In present facts of the case, the Honble Supreme Court have given directions to the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commissions to ensure proper implementation of the mandate of Section 4 of the RTI Act,...

Delhi High Court held that procedure prescribed under rule 7 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 is to be followed for any party (including the person who participated in the anti-dumping investigation) requires any informatio...

HC ruled that VCC, Charge sheets, suspension order would fall under purview of personal information as defined in Section 8(1)(J) of RTI Act...

Central Information Commission held that CPIO (Center Public Information Officer) can genuinely and bonafidely entertain the belief and hold the view that the information sought by the querist cannot be provided. Accordingly, penal action cannot be initiated against CPIO without any malafide intention for refraining to provide information...

Shivi Mohan Rastogi Vs CPIO (CIC Delhi) Central Information Commission (CIC) upon a perusal of records and after hearing submissions of both the parties remarked at the outset that the core premise raised by the Appellant was non-receipt of certified copies of his TDS documents for the averred period. In response to it, the CPIO submitt...

Prime Minister’s Office has merely stated that details regarding imposition of nation-wide lockdown sought by the Applicant attract the provisions of Section 7(9) of the RTI Act, 2005....

Held that the information that does not touch upon any of the sensitive and confidential activities undertaken by the Vigilance Department, cannot be withheld....

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 Kolkat...

Cradle Life Sciences Pvt Ltd Vs Union of India (Delhi High Court) 1. The present petition has been preferred with a short grievance that despite repeated requests, neither the petitioner’s Right to Information (RTI) applications, nor the appeal preferred by it, are being decided by the respondent no.2. 2. Issue notice. Mr. Dev P. Bhardw...

Har Krishan Vs President Secretariatt (Delhi High Court) This Court is of the opinion that whenever information is sought under the RTI Act, disclosure of an interest in the information sought would be necessary to establish the bonafides of the applicant. Non-disclosure of the same could result in injustice to several other affected pers...