Explore the power of transparency with the RTI Act. Learn how the Right to Information Act empowers citizens to access government information for a more accountable democracy.
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....
Examinees who had applied for certified copies of evaluated answer books relating to May 2019 exams and have already received copies of their evaluated answer books and are having grievances regarding award of step-wise marks, in their answer books, may send a mail thru their emailed registered at icaiexam.icai.org to ICAI at the following email IDs of respective exam, by giving their name, exam, month and year of exam, Control/reference number of the RTI/CertifiedCopies application, Registration Number, roll number, paper number, name of the subject and details of the errors/discrepancies that they notice.
A-44/50/2019-Ad.IV Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5′ Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan Dr. R. P. Road, New Delhi-110001 Date: 25 Sept, 2019 To. Shri Nipun Singhvi, 111-112 University Plaza, Above Chocolate Room, Vinjay Cross Roads, Ahmedabad-380009 Subject- Information sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Sir. I am to refer to your […]
Rajesh Kumar Patel S/o Shri Ramsharan Vs Chief Information Commission (Chhattisgarh High Court) Admittedly, in this case, up till the filing of the second appeal, no information was supplied, however, the information when was supplied i.e. the copy of the cash-book, the petitioner contended that one copy was supplied twice. The commission therefore, on such […]
PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 FROM THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA. Any citizen of India can obtain the required information by making a request under his / her signature addressed to the Central Public Information Officer / Central Assistant Public Information Officer of The Institute of Chartered […]
Explore the legal battle: Anupam Saraph vs. UIDAI. The dispute over Aadhaar data security, personal information, and disclosure regulations. Central Information Commission’s decision analyzed.
Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019 received the assent of the President on the 1st August, 2019 and amends Section 13,16, 27.
Adv. Paras Jain and Adv. Kumar Shanu has served a Notice on Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) dated 21st July, 2019 to follow the procedure laid down by law in providing certified copies of Answer-scripts under the RTI Act, 2005. Earlier in a RTI filed Mr. B VINAY REDDY has requested for following […]
Today, I have a great news to share with you all, especially for the students of Professional courses viz., CA – Chartered Accountancy, CS – Company Secretary, CMA – Cost and Management Accountancy and also useful for other students. On 11th of April, 2019 The Supreme Court of India under the Coram, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER directed THE INSTITUTE OF COMPANIES SECRETARIES OF INDIA to provide Certified Copies […]
Avenue for seeking certified copies as well as inspection is provided both in the Right to Information Act and in Company Secretaries Act, 1980. We are cognizant of the fact that guidelines of the appellant, framed by its statutory council, are to govern the modalities of its day-today concerns and to effectuate smooth functioning of its responsibilities under the Company Secretaries Act, 1980.
Razaak K Haidar Vs CPIO (Central Information Commissioner) EVM which is available with the respondent in a material form and also as samples, as admitted by the respondent during the hearing, is an information under the RTI Act. The Commission also notes that as per the respondent, the software installed in the EVM is an […]
