Supreme Court Dismisses Banks' Application To Recall Judgment Which Directed RBI To Disclose Loan Defaulters List, Inspection Reports Under RTI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the applications filed by certain banks seeking to recall the 2015 judgment in the case Reserve Bank of India v Jayantilal N. Mistry which had held that the RBI was obliged to disclose defaulters list, inspection reports, annual statements etc., related to banks under the RTI Act.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran dismissed...

Kerala High Court Directs Police To Publish Details Of Officers Found Guilty Of Corruption Or Human Rights Violations

In a significant verdict, the Kerala High Court has directed the Kerala Police to publish in its official website the details of police officers who have been found guilty of corruption or human rights violations. This direction has to be complied within 30 days from March 20.The High Court ruled that the Police cannot shield the names of officers...

Disclosure Of Interest Necessary Only When 'Personal' Information Sought Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Clarifies Its Recent Ruling

The Delhi High Court on Friday (29th January) clarified that whenever 'Personal Information' is sought under the 'Right To Information Act, 2005', the disclosure of applicant's interest in the information being sought would be necessary to establish his/her bonafides. By issuing this clarification, the Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh has...

RTI- CPIO/PIO Cannot Function As 'Post Offices' And Withhold Information Without Reasonable Cause, Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently held that the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) or PIOs cannot withhold information without reasonable cause and that such officers cannot function merely as "post offices" while dealing with information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The judgment was delivered by a Single Judge Bench of...

RTI- Husband Not Entitled To Seek Information Regarding Bank Details & Income Tax Returns Of His Wife: CIC

In a significant order, the Central Information Commission has said that a Husband is not entitled to seek information regarding bank details & income tax returns of his wife under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Information Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Gupta observed that the filing of the Income Tax Returns by an individual with...

'National Interest' : CIC Advises Home Ministry To Maintain Consolidated Database Regarding Identified Legal/Illegal Migrants

The Central Information Commission has directed Home Ministry to give clear and categorical information to an RTI applicant who sought copies of records/data pertaining to illegal/legal migrants.Chief Information Commissioner Y. K. Sinha also 'advised' the Ministry to maintain a 'consolidated record/database regarding identified legal/illegal...

Look-Out Circulars To Vijay Mallya: CIC Asks CBI To Cite Rules Under Which It Issued Circulars

The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Tuesday (12th January) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to cite Guidelines, Circulars, Notifications, office Memorandum Rules and Regulations, etc under which two different look-out circulars were issued, in October and November 2015, against Vijay Mallya, who is an accused in loan...

Disclosure Of Interest In Information Being Sought Under RTI Act Necessary To Establish Applicant's Bonafide: Delhi High Court

"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.”: Delhi HC

'Beneficiaries Of State Largesse' : Karnataka High Court Holds Bangalore Turf Club, Mysore Race Club As Public Authorities Under RTI Act

The Karnataka High Court has held that Bangalore Turf Club Limited, Mysore Race Club Limited, The Institution Of Engineer (India) Karnataka State and Ladies Club, are all 'public authority' as defined under the Right to Information Act, 2005. A single bench of Justice P.B. Bajanthri, while refusing to interfere with the order passed by the...

RTI Applicants Not Expected To Clog System With Barrage Of RTIs Merely Claiming They Are Aimed At Combatting Corruption: CIC

The Central Information Commission recently observed that as much as a CPIO has a statutory responsibility of complying with the provisions of the RTI Act, it is also expected of the RTI Applicant/s "to not undermine the spirit of the RTI Act by clogging the system with such a barrage of RTI applications, merely claiming that these are aimed at...

State Information Commission Has No Power To Direct Removal Of Encroachment Under RTI ACT: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday (07th January) observed that the State Information Commission has got no power to direct for the removal of encroachment under the Right To Information Act, 2005. The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari, in its order, observed that giving a direction for removal of encroachment is beyond the scope of the...

RTI Application Not To Be Rejected Merely For Not Annexing Proof Of Citizenship: CIC

The Central Information Commission has observed that an RTI application cannot be rejected merely for not annexing proof of identity of the applicant.The authority can demand such proof only in rarest of rare case in which there is doubt about the citizenship status of the applicant, the Commission observed.R K Malik, had filed an RTI application...