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Yes, retirement age should be increased to 62
Prabhat Singh Jamwal
GWMC officials occupy private land illegally !
Dear Sir: I am a US citizen and PIO card holder. I have retired from US federal department of defence last year and trying my best to settle in Hyderabad. However, I have some issues with Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC ) officials as they have trespassed into my land, constructing illegal buildings. GWMC is silent due to local politics and money trail to various building inspectors. Kindly help me and also reply with your email so as to send more details.
Ravindra Sena

In respect of the Company Termination Notice and the reason for the inordinate delay in bringing his case to a close, the information sought by the complainant was rejected under section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act, holding that it pertains to aviation security related matters. The complainant stated that information was denied without any reasons or justification despite the fact that the same pertained to his own disciplinary proceedings and withdrawal of Airport Entry Permit (AEP). The respondent stated that a petition has been filed by the complainant before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi where the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is also a party. The CIC observed that no plausible explanation for claiming exemption u/s 8 (1) (a) of the RTI Act was provided by the PIO and the same is without any clear justification which is against Section 7 (8) (i) of the Act. The CIC ruled that the plea of the Respondent regarding the ongoing matter before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi bears no relevance to the facts of the instant case since the RTI Act does not provide for any exemption u/s 8 as per which information can be denied merely on the ground that the matter is subjudice. The CIC directed the PIO, BCAS to show cause and submit an explanation stating the reasons/ justifications for claiming exemption u/s 8 (1) (a) of the RTI Act by 30.11.2021.
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The information cannot be denied merely on the ground that the matter is pending before the Court of law. The matter being sub-judice is not a ground for denial of information.
Citation: Cdr. Jagdeep Singh Minhas (Retd) v. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security in Complaint No. CIC/BOCAS/C/2019/640736, Date of Decision: 14.10.2021
Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is an expert on RTI matters and has co-authored the books RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO’s guide to RTI. Apart from her weekly article here, her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at the link: www.rtifoundationofindia.com

Government is not serious on this issue even knowing that it is the only organisation on which life of nation is dependent because it is 24*7 live even in the pandemic. Due to this kind of situation decision making got suffered. So government should appoint members from the regular officers because they are well acquainted with the government policy and contract conditions. Regular Officials are working round the clock but in the absence of members from the permanent cadre, only dependent on officers from other organisation who come for limited period. It’s the only organisation who doesn’t get appreciation even performed very well.
Kumar