RTI in News

  1. Bombay HC asks SIC to prescribe time limit for early disposal of second appeals, complaints under RTI
  2. Karnataka HC overturns wife’s RTI request to access husband’s Aadhaar info
  3. CBI probe report exempted from disclosure under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
  4. Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s response on Chinese incursions to RTI plea by Subramanian Swamy
  5. Supreme Court directs State Information Commissions under RTI Act to provide hybrid hearing facilities
  6. Police censured for denying CCTV footage to RTI applicant in Karnataka
  7. Report Card: Over 3.2 lakh pleas pending before 27 information commisions
  8. Husband can seek generic income details of wife through RTI to verify evidence in maintenance case: CIC
  9. Provide probe report to RTI applicant, CIC orders bank
  10. Can’t doubt motive of RTI query, says HC
  11. Goa Archbishop not a public authority under RTI Act: Bombay high court
  12. High court: Cryptic orders being passed in RTI complaints
  13. SC to govt: Ensure ‘proactive disclosures’ under RTI
  14. Launch of online RTI in Ladakh
  15. MP man gets 40,000-page reply to RTI plea, brings home documents stuffed in car
  16. Allahabad HC Launches Online RTI Portal For High Court and District Courts
  17. RTI applicant in Uttar Pradesh disqualified for behaving in ‘highly unreasonable manner’
  18. 754 public authorities got suo moto disclosure audited in 2020-2021:Govt
  19. Delhi HC dismisses appeal challenging order denying details of 2018 SC collegium
  20. HC seeks govt stand on RTI seeking data on snooping
  21. RTI Act abuse: ‘activist’ barred from seeking info
  22. RTI shows RBI has no data on improper loans to govt units
  23. RTI plea led to unearthing of Faridabad civic body scam
  24. Over 26,500 RTI Appeals Pending with Information Commission: Centre
  25. RTI Helpline No. Inaugurated In Mizoram; Ensuring Transparency & Accountability In Governance
  26. Information provided under RTI Act can’t be denied to MLAs: Delhi Assembly
  27. Mizoram Government Launches ‘RTI Online’ Facility; Facilitating RTI Access Along Remote Locations
  28. Potential cabinet papers excluded from RTI: Kerala High Court
  29. MP: Info denied under RTI over Re 1 fee, PIO gets Rs 25,000 penalty
  30. Himachal CM launches online RTI portal
  31. Over 32000 RTI appeals pending with Central Information Commission: Govt
  32. Telangana HC stays order directing officers to seek permission before releasing information under RTI
  33. Mullana former sarpanch fined ₹25k for not furnishing information under RTI
  34. Haryana govt issues fresh directions to recover penalties under RTI Act
  35. Decide if intel, security groups exempt under RTI, SC tells HC
  36. Telangana governor’s intervention sought to revoke controversial order on RTI
  37. PM-CARES not a fund of Government of India, can’t be brought under RTI: Centre to Delhi HC
  38. Odisha information commission brings major private university under RTI purview
  39. DMA seeks RTI exemption for forces in view of national security
  40. SC seeks status on vacancies under RTI Act in four weeks
  41. TN activist asked to prove Indian citizenship after filing for RTI
  42. Gujarat HC notice to GIC, 3 pvt institutes claiming immunity from RTI Act
  43. Clerk’s ghost frightening Gwalior medical college from giving RTI reply
  44. AES files appeal over ruling that it is under RTI purview
  45. RTI blacklist: Gujarat high court fines NGO over locus standi
  46. Roads in bad shape? Seek material sample under RTI
  47. Rajasthan brings private medical colleges within RTI Act’s purview
  48. Two officials fined Rs 25000 each for refusing info under RTI Act
  49. Rajasthan Commission slaps Rs 10,000 fine on official for violating RTI norms
  50. CIC upholds DoPT’s non-disclosure to RTI, goes by SC order
  51. Delhi HC: Give cogent reasons for denying information under RTI in ongoing case
  52. Applicants must be kept out unless bonafide reasons are established for info under RTI Act- Gujarat HC
  53. Lifetime RTI ban imposed on whistleblower from Gujarat’s Amreli
  54. Disclosure of interest in info sought under RTI not ‘necessary’ but ‘important’
  55. RTI applicant must disclose interest in seeking info, says Delhi HC
  56. HC stays CIC orders to disclose details of release, utilisation of MPLADS fund
  57. Electoral bonds: CIC says revealing names of donors not in public interest, violates RTI
  58. In a first, Parliament committee to examine functioning of RTI, information commissions
  59. Delhi HC stays order to disclose PM’s entourage details under RTI Act
  60. Wife can ask husband’s salary under Right to Information: CIC
  61. Panel awards compensation to woman denied info under RTI Act
  62. Urgent appeal to SC on RTI vacancies
  63. 2.2 lakh cases pending as RTI Act marks 15th anniversary
  64. Consider starting e-hearings for RTI in all departments: Bombay HC to Maharashtra govt
  65. No data on infection, death of health workers during pandemic, reveals RTI
  66. Gujarat HC orders action against officer for denying info under RTI
  67. Uttarakhand excludes Vigilance Dept from RTI purview, Opposition and experts call move regressive
  68. Functioning of state information panels takes a hit: Survey
  69. Will hold virtual hearings on RTI appeals amid pandemic: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
  70. Can’t demand signed copies of online RTI applications: CIC to Army
  71. CIC rejects RTI filed by Wife seeking Income Tax Return details of Husband
  72. “Gross Abuse Of RTI Act”: RTI Body Cancels Man’s 141 Pleas With Delhi LG Office
  73. MP Govt Officer Slapped With 1 Lakh Penalty for Sitting on RTI Query for a Year, Asking Applicant for Info
  74. CIC admonishes official for denying RTI data on stranded migrants, asks govt to put it online
  75. Plea in Delhi High Court seeks to bring PM CARES Fund under RTI
  76. PM CARES not a ‘public authority’ under RTI Act, PMO tells applicant in a one line response
  77. AES, LDBVSM fall under RTI ambit:HC
  78. Punjab CM launches RTI helpline for prompt response to queries
  79. Accept RTI petition, fee online, Haryana told
  80. APIC to hold videoconference on RTI appeals, complaints
  81. CIC upholds EC view against sharing info on Lavasa’s dissent under RTI
  82. SIC pendency crosses over 51k applications amid lockdown
  83. CIC moots digital hearings of RTI matters after coronavirus lockdown ends
  84. Private colleges told to disclose fee collected from students, under RTI
  85. Process of appointment of CIC, IC in advanced stage: Govt
  86. Won’t share meeting agenda under RTI, says new IIT Guwahati ‘resolution’
  87. Maharashtra: Change in RTI appeals process gives rise to apprehensions
  88. Deduct Rs 25K from official’s pension for RTI lapses: Panel
  89. RTI plea: Casual approach costs LIT dear
  90. 2 years on, advocate awaits proper response to RTI queries
  91. KPSC turns down RTI request for copies of answer sheets
  92. Maharashtra: Over 50,000 RTI appeals & complaints pending
  93. M.P.’s plan to raise RTI query fee by 10 times draws activists’ ire
  94. U’khand CMs made 9,827 announcements, fulfilled only 5,103: RTI
  95. RTI Goes Digital: Any Information Pertaining To Karnataka Is Now Just Rs 13 And One Click Away
  96. Notice on plea seeking speedy disposal of RTI second appeals
  97. An 80% Increase, RTI & CIC Get Rs 9.90 Crore Allocation Under Bugdet 2020
  98. SC notice to centre on plea challenging amendments in RTI Act
  99. SC to examine appeal against High Court order in RTI case
  100. Central RTI Act comes into effect:Govt extends CIC’s jurisdiction to J&K
  101. 60% of Haryana RTI pleas on police dept
  102. Rules amended under RTI Act, 2006: CIC Haryana
  103. Only 35% penalty recovered for not sharing information under RTI in Haryana
  104. Goa: Declare comunidades as public authorities for RTI to function
  105. All provisions of RTI Act to be enforced in J&K, says Jitendra Singh
  106. Private schools should give info under RTI, says commission
  107. RTI users request the Maharashtra govt to make replies public
  108. KAS officer fined Rs.15,000 for not providing info under RTI
  109. Directive on RTI document fee
  110. CIC to govt: Make minister’s work allocation public
  111. Finance ministry declines to share Swiss bank account details of Indians in response to RTI, cites ‘confidentiality provisions’ of tax treaty
  112. RBI told not to disclose sensitive reports under RTI for now
  113. Corpn. officials face action for refusing details under RTI Act
  114. TN info panel pulls up Metrowater for denying RTI details
  115. Delhi HC sets aside CIC order defining EVMs as ‘information’ under RTI Act
  116. RTI queries by anyone and everyone paralysing administration: SC
  117. Varsity fined Rs10K for RTI Act violation
  118. Over 33,000 complaints, appeals pending in CIC: Government
  119. Chief of Defence Staff to come under the RTI Act; NSA led panel submits report
  120. All appeals, complaints pending under RTI in JK to be dealt by CIC: Govt
  121. RTI use on rise as 13.70 lakh RTI applications filed in 2018-19, over 64k applications rejected
  122. Kerala starts online facility to make RTI applications to govt secretariat
  123. Major wilful defaulters revealed: RBI finally discloses details under RTI
  124. Supreme Court opens CJI office to RTI
  125. Centre notifies RTI rules for CIC, ICs: Tenure cut to 3 years
  126. Govt. officials violate RTI Act with impunity, says CIC
  127. Penalties levied for RTI violations in 3% of cases in 2018-19
  128. Only 2.25% Indian citizens filed RTI: Reports
  129. SC gives Centre, States a month to respond to writ petition seeking RTI portals
  130. Bhopal man files 1 RTI application, gets 360 answers. More awaited
  131. RTI appeals’waiting time doubles in 2 years
  132. No content regulation on online streaming platforms, RTI reveals
  133. RTI: Officials hide behind wrong order
  134. Meghalaya Chief Secretary PS Thangkhiew launched RTI Portal
  135. Now you can seek info from MahaOnline under RTI
  136. Mumbai: Kandivali college says ‘no’ to info under RTI, fined Rs 1.5 lakhs by panel
  137. CIC to hear RTI appeals of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh residents from November
  138. RTI panel orders HC to give infor to Tamil Nadu magistrate ousted from service
  139. Justice Bhat who put CJI under RTI is now SC judge
  140. NGOs receiving substantial financing from govt come under RTI Act: SC
  141. RTI can be filed locally in J&K, Ladakh: Jitendra
  142. Rajasthan reboots RTI Act: Jan Soochna Portal to provide govt information at the click of a button
  143. Centre’s RTI Act amendment challenged in Kerala HC
  144. Law university moves high court against RTI for answer scripts
  145. Does NPCI fall under RTI? Is it a public authority? CIC hears case for two hours
  146. Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, states over online RTI portal
  147. RTI reveals that more than Rs 1 lakh crore in PMJDY accounts
  148. Depts fail to start online RTI facility
  149. Officials face Rs 2.5 lakh fine for not giving information under RTI
  150. Parliament okays RTI amendment
  151. Can personal info be made public under RTI after 20 years? CIC to decide
  152. Bill to amend RTI law introduced in Lok Sabha amid opposition
  153. ‘Why Does My Neighbour’s Dog Howl?’ Kerala Man Files RTI To Find Out
  154. Kesarbai building should have been demolished 2 yrs ago: RTI
  155. Govt advises NDDB to bring Mother Dairy, other units under RTI ambit
  156. Poachers killed 139 blackbucks between 2008-18: RTI
  157. No provision in RTI Act to penalize officer for divulging personal info
  158. CIC rebukes ministry of RTI Act for ‘wrongly’ invoking exemption clause to deny information
  159. After blank pages, now applicant given illegible docus in RTI reply
  160. Budget 2019 : RTI propagation funds slashed by about 38 per cent
  161. CIC terms PMO’s objections on RTI seeking details on Union ministers’ corruption cases as ‘not correct’
  162. Info on extension of LS Secretary General’s tenure not exempted under RTI, says HC
  163. Bijnor villagers using RTI to expose graft in local bodies
  164. Respond to RTI query seeking to know illegal Bangladeshis in India: CIC to MHA
  165. RTI on inter-state matters: Kerala govt’s order is disquieting, says HC
  166. KU makes mockery of RTI request; denies information
  167. On RTI, EC refuses to share dissent notes on Modi’s election speeches
  168. 11 Amaravati farmers kill self in two years over crop failure:RTI
  169. Vacant posts keep 41,000 RTI pleas pending in Maharashtra
  170. 538 trees felled in first 4 months of 2019: RTI 
  171. Activist flags hidden costs for online RTI pleas filed in state
  172. PMO: Have only one classified file, can’t share it under RTI Act
  173. JK Bank now under RTI, CVC
  174. Government made Rs 15.50 crore from NEET counselling in 2018-19: RTI
  175. UoH spent over Rs 4 lakh for V-C’s security, reveals RTI
  176. Lateral entry: Centre skirted reservation law while hiring joint secretaries from private sector, reveals RTI
  177. 50% packaged water spurious, no record of source, RTI query reveals
  178. Maharashtra sans a Charity commissioner for 6 months reveals RTI
  179. EC refuses to share details of poll code violations by PM Modi, others
  180. No Mention Of File Number: Madhya Pradesh Government Tells RTI Applicant
  181. ‘Amend RTI Act, book harassers’
  182. ‘Strengthen RTI system in the State’
  183. RTI Activist killed in Visakhapatnam
  184. Centre turns down RTI plea for CIC selection details
  185. Dehradun CMO fined for not replying to RTI
  186. CID comes under the ambit of RTI, rules KIC
  187. Only fee stipulated in RTI Act can be levied: SIC
  188. SPIOs liable for delay in responding to RTI queries
  189. BJP for bringing JKB under RTI Act, selections on basis of State level merit
  190. RTI documents to no longer cost citizens Rs.51 per page
  191. Provide names of big loan defaulters: CIC to RBI
  192. Garg Committee’s decision on Crypto Ban to be made Public soon:RTI
  193. Cops can’t travel on TNSTC buses free of cost: RTI
  194. Civic body denies info on vendors’ survey under RTI
  195. RTI tussle on AI divestment set to reach High Court
  196. Panel: homeopathic college under purview of RTI Act
  197. CIC Directs Centre to Respond to RTI Query Seeking Details of Deaths on Suspicion of Cow Slaughter
  198. Electoral bonds worth Rs 5029 crore issued till May 4, reveals RTI reply
  199. Illapuram Raja takes charge as RTI commissioner of Andhra Pradesh
  200. HC brings RWAs, registered societies under RTI ambit 
  201. RTI Movement for implementation of High Court order on voluntary disclosure of information
  202. PM Modi, council of ministers incurred Rs 393 crore expenditure on foreign, domestic travel in 5 years
  203. Chennai Corporation staff pays ‘uninvited visit’ to RTI applicant’s house
  204. SBI sold electoral bonds worth Rs 3,622 cr in March, April: RTI
  205. Tahsildar to pay Rs.30,000 for not providing information under RTI
  206. Notice to Government over PIL seeking online facility
  207. RBI to update RTI disclosure norms after Lok Sabha Elections 2019
  208. No surgical strikes before 2016: RTI
  209. Mumbai Police refuse RTI info to Dharavi dead teen’s family
  210. CM’s medical fund is ‘private’ says senior bureaucrat
  211. Data shows departments miserly in revealing info under RTI Act
  212. Election Commission pings social media companies on info-sharing for RTI
  213. Vijaywada: RTI activists red flag info chiefs appointment
  214. CIC orders power department to make staff’s document public under RTI Act
  215. Activist gets threat call for filing RTI pleas over bad roads
  216. Benefits of RTI Act reaching more people
  217. GMDA does not know when water treatment plants were last cleaned RTI
  218. SC orders RBI to disclose annual inspection reports of banks under RTI
  219. Subjective opinion can’t be a ground for denying information under RTI Act:SIC
  220. Second Appeals/Complaints will not be accepted through e-mail in Gujarat Information Commission
  221. Answer scripts high in demand via RTI
  222. SC issues notice to Centre, EC on plea to bring political parties under RTI Act
  223. Parties got 99.8% donations through electoral bonds of Rs 10 lakh,Rs. 1crore donations: RTI plea
  224. Centre can’t withold documents under RTI citing national security,says SC
  225. Plea filed in SC to bring political parties under RTI
  226. Opening collegium to RTI will destroy judicial independence: Attorney General
  227. RTI integral, says Supreme Court but refuses to come under it
  228. HC stays CIC direction to disclose JAG advice in Army clash case 
  229. Can’t deny Air India disinvestment info under RTI:CIC
  230. RTI does not allow, Govt wants powers to probe complaints against Information Commissioners
  231. Ghana parliament passes Right To Information law after long delays
  232. Delay in RTI info, City magistrate gets notice
  233. CCTV footage released under RTI catches cops on wrong foot 
  234. Movie Ticketing Apps Not Allowed to Charge ‘Internet Handling Fee’ from Customers, Says RBI In Response to RTI Query
  235. Govt’s Rafale secrecy plea: SC says need to share information when issue is corruption, rights
  236. 58 outgoing LS MPs yet to furnish property info: RTI 
  237. RTI trumps Official Secrets Act, says SC
  238. CCTV footage at police station open to scrutiny
  239. Madhya Pradesh Man Gets 3,000 Letters As Replies To Income Tax RTI Query
  240. RTI applicant can choose mode of info collection: SIC
  241. Cops reject RTI plea for traffic sentinel identities in Goa
  242. EVM is ‘information’ under Right to Information Act, rule Central Information Commission
  243. ‘Already Complying With RTI Rules For Charging Fee For Photocopies Of Answer Sheets’: CBSE
  244. Maharashtra allows citizens to inspect government records under RTI 
  245. RTI rank: India slips a spot to No. 6
  246. AP govt constitutes SIC, appoints 3 Information Commissioner
  247. India’s Cricket Body Covered Under RTI Law, Rules Information Commission
  248. CIC recommends legal framework to ensure MPs’ accountability for utilisation of local area development funds
  249. Assam Information Commission (AIC) Asks Dispur To Bring CID & BIEO Under RTI Act
  250. NRIs not eligible to file RTI