Whispers Forum

The appellant sought details of enrolment of Mr. Ram Pat Garg who claims to be an Advocate of the Bar Council of Delhi. He sought the copies of all documents submitted by Mr. Ram Pat Garg to get himself enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council, including his Declarations, Enrolment Form, Affidavits. Education Credentials, etc. The PIO informed that as per records, Mr. Ram Pat Garg was provisionally enrolled as an Advocate vide Enrolment No. D/11197/2022. Further, other information cannot be provided as the same is duly exempted under the Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, 2005, as it is a third-party information and no larger public interest has been disclosed. The Appellant contended that there is larger public interest in the information sought as the said person Ram Pat Garg is in judicial custody and that creates a reasonable suspicion on him in justifying disclosure of the sought documents. The respondent contended that the appellant can raise a formal complaint against the said third-party in contention if he doubts the enrollment of the third-party. The CIC ruled that there is no material on record to ascribe larger public interest in the disclosure of the information related to the third party in any of the above-referred contexts.
Comments
Mere making an allegation is not enough, the applicant must establish the larger public interest in the disclosure of the information related to the third party.
Citation: Rishabh Sharma v. Bar Council of Delhi, Second Appeal No. CIC/BCOIN/A/2025/107213; Date of Decision: 12.12.2025
Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Vishakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books PIO’s Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. Her weekly article is being published since 2008 on this site. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and third party audit to individuals / organisations. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation at the link https://www.rtifoundationofindia.com

Indo-China Relations in 2025 onwards China had hurt Indian masses forever, unless it decides to make friends with India forever. India-China relation in all speres of economic, political, intellectual, cultural and religion were only revived during the Buddhist phase, though they must have started in the pre-Buddhist time and this aspect needs to be researched, the history of that period will bring out the strengths and weaknesses of our mutually beneficial relations. The need for re-thinking Indo-China relations has arisen in this year 2025 because of Trump’s adventurism and the American Deep State’s future plans for Neo-Colonisation of the world, with Europe being no exception, rather included, if Greenland actions indicate anything. The need today is to re-build trust in relations to develop deep friendly relations between India and China. China has to start the exercise to heal the wounds of 1962 for ever. The exercise will strengthen our relations for centuries, much, much, beyond 2025. Communism has already lost the charm. The young generation today is aware of the world and can’t be satisfied with jargon or rhetoric. Unless they share the fruits of development as equals, they will remain chained to the vicious circle of poverty generated by highly unethical economic doctrines of war hungry superpower/s. They are not prepared to be short changed, labouring hard at low wages as the factory of the world on fruitless arms race eating every Dollar they earn. Mankind does not need all these weapons of mass destruction that fuel the silly arms race. India and China have the potential for unimaginable growth and prosperity. As the world order is being reshaped now at breakneck speed, we cannot afford to miss this opportunity by living with an enemy frame of mind any longer as the cost involved is rather too heavy. To start with, China should return the Indian territory it has been occupying since 1962. The future China will be a strong democratic country, as communism is already history. Strong Indo-China relations will determine whether America succeeds in establishing colonies as it has already done in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Venezuela and trying to increase the numbers by the week. More than 8 decades have been lost to the hate narrative against one or the other, another cannot be gifted to such powers.
M L Gupta

Life does not shout its lessons. It whispers them daily, patiently, until time turns those whispers into consequences. Many people realize this only after opportunities have passed, health has faded or trust has been broken. Many life secrets most people learn too late. Every essential part of living speaks a simple, unchanging language.
Money speaks only one language viz., responsibility. If you save and respect it today, it will protect you tomorrow. Treat it carelessly, and it will disappear when you need it most. Money does not reward desire, rather it rewards discipline. Similarly, time speaks only one truth, which is, irreversibility. If you waste it now, it will fail you later. Time cannot be borrowed, paused or refunded. It either compounds your efforts or magnifies your regrets. To mention about health, it gives only one warning, that is, attention. Ignore it today and it will abandon you tomorrow. The body keeps a quiet score of every neglect and every care. By the time pain speaks, prevention has already gone silent.
To mention a few more, trust speaks only one rule and that is fragility. Break it once, and it may never fully return. Trust takes years to build, seconds to destroy and sometimes a lifetime to repair, if at all possible. To speak about discipline, it tells only one result and that is freedom. If you follow me today, I will reward you tomorrow. What feels like restriction now becomes strength later. Discipline is the bridge between intention and achievement.
Education speaks only one promise and which is elevation. Invest in it today, and it will lift you for a lifetime. Education does not just change what you know, it changes what you see, what you question and what you believe is possible. Similarly, Respect speaks only one path - reciprocity. Give it sincerely, and it returns to you. Demand it without offering it, and it disappears. Respect is earned through consistency, not claimed through words. To mention about Character, it speaks only one truth, that is, protection. Build it daily, and it will defend you when no one else does. Reputation may open doors, but character determines whether you deserve to walk through them. Love speaks only one action - expression. Show it now, and it grows with you. Neglect it, and it withers silently. Love survives not on intention, but on presence, patience and care.
Last but not the least, Knowledge. It speaks only one promise, that is, service. Chase it now, and it will serve you forever. Knowledge is the only possession that multiplies when shared and strengthens with use.
Life does not punish or reward randomly. It responds. Every choice made today is a message sent to tomorrow. Those who learn early live lighter. Those who learn late live wiser, but often with scars. The secrets were never hidden. They were simply ignored.
Yours truly,
Subbiah Sridhar

Abhijeet Gangopadhyay is the best CM candidate from BJP West Bengal.
Rahul Singha
Next CM Mamata
Next cm Mamata .. 200 plus seat
Arjun
Didi will CM
…what a dream ..didi will be the cm ..
Meghna
Better Option Than Mamata Begum
Anyone better than Mamata Begum
Gopal
justice Abhijeet Ganguly- a best choice
Why bjp can't think about justice Abhijeet Ganguly
Mukul
Suvendhu- CM face
Suvendhu should become CM he should be CM face for upcoming election’s
Sagar

Many people nowadays attribute the Constitution of India to Dr Ambedkar. This is especially so by those who avail of affirmative action benefits. This is a great distortion of facts. Dr Ambedkar was only the Chairman of the drafting Committee. The Constitution was the creation of the entire Constituent Assembly which debated each and every Article, word by word and agreed to pass the Constitution including the affirmative action provisions. When the President of the Assembly, Dr Rajendra Prasad is not given the credit for the Constitution, how can a person who was merely the Chairman of the drafting Committee be given the credit? Actually, Dr Ambedkar all his life rode on British shoulders. He was a Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council from 1942-46 when all the leading lights of the freedom struggle were being tortured in British jails. The British used him to avoid independence, just as they used the Muslim League and the princely states. Every freedom fighter was jailed by the British. Dr Ambedkar never spent a moment in British jails. How can someone who never opposed British rule, who never participated in the freedom struggle in any way, who welcomed British rule and openly allied with the British and enjoyed British office till the very advent of freedom, be the father of the Indian Constitution? It is a travesty of history that a narrative has been built around Dr Ambedkar being the father of the Indian Constitution. This was not so when Dr Ambedkar was alive. No one in those days gave him credit for either freedom or the Constitution because everybody knew the events fully, having lived through those days. It was only in the 90s when Sh Kanshi Ramji needed some new dalit idol that he created a narrative and resurrected Dr Ambedkar in this light. Babu Jagjivan Ram, the real leader of the dalits who spent years in British jails, today is forgotten and consigned to the dustbin of history, his sacrifices but a forgotten chapter in Indian history just as the contributions of the krantikaris were swept under the carpet to build up a Nehru narrative post independence.
Vijay Kumar

To The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Sir, Sonpur Division, Indian Railways
Request for cleaning and maintenance of Mithila paintings under the railway underpass.
Respected Sir, I would like to respectfully draw your kind attention to the railway underpass near Lalu Yadav Chowk, Bharpura, Sonpur (Saran). Under this underpass, beautiful Mithila paintings have been created on the walls, which reflect our rich cultural heritage and enhance the beauty of the area. However, due to dust, pollution, and lack of regular cleaning, these paintings have now become very dirty and dull. Many people use this road daily, and the present condition of the paintings creates an unfavorable impression, despite their artistic value. Therefore, I humbly request you to kindly issue necessary instructions to the concerned department for cleaning and proper maintenance of the Mithila paintings at the earliest, so that their beauty and cultural significance can be restored. I shall be highly grateful to you for your kind support and cooperation. Thanking you.
Aakash Raj

Appellant sought for the attested photocopy of the completed standard assessment (form A & B) for recognition of MBBS seats for the AY 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24, submitted by the Principal of the Kanti Devi Medical College Hospital and Research Center Mathura, UP. The appellant stated that the inspectors or assessors of the National Medical Commission physically visit the college campus to prepare the report, after checking whether the medical college has sufficient number of beds, faculty, nurses and infrastructure of hostels, library, lecture halls, playground and hospital. So, the report has all the relevant information crucial for the prospective MBBS students to decide their admission in a particular college. The assessors give their observations to the replies submitted by college authorities and upon preparation of the report, the assessors send one copy to the NMC and one to the College. Based on the observations and recommendations, the NMC decides whether or not to sanction the running of a medical college and grant permission for admissions for the academic year in which assessment is conducted. Hence, the assessment reports are crucial source of information, particularly for aspiring medical students who can verify the infrastructure and faculty of the medical colleges, whether a particular college is fulfilling the prescribed medical education norms or not to and make admission decisions. The Respondent stated that since Under Graduate Medical Board (UGMEB) is not the custodian of the information, the same was sought from concerned Board i.e. Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB) and it was intimated that during the said period MARB will not be able to furnish the Assessment Report under NMC Act, 2019. The CIC held that the information sought by the Appellant ought to be disclosed and placed in public domain. In the past that, the CIC has directed the National Medical Commission (NMC) to upload infrastructure, faculty and other related information in the form of the assessment reports of the medical colleges on its official website, nmc.org.in, considering the crucial nature of the information.
Comments
Availability of information about the infrastructure and faculty of the colleges helps an aspiring student to compare them to make admission decisions. Information regarding whether a particular college is fulfilling the prescribed education norms or not must be made public as it is essential for every student.
Citation: Shri. R B Gautam v. National Medical Commission, Second Appeal No. CIC/NMCOM/A/2023/669929; Date of Decision: 09.04.2024, 28.08.2025
Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Vishakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books PIO’s Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. Her weekly article is being published since 2008 on this site. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and third party audit to individuals / organisations. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation at the link https://www.rtifoundationofindia.com