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Reduce reservation

At least reduce the reservation, not for SC/ST only ... But for every Categories like, 13% for SC/ST, 10% for OBC and 7% for EWS ... 30% in total ... Leave 70% as unreserved ... Removal of reservation might be very tough but reducing it slowly makes sense

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Form an alliance

They must form alliance for sure to give a tough competition in Punjab assembly election

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DATE WITH RTI

Residential address of the retired employees

A retired employee had filed a case challenging the selection of APO SG2 to entry Level Executive in (E2) and requested information of residential addresses of certain retired officers/ employees of NLCIL. The PIO submitted before the CIC that the information regarding residential address of the Retired Employees could not be furnished as the information is related to personal information and the disclosure of the same has no relationship to any public activity or interest which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual is exempted from disclosure under Section 8 (1) (j) of RTI Act, 2005. The Respondent submitted that the Appellant is seeking personal information of a third party which is exempted from disclosure under Section 8 (1) (j) of the RTI Act. The CIC observed that the PIO has furnished appropriate reply, applying the relevant provision of RTI Act to deny third party information and no cause of action exists in this case for adjudication.

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There have been many RTI applications seeking information about the residential information of the officers / staff - both serving and retired. In certain organisations like those involved in security operations, disclosure of such information may have an impact on the life or physical safety of the concerned.

Citation: S Sarangapani v. NLC India Limited, Neyveli, File No: CIC/NLCOR/A/2025/101631; Date of Decision: 27.03.2026

Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is an accomplished Right to Information (RTI) consultant currently working with the IIM Visakhapatnam. She is the co-author of two widely acclaimed books, PIO's Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. She conducts training programmes, workshops, and capacity-building sessions on the RTI Act. She also provides consultancy services on RTI implementation, compliance, and third-party audits. Her weekly article is being published on this website since 2008 other articles and publications can be accessed on the RTI Foundation website at: www.rtifoundationofindia.com
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