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Why Central Information Commission slashed public officer’s salary for RTI non-disclosure

June 03, 2026 6:12 pm

The Central Information Commission was listening to a complaint filed by a man who had not received the reply to his RTI application since past one-and-a-half years.

PIO refuses to provide RTI reply on structural audit of HC building, cites judges' safety

November 03, 2023 8:57 pm

In a reply, PIO P A Patki stated that the information sought was exempted from disclosure under RTI Act for 'security' purposes “as the disclosure of the same would endanger the life or physical safety of the judges and officials" of the HC.

Mantralayas RTI surprise: PIO gives conflicting replies to same question

August 19, 2013 1:08 am

In what can be called an example of official neglect towards the Right to Information (RTI) Act,a public information officer of Mantralaya has given two conflicting answers for the same question asked to his department

PMO official shocks RTI applicant with denial,anti-PM ordered stance

April 01, 2013 3:19 pm

Reply from Central Public Information Officer came even after clear directions of his superiors.

SIC for punitive action for RTI misuse by officials

April 17, 2014 12:04 pm

Having got the information,he also later filed an appeal before higher authority on the grounds that information supplied to him was irrelevant and incomplete.

Bihar: SIC asks Home to produce defiant BDO

October 03, 2012 12:46 am

In a first,Bihars State Information Commission has asked the Home department to produce before it a defiant Block Development Officer,who has failed to respond to as many as nine summons sent over two years

CIC slaps maximum penalty on public information officer

May 22, 2012 3:24 pm

CIC imposes penalty on its official for a delay in furnishing information to an applicant.

No staff,excess work are not grounds to decline information under RTI: High Court

March 01, 2012 12:26 am

Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday made it clear that excuses like shortage of staff and additional workload cannot be accepted as grounds for delay in supplying information to an applicant under the Right To Information (RTI) Act.

Passengers clash with Jharkhand taekwondo team in train,6 players hurt

September 16, 2011 3:53 am

At least six players of the Jharkhand taekwondo team,who were on their way to attend a sporting event in Haryana,were injured in a clash with a handful of monthly season ticket (MST) holders between Mirzapur and Allahabad in Moori Express on Thursday.