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Comprehensive Guide on How to File RTI Applications in India

Corporate Law : Empower yourself with the Right to Information Act in India. Learn how to file RTI applications online, understand fee payment mod...

January 11, 2024 1353 Views 0 comment Print

Phone Surveillance Details Exempt From RTI Disclosure: Delhi HC

Corporate Law : Delhi High Court rules phone surveillance details fall under RTI Act exemption (Section 8). Explore the landmark judgment and its ...

December 25, 2023 570 Views 0 comment Print

ED Ordered to Disclose Sexual Harassment Information under RTI Act

Corporate Law : Non-disclosure of information of allegations of sexual harassment would fall clearly within the conspectus of human rights violati...

December 22, 2023 612 Views 0 comment Print

Step-by-Step Guide to Obtain Certified Copies of Answer Sheets via RTI Online

CA, CS, CMA : Learn how to get certified copies of your answer sheets using the RTI Online portal with our clear and concise step-by-step guide,...

July 9, 2023 2742 Views 0 comment Print

An Insight into Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005

Corporate Law : Article provides a comprehensive understanding of Right to Information Act, discussing its objectives, applicability, process of s...

June 7, 2023 1182 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Over 360K Income Tax Appeals Pending: CIT(A) Stats Revealed in RTI Reply

Income Tax : Discover the staggering figures of 361,748 pending Income Tax appeals as per RTI response. Dive into the detailed analysis of file...

February 27, 2024 2712 Views 1 comment Print

RTI reveals 54.57% GST Registration Applications rejected by Department

Goods and Services Tax : This article presents a detailed analysis of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Registration applications across multiple zones in India...

June 12, 2023 8085 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN advisories does not carry any legal binding on CBIC- RTI Reply

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN can issue advisory in respect of IT process designed for return filing process. Further as the issue pertains to IT process...

July 7, 2022 4662 Views 0 comment Print

RTI Reply on New Income Tax Portal Designed by Infosys

Income Tax : On which date work regarding new Income Portal was granted to Infosys, when was it commenced, when was it completed and when was i...

December 21, 2021 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Govt blocks ITC of over Rs 6.14 Lakh Crores under Rule 86A: RTI

Goods and Services Tax : 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 ...

October 11, 2021 26232 Views 5 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Bombay HC Clarifies RTI Act Applicability to Public Trusts Receiving State Grants

Corporate Law : The question before the Full Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, involved determining the obligations o...

March 27, 2024 213 Views 0 comment Print

CIC directing to provide RTI relating to PM CARES Fund untenable: Delhi HC

Corporate Law : Delhi High Court held that Section 138(2) of the IT Act would prevail over Section 22 of the RTI Act. Thus, Central Information Co...

January 23, 2024 348 Views 0 comment Print

Directions issued to Central & State Commissions for effectuating Section 4 of RTI Act

Income Tax : In present facts of the case, the Honble Supreme Court have given directions to the Central Information Commission and the State I...

August 26, 2023 255 Views 0 comment Print

Public Authority not required to provide ‘opinion’ or ‘advice’ under RTI: CIC

Corporate Law : Unravel the Rahul Gupta vs CPIO case where the CIC upheld that public authorities are not obliged to provide opinions or advice u...

June 28, 2023 1917 Views 0 comment Print

Procedure u/r 7 of Anti-Dumping Rules cannot be bypassed by resorting to RTI

Custom Duty : Delhi High Court held that procedure prescribed under rule 7 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of A...

April 19, 2023 390 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


IRDAI designates CPIOs under RTI Act, 2005

Corporate Law : The following Officers are hereby designated as Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) in IRDAI in terms of Section 5(1) of t...

July 20, 2021 594 Views 0 comment Print

IRDAI Designates Appellate Authority under RTI Act, 2005

Corporate Law : IRDAI appoints Shri Randip Singh Jagpal, Chief General Manager as the 'Appellate Authority' to discharge the functions assigned un...

July 20, 2021 531 Views 0 comment Print

RBI replies on signing of non-audited financials by CAs

Fema / RBI : In reply to RTI by Nitin Pandurang Hargude on requirement of signing of project report, un-audited financials and certificate for ...

April 3, 2021 118365 Views 18 comments Print

No approval taken from Ministry of law in NCLT member appointment vacancy advertisement

Company Law : A-44/50/2019-Ad.IV Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5′ Floor, ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan Dr. R. P...

September 25, 2019 903 Views 0 comment Print

Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019

Income Tax : Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019 received the assent of the President on the 1st August, 2019 and amends Section 13,16,...

August 1, 2019 3291 Views 0 comment Print


Infosys totally failed in handling GST and New income tax portal

July 15, 2021 9834 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 33111 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 23763 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 10530 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 7407 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 13071 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 2850 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 9777 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 118365 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 […]

Exemption from disclosure under RTI cannot be claimed without Cogent Reasons

February 5, 2021 7584 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the legal aspects of information disclosure under RTI Act in Amit Kumar Shrivastava Vs CIC. Court emphasizes the burden on public authorities to justify non-disclosure.

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