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Certify the Future? The Dangerous Rise of Unofficial Bank Certificates for CAs

CA, CS, CMA : Banks are asking CAs to issue end-use and KYC certificates without regulatory support. RBI confirms no such requirement exists, hi...

April 24, 2026 20652 Views 0 comment Print

Power To People: A Critical Analysis of Right To Information Act 2005

Corporate Law : RTI Act transformed governance by allowing citizens to access official records, enhancing transparency, accountability, and public...

March 16, 2026 507 Views 0 comment Print

RTI on DoT Directions Mandating Pre-Installation of Sanchar Saathi App

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...

December 31, 2025 2958 Views 0 comment Print

NHRC takes Cognizance of Student Safety Issue in Karnataka

Corporate Law : The Commission found prima facie human rights violations where students face dangerous daily travel due to lack of roads and trans...

December 25, 2025 1749 Views 0 comment Print

MeitY Failed to Disclose Gazette Notification Enforcing DPDP Act, 2023

Corporate Law : The case questions how data protection rules can operate when the parent Act is admittedly unenforced. It underscores that subordi...

December 22, 2025 5148 Views 0 comment Print


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RTI Filed Seeking Mamata Banerjee’s Advocate Enrolment & Practising Status Before BCI

Corporate Law : An RTI application sought details regarding enrolment, certificate of practice, and practising status under the Advocates Act, 196...

May 16, 2026 1353 Views 0 comment Print

RTI Filed Seeking CBSE Records on NCERT Class 8 Textbook; CBSE Replies ‘No Information Available’

Corporate Law : A generalized denial without explanation was contested as contrary to Sections 3 and 7(1) of the RTI Act. The applicant emphasized...

March 20, 2026 639 Views 0 comment Print

RTI Denied on Resolution Applicant Records Due to Commercial Sensitivity

Corporate Law : The appellate authority held that compliance certificates on eligibility and financial capacity contain sensitive commercial infor...

January 5, 2026 513 Views 1 comment Print

IBBI Rejects RTI for RP disciplinary proceedings Replies

Corporate Law : IBBI denies RTI appeal seeking Resolution Professional's disciplinary reply, citing fiduciary relationship under Section 8(1)(e) o...

June 23, 2025 477 Views 0 comment Print

RTI Delay in Travel Guidelines Case: IBBI CPIO directed top adhere to timelines

Corporate Law : The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India's First Appellate Authority addressed an RTI appeal regarding delayed provision of tr...

May 21, 2025 666 Views 0 comment Print


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RTI Cannot Be Used to Obtain Spouse’s Income Details for Maintenance Dispute: Delhi HC

Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court held that income tax returns and taxable income details are personal information protected under Section 8(1)...

May 6, 2026 3270 Views 0 comment Print

CJI’s Office Under RTI Act: SC Balances Transparency with Judicial Independence

Corporate Law : Supreme Court ruled that the Chief Justice’s office falls under the RTI Act, affirming transparency while safeguarding judicial ...

November 1, 2025 2208 Views 0 comment Print

No Compensation for Alleged Delay in RTI Information Delivery: Madras HC

Corporate Law : Madras High Court dismisses R. Vijayan's review petition seeking RTI compensation, finding no apparent error in prior ruling despi...

June 25, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

CIC to Reconsider RTI Application Over Human Rights Violation Concern

Corporate Law : The petitioner is a practicing Chartered Accountant, residing in New Delhi. His name was included in a list of “Undesirable Cont...

April 28, 2025 657 Views 0 comment Print

RTI Act exempts disclosure of personal information of employees: Delhi HC

Corporate Law : Delhi High Court held that order passed by Central Information Commission directed disclosure of information which is entirely per...

October 26, 2024 1638 Views 0 comment Print


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IBBI RTI Appeal Disposed as Information Was Ultimately Provided Despite One-Day Delay

Corporate Law : The First Appellate Authority noted that the CPIO exceeded the statutory RTI timeline by one day. However, since the requested clo...

June 9, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Suspends Insolvency Professional for 2 Years Due to False Claim That CoC Was Never Constituted

Corporate Law : The IBBI imposed a two-year suspension after finding that the Insolvency Professional misrepresented before the adjudicating autho...

June 4, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

IBBI Rejects RTI Appeal as Official’s Identity Was Protected Under Privacy Exemption

Corporate Law : The First Appellate Authority held that details of the official who uploaded CIRP documents were exempt from disclosure under Sect...

May 27, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

RTI Appeal Rejected Due to Information Already Provided in Existing Records

Corporate Law : The issue involved alleged incomplete disclosure under RTI. The authority held that all available records were already shared and ...

May 5, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

RTI Appeal Dismissed as Information Already Available in Public Domain

Corporate Law : The Authority held that information accessible on official websites need not be reproduced under RTI. The appeal was disposed of a...

April 22, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print


IRDAI Designates Appellate Authority under RTI Act, 2005

July 20, 2021 693 Views 0 comment Print

IRDAI appoints Shri Randip Singh Jagpal, Chief General Manager as the ‘Appellate Authority’ to discharge the functions assigned under Right to lnformation Act, 2005 with immediate effect. This will be in addition to his normal duties.

Infosys totally failed in handling GST and New income tax portal

July 15, 2021 11220 Views 14 comments Print

With my experience as Chartered Accountant I can say that Infosys has totally failed in handling GST portal  as well as the New income tax portal. It is surprising to see that despite failure of Infosys Cenhtral government has not imposed any penalty on Infosys for Its Sub-standard performance in website maintenance and implementation. If […]

Shocking! Income Tax CPIO not maintains details of ITR Filed

July 15, 2021 34398 Views 11 comments Print

Recently CA Pallaav Parashar has filed an RTI application with Income Tax Department and asked  data of total income tax returns filed between 07th June, 2021 to 21st June, 2021 on new E-filing portal including daywise details of ITR Filed. In response it was replied that that no such data is being maintained and it […]

7 RTI Questions & 7 Evasive replies given by GSTN after 4 Years of GST

July 10, 2021 26232 Views 11 comments Print

An attempt to verify robustness of technology driven implementation of biggest tax reforms of independent India through GSTN and success of it’s helpdesk As we all are aware of on 1st July 2017 at the stroke of midnight Honourable Prime Minister launched GST which is a biggest tax reform of independent India and was discussed […]

Reply to RTI on cost and tender process for new Income Tax portal

July 9, 2021 12468 Views 8 comments Print

The Integrated E-filing and CPC2.0 project cost was determined through an open tender based on the L1 criteria. The tender was published on Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP).

RTI reveals No Penalty from Infosys for GSTN Portal incompetency

July 8, 2021 7896 Views 2 comments Print

Due to non function and technical issue due to incompetency of GSTN Portal which is managed by the Infosys since July 2017, how much penalty received by the GST Council from Infosys from July 2017 to till date.

CBIC collects Late Fees of ₹. 1516.34 Cr during Apr 2020 to Feb 2021

June 7, 2021 13872 Views 1 comment Print

As per an RTI CBIC collects Late Fees of Rs. 1516.34 Cr during Apr 2020 to Feb 2021 despite the Pandemic Covid-19. Whiile CBIC collects Rs. 2507.75 Crores in FY 2019-20 Rs. 2057.53 Crores if FY 2089-19 and Rs. 366.74 Crores for the period from 01st July 2017 to 31st March 2018. Government of India […]

CBIC collects Late GST Fees of Rs. 4,322.32 crore till December, 2019- RTI reveals

May 29, 2021 4215 Views 0 comment Print

Please tell me the figure of the late fees GST Department has collected from July 2017 till date? Total Fees (Net) collected under GST in the books of central Govt. accounted by this office from 1st July, 2017 to December, 2019 is Rs. 4,322.32 crore.

CBIC collects GST Penalty of Rs. 1609 Crore – RTI reveals

May 26, 2021 10224 Views 2 comments Print

A reply to RTI Filed by a CA Ram Bajaj from Rajasthan revealed that CBIC has collected Penalties of Rs. 102 Crore For financial Year 2017-18, Rs. 479 Crore For financial Year 2018-19,  Rs. 567 Crore For financial Year 2019-20 and  Rs. 461 Crore For financial Year 2020–21 (Till February 2021). CBIC has collected around […]

RBI replies on signing of non-audited financials by CAs

April 3, 2021 126534 Views 18 comments Print

In reply to RTI by Nitin Pandurang Hargude on requirement of signing of project report, un-audited financials and certificate for utilisation of loan funds  vide Order No. DOR0021/04.03.001/2020-21 dated April 03 2021 RBI has replied as follows:- Query 1 Signing on Project Report for Loan Purposes with seal/UDIN of CA thereon. I wish to ask […]

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