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CONTENT
Supervisor Certificate
Acknowledgements
CHAPTER–I : RIGHT TO INFORMATION HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVES 1-18
1. Introduction
2. Historical Prospective of RTI
3. The Need for the Right to Information
4. Constitutional Guarantees
5. The campaign for The Right to Information.
6. Important State Initiatives
7. Objectives of Study
8. Scheme of the Study
CHAPTER–II : FILE NOTINGS DISCLOSURE AND RIGHT TO
INFORMATION 19-126
1. Introduction
2. What are files and files notings?
3. Status of the ‘file notings’ in the Right to Information Act
4. Information under section 4
5. File notings and cabinet decisions
6. Power to amend
7. Proposed controversial ‘amendment’ to the Right to
Information Act
8. Do other countries really follow the systems as the minister
has claimed
9. Exceptions to U.S.
10. ‘Life’ destroyed to secure 'File'
11. The protest
12. A backdoor attempt to controversy
13. Decision to deny
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14. Controversy over "file notings" proposal and withdrawal of

amendment
15. Importance of file notings
16. Substantive notings
17. CIC’s Letter
18. Impact on RTI Act if ‘file notings’ are exempted from
disclosure
19. Reasons given by the government for amending the RTI Act
20. RTI Act: PM against disclosing file notings
21. PM restricts disclosure of ‘file notings’ in RTI Act
22. P.M.O. clarification on controversy over file notings
23. Is PMO’s standpoint untenable?
24. What about the Government’s specific claim
25. What are the difficulties of public authorities
26. Armed Forces
27. What are the other problems with the government spin?
28. RTI the sunshine Act
29. Is transparency limited only to Judiciary and Legislature?
30. Cabinet OK, SONIA not happy
31. RTI Act
32. Bureaucracy love for file notings
33. No secret notings in a democracy
34. Public's Protest
35. Is statement on file notings misleading
36. Last rites: Will RTI die prematurely?
37. CIC decision on file notings
38. And finally, secrecy is dead, long live secrecy
39. Recent development
CHAPTER–III : ROLE OF NGO'S IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 127-220
1. Introduction
2. Duplicate Ration Card through RTI
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3. First I.A.S. is fined by Information Commissioner

4. Getting action taken against a sales tax evader
5. Efforts of Parivartan – An NGO
6. Not appointed, despite selection
7. Quasi judicial proceedings not barred under RTI Act
8. RTI gets Anshu admission in school
9. BHU registrar penalised under RTI
10. Subramanya Experiences
11. Parivartan workers beaten up when they go to Inspect records.
12. Transparency demanded on Delhi demolitions
13. Right to information exposes world bank water deal
14. RTI: MC told to get into the Act
15. Triveni’s success story
16. Only one application under the RTI Act transforms the whole
scenario Apna Panna, 15 Mar-15 April 2006
17. Students application under RTI gets MLA Jittery Courtesy
Heena Jhingan
18. Delhi university students use RTI
19. People terrorized and pressurized into withdrawing their RT1
applications
20. RTI Act works against police as well
21. Officers penalised for giving false information under RTI
22. Unlawful transfer of an honest officer reversed Courtesy Manish
Sisodia
23. Harijan basti improved in Delhi
24. Obstacles created by the MP Government
25. False record of the vehicle Apna Panna, 15 March – 15 April
2006
26. Look where Pune mayor takes her car
27. Citizens take account of Government
28. Eleven months’ ration given in two days
29. Road repaired
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30. Canteen improved

31. Passport issued
32. RTI eludes even the VIPs
33. Encroachment removed, courts cleaned through RTI
34. Official speaks
35. RTI gets Sudesh his flat back
36. Government agency contracts not confidential
37. Seeking information is still difficult
38. Seek information, get the gas
39. Monitoring vigilance
40. Ask questions from your own department
41. MKSS gets Information on Minimum Wages and Government
Infrastructure Programmes
42. Examination answer books cannot be seen
43. Government to exempt examinations from RTI
44. Details of bureaucrats’ personal assets can be accessed
45. I-T assessment orders now out in the open
46. MLAs get treatment, but you suffer
47. Lucknow no exception
48. B.H.U. case: CIC warns unwilling babus
49. Phones ring again, thanks to R.T.I
50. DC reprimands Secretary on temple issue
51. City MLAs’ love for laptops
52. RTI can help change attitude
53. RTI’s potent power unnerves men in khaki
54. DGP office reaches out to harassed citizens
55. Passport to a fair deal
56. At ground level in UP, RTI is just an eyewash
57. RTI Exposes Union Minister
58. Lucknow Varsity student uses RTI Act
59. Provide Photocopies of the examined papers to examineer No
Fidiciary Relationship
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60. He stay on SIC order, studetns contemplate legal recourse

61. IAS officer gets rap for RTI slip
62. Dead han working in Manipur Power department
63. Mrs. Bhaduri lights Dengue with RTI
64. RTI is transforming rural India
65. RTI for Basic Food.
66. Private Medical/Engineering colleges under RTI purview
67. RTI reply reveals huge discrepancies in Modi's VGGIS figures
68. People get Sewers after 20 years through RTI
69. RTI Act helps pensioners get their dues
70. RTI restores people's right to water in Keolari
71. NRI uses new Information law to beat corruption
72. RTI unearths corruption in the pro-current of medical supplies
in a PSU
73. Rickshawpuller benefits from RTI
74. RTI becomes a boon in Private lives too
75. Khetramani finally gets her land records through RTI
76. Couple uses RTI for self-empowerment
77. RTI Power : Govt. Officer's Pension upgraded
78. Critically-ill Mehra owes his hospital seat to RTI
79. 'Ooof, Woh RTI-Walleh aa gaye'
80. RTI reveals huge kerosene Scan in Meghanela
81. CPWD Engineer gets access to ACR through RTI route
82. Man gets refund for slow speed posts
83. Streetlights start working
84. Reduction of exorbitant electricity bills through RTI
85. Women get old age pension
86. Getting plants and Pesticides through RTI
87. RTI gets Quack Pack up
88. CA uses Info Act to Cut MTNL line
89. Victim's father exercises RTI
90. They used RTI to defeat LDA-builder nexus
91. RTI Query brings to fore lapses in rural job scheme
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92. CIC Pulls up IIM-A for incorrect information under RTI

93. State bar Council comes under RTI
94. Info officers Can't skip hearing
95. PA holder can obtain RTI Info : CIC
96. Education directorate lined under RTI
97. CIC order a short in arm for RTI activists
98. CIC imposes penalty of Rs. 25,000 on Administrative officer of
centre
99. Administrative difficulties can't be cited by deny info under
RTI, says He
100. Faulty Info under RTI : Port Officer Penalized
101. CIC raps Rashtrapati Bhawan Secretariat over RTI Query delay
102. Principals of 9 DU Colleges Penalized for RTI non-compliance
103. RTI delay : Manali Official fined
104. Identity of air passengers cannot be disclosed
105. Deemed University Controversy CIC slams UGC for lack of
transparency
106. Important CIC decision on "Right to Privacy".
107. CIC orders release of Minority report
108. A quick Analysis of the Delhi High Court order on Judge's
Asserts
109. Centre Vigilance Commission Posts Names of 123 'Corrupt'
officials on website
110. RTI unravels Hollow Claims of Police
111. RTI Exposes flows in Delhi Airport Agreement
112. IAS officers Nailed
113. Big Paket in Auto Rickshaw permits in Banglore Exposed by
RTI
114. RTI Reveals 500 crore stoshed away
115. Unhappy with RTI answer? Move the Consumer forum
116. RTI Discloses AIR India Losses
117. Eight year old used RTI for Garbage Removal
118. SIC Summons LU Vice-Chancellor
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119. Ludhiana Health Department Pulled up for Ignoring RTI

Queries
120. Whistteblowers can Now Earn A Bounty
121. RTI applicants Left "High and Dry"
122. Woman uses RTI to get salary Details of Cheating Husband
123. L.L.M students get back at Dept.
124. IPS Officer's Letter Puts WB Govt. in a fix
125. Govt. Employee pulled up for slack response to RTI Query.
126. Road Ready within 10 days
127. Even After orders of Supreme Court payment not made but
RTI made it
128. Peoples demand for Railway Reservation Counter Immediately
accepted
129. RTI Made Arrears and GDF paid
130. RTI helped to Get Indra Awas Cheque
131. RTI Got speed post counter
CHAPTER–IV : RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND ROLE OF
JUDICIARY 221-232
1. Introduction
2. Instances of Cases dismissed without hearing people
3. Instances of arbitrary rejection of cases
4. A case of blatant favoritism
5. CIC finds it fit case for Penalty but does not impose
6. No response received still no Penalty
CHAPTER–V : PROTECTION OF PERSONAL AND OFFICIAL
INFORMATION UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION
ACT 233-276
1. Introduction
2. Protection of Personal Information
3. Test of Privacy under Section 8(1)(d), (e) and (g) of Right to
Information Act, 2005
4. Procedure for Protection of Personal Information
5. Protection of third party information
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6. Public Authority as a third party can claim exemption from

disclosure
7. Protection of Personal Information : Judicial Innovations
8. Disclosure of Personal Information in public interest
9. Protection of Pleadings
10. Protection of Official Information
11. Section 8 (1) (a) and (f)
12. Section 8(1)(b) and (c)
13. Section 8(1)(d)
14. Section 8 (1) (e)
15. Section 8(1)(g) and (h)
16. Section 8(1)(i)
17. Section 8(2)
18. Applicability of Non obstante Clause (Section 22)
19. Doctrine of Public Interest
20. Protected Organization’s
CHAPTER–VI : ISSUES AND CONSTRAINT FACE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF RTI ACT 277-300
1. Introduction
2. Issues faced on the demand side
3. Issues faced on the "Supply Side"
4. Issues faced at Information Commission
5. Summarizing Issues and Constraints
CHAPTER–VII : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS 301-330
BIBLIOGRAPHY 331-336
1. Acts and Statues
2. Reports
3. Books
4. Articles
LIST OF CASES 337-348