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RTI Denials
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Bihar CEO calls information sought questionable, denies response
Election Commission of India
Other
[ UNION ]
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Claims File Behind Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 is Untraceable
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
No records maintained / file not traceable
Contradictory replies
[ UNION ]
PIB Fact-Checks Journalism With a Tweet
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Other
[ UNION ]
ECI cites "threat to life" and "foreign secrets" to block RTI on 2024 election reports
Election Commission of India
Section 8
[ UNION ]
"Information not available": Appeal fails to break MEA silence on Foreign Secretary's online trolling
Ministry of External Affairs
No records maintained / file not traceable
Appeal dismissed without reasoning
[ UNION ]
IN-SPACe cites NDAs to hide details on ISRO tech transfer to 56 private firms
Department of Space
Section 8
Other
[ UNION ]
MIB hides "certain" Broadcasting Bill stakeholders behind commercial secrecy clause
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Section 8
Contradictory replies
[ UNION ]
Time for closed-door meetings, none for keeping minutes
Ministry of Steel
No records maintained / file not traceable
Appeal dismissed without reasoning
[ UNION ]
Railways Ministry labels media tour query 'exhaustive and vague,' yet invites applicant for file inspection
Ministry of Railways
No records maintained / file not traceable
Contradictory replies
Other
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SECI refuses impact study on Ladakh project, cites eco-political sensitivities
Solar Energy Corporation of India
Excessive delay / no response
Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)
[ UNION ]
Ministry Withholds ACC Battery PLI Records Citing 'Voluminous' Data and Strategic Interests
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Section 8
Other
[ UNION ]
"Information not held": ECI refuses to provide national list of Lok Sabha Returning Officers
Election Commission of India
No records maintained / file not traceable
Excessive delay / no response
[ UNION ]
Ministry of Renewable Energy Denies RTI for Minutes of Solar Manufacturing Meeting, Claims Records are 'Not Available'
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
No records maintained / file not traceable
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'Does Not Arise': Golaghat ADM stonewalls RTI on Kaziranga illegal fishing crackdown
District Commissioner
No records maintained / file not traceable
Appeal dismissed without reasoning
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C-DAC shrugs on ERONET queries, asks applicant to forward RTI to ECI
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
No records maintained / file not traceable
[ UNION ]
Ministry of Power Claims No Minutes Exist For a Widely Publicised Meeting Presided over by Minister
Ministry of Power
No records maintained / file not traceable
[ UNION ]
MEA's 'State Guest' defense fails as RTI appeal reveals Rs 4.45 crore spent on PM's Bhutan visit
Ministry of External Affairs
Contradictory replies
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Ministry of Steel Denies RTI on BIS Import Rules, Claims Matter is 'Sub-Judice'
Ministry of Steel
Other
[ UNION ]
RINL Denies RTI Request for JSPL MoU, Cites Commercial Confidence Despite Employee Allegations
Ministry of Steel
Section 8
[ UNION ]
MEA's 'State Guest' defense fails as RTI appeal reveals Rs 4.69 crore spent on PM's Ghana visit
Ministry of External Affairs
Contradictory replies
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