on 13.10.2021 on Twitter In social media, a figure of Rs. 6.14 Lakh Crore of […]
Can you use Pencil and/or Highlighter in Chartered Accountancy Examinations? The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, has maintained an abject silence on the following counts of information being sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005, which relates to the clarity on the restrictions imposed for the use of pencil and/or highlighter while writing […]
Reality of moderation/scaling of marks under Regulation 39(2) in all levels of CA examinations by the ICAI The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, has provided the quintessential details and data in respect of the application of Regulation 39(2) of Chartered Accountants Regulations, 1988 in CA Examinations, qua the following counts of information being sought […]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, has provided the statistics of candidates appeared, passed and their pass percentage in the CA examinations from May, 2018 till January, 2021 attempt, as against the following counts of information being sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005: 5. Provide the passing percentage along with the number […]
