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Appellant sought information of his deceased father’s Bank account. The PIO informed that the account of Late Shri Gulwant Singh was settled on 30.10.2019 in favour of the nominee and daughter-in-law of the deceased account holder. Therefore, the details thereof, were exempted under the provisions of the Section 8 (1) (j) of the RTI Act. The CIC held that appropriate reply was given by the CPIO, as per the provisions of the RTI Act and there is no scope for further intervention in the matter.
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If an applicant seeks information about the bank account of a deceased, information can only be provided if the applicant is a joint-account holder or the nominee in the account. Such information cannot be provided to a third party and only a successor can obtain the information.
Citation: Surjeet Singh v. IDBI Bank Limited, CIC/IDBIL/A/2023/100960; Date of Decision: 29.04.2024
Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Visakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books, RTI Right to Information - Law and Practice and PIO’s Guide to RTI. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and Third party audit. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at the link www.rtifoundationofindia.com

Rahul Gandhi new in the world of politics? Bruh. He has been in politics since 2004, a good 20 years. Surrounded by seasoned politicians from Congress and yet he is 'new'.
A visitor
Metro Card
This is with reference to the Metro Card which is used for easy travel so that daily travelers don't have to stand in the queue and have the heck in the Morning but since the start of new phase on the sake of the Gandhinagar section it is said that the card is not working which is purchased before one month no recharge is been done on the contrary private authorities are selling there cards to the public outside the Metro Rail Station so can i know now we have to their service options . as we are asking the reach they are playing and fooling the customer that the card will be recharged at other station maximum traveler doesn't know the truth. I just want to travel heck free as is the government stopped the Metro Card Then Give in written the card has been stopped and New Card wont be issued by Metro Rail So I can Purchase the Private Card ( Airtel & SBI ) Otherwise i will have to move towards consumers court for harassing the travelers and also will submit maximum complaints from other customers and submit to the Consumer Court . Awaiting your prompt response .I Have already done Written Complaint on two stations Where the Card Issuance ,Card Recharge was not Done With Audio Record of Answer by the Office authority about the duplicate Card Heck produced by the People on higher authority for the sale of private card sale.
Manjusha Nair

Anna Hazare answer these questions: Why did you blacken the spotless white Khadi and Gandhi topi by keeping company with known crooks? Why did you call your agitation as India Against Corruption when your volunteers were determined to indulge in horrendous corruption openly? Were you in collusion with these corrupt elements or not? Did they try to bribe you to keep silent? Why have you not agitated against these promoters of ugly corruption, mal-governance, anti-national, anti-people agents of foreign powers getting liberal funding from them? Will you repent for it before the Gandhi statue at Rajghat immediately? This snake poison in Indian politics needs urgent treatment before it kills democracy forever and facilitates re-colonisation of India.
M L Gupta

Air Marshal A. P. Singh will certainly have a challenging tenure as the new CAS, particularly related to the supply-issues from Russia and the U.S., along with the falling squadron strength, the decrease in squadron strength and the local Tejas/Tejas-II/AMCA programs in stagnation. That's only part of the IAF's travails, as compared to dealing with the PAF and PLAAF. However, he's a strong-yet-cautious proponent of local R&D, so the IAF will have to see how the consequences of his leadership play out.
Interestingly, A. P. Singh may be the IAF's highest-ranking officer with full-fledged support for the Tejas programs, like ex-Chief R. K. S. Bhadauria. Having been responsible for fighter test management and having publicly shown confidence in the Tejas when he flew with the Vice Chiefs of the Army and the Navy earlier this month, the Tejas program may hopefully get a boost under his guidance.
Kishore Anandan
DATE WITH RTI
A good case - something which will help a common man in getting some reprieve.It is very common to see that the officials do not respond to any complaint. This judgment would help a common citizen to force the officials into action.
Shubhankar Pandey

A written complaint was filed and the complainant sought to know about the investigation and outcome of the same. The PIO denied the information u/s 8(1)(j). On second appeal, the CIC observed that the initial reply given by the PIO and the written submission before it now are not in tune with transparency. The complete denial of the information invoking Section 8(1)(j) is inappropriate as per the RTI Act, since the Appellant being the complainant, has right to know the broad outcome of the action on her complaint. The CIC directed the Railways to provide a revised updated point-wise reply i.e. action taken on the complaint filed by the complainant.
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It has been often seen that a complaint is filed and the complainant later files an RTI application to know the progress or the action taken on the complaint. Exemption sections like section 8(1)(h) or 8(1)(j) have often been resorted to by the PIO’s to deny information. In many cases the CIC has held that the broad outcome of the enquiry should be disclosed to the complainant.
Citation: Kavita Yadav v. Office of the Divisional Railway, Manager, RTI Cell, Jabalpur; File No: CIC/WECRL/A/2023/120568; Date of Decision : 31.07.2024
Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Visakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books, RTI Right to Information - Law and Practice and PIO’s Guide to RTI. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and Third party audit. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at the link www.rtifoundationofindia.com

Electronic devices like pager, walkie- talkies, mobile phones etc ,having killed and wounded thousands of combatants and civilians in Lebanon, is a Trojan horse in modern warfare. It could be fridges and laptops tomorrow. The Lebanese face new fears of exploding devices. The communication network among Hezbollah has been shattered.
Can the technique be used against the ISI- sponsored terrorists? The Indian scientists must work on the ingenious idea to liquidate the terrorists and insurgents with a far reaching effect on their morale.
A K Saxena (A former civil servant)