2018 (5) TMI 1074

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....ptcy<br>( Dr. Mukulita Vijayawargiya ) Whole Time Member and First Appellate Authority ORDER 1. The present Appeal No. ISBBI/A/2018/60004 dated April 13, 2018 received in the office of the First Appellate Authority (FAA), Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India under the Right to Information Act, 2005 has been preferred by Mr. Ankit Garg against the order of the CPIO, Insolvency and Bankrup....

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....pril 09, 2018 stating that: - "The eligibility criteria/qualification & experience criteria for registration of the Insolvency Professional is covered under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) Regulations, 2016 read with the IBBI (Insolvency Professionals)(Amendment) Regulations, 2018 and the said regulations are available on the website of Insolvency a....

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....y Education & Anr. vs. Aditya Bandopadhyay & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 6454 of 2011), has, inter alia, held: "A public authority is "...not required to provide 'advice' or 'opinion' to an applicant, nor required to obtain and furnish any 'opinion' or 'advice' to an applicant. The reference to 'opinion' or 'advice' in the definition of 'information' in section 2(f) of the Act, only refers to such mate....

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....r are placed on the website- 'www.ibbi.gov.in'/public domain accessible to all. Once the information is available in the public domain, it cannot be said to be 'held' or 'under the control of' the public authority and thus ceases to be an information accessible under the RTI Act, as held by the Hon'ble CIC in matter Shri K. Lall Vs. Shri M.K. Bagri (CIC/AT/A/2007/00112, Order dated April 12, 2007)....