SC reserves verdict on opening CJI office to RTI
5 years, 9 months ago

SC reserves verdict on opening CJI office to RTI

Live Mint  

, April 4 The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on a petition seeking clarification whether the office of Chief Justice of India is covered under the Right to Information Act. Venugopal had submitted that sharing information connected with collegium, which is under the CJI office, would make judges and the government shy and destroy judicial independence. Venugopal also said that the court should refrain from opening up the highly confidential correspondence of the Supreme Court's collegium and its workings under the RTI Act. Appearing for RTI activist Subhash Chander Aggarwal, advocate Prashant Bhushan on Thursday argued before the bench for the entire day urging the judiciary to put forth the collegium process in public domain.

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For enforcing RTI, High Courts come under the jurisdiction of Central and not State Information Commission
1 day, 2 hours ago

For enforcing RTI, High Courts come under the jurisdiction of Central and not State Information Commission

The Hindu  

In a significant order, the Central Information Commission has ruled that all the High Courts, as public authorities under the Right to Information Act, 2005, will fall within the jurisdiction of the Central Information Commission and not the State Information Commission. Jurisdiction issue The CPIO went on to say that the Central Information Commission lacked jurisdiction in the matter and …

The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days
3 days, 3 hours ago

The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days

The Hindu  

Two interesting nuggets of information have emanated in recent days about the functioning of the Supreme Court of India’s Collegium. But, in short, it postulates the following: the recommendation to appoint a new judge to a High Court or to the Supreme Court, to transfer a judge from one High Court to another, and to elect a new Chief Justice …

“Take it in your stride”: CJI Khanna firm on administrative listing decisions
3 weeks, 6 days ago

“Take it in your stride”: CJI Khanna firm on administrative listing decisions

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday firmly discouraged oral mentions for case listings in the Supreme Court, urging lawyers to respect decisions made by him in his administrative capacity as the “master of the roster”. Addressing lawyers seeking dates for their cases during a crowded court session, justice Khanna remarked: “We will not allow oral mentioning. Justice Khanna’s …

Centre to share information with SC on collegiums resolutions on HC chief justices
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre to share information with SC on collegiums resolutions on HC chief justices

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it will be providing some details next week concerning the collegium's recommendations on the appointment of chief justices in several high courts in the country. Earlier, the attorney general on September 13 told the bench that the central government had received some "sensitive material" that had led to a …

‘Sensitive material’ delaying clearance of Collegium’s recommendations, govt. tells SC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Sensitive material’ delaying clearance of Collegium’s recommendations, govt. tells SC

The Hindu  

The Attorney General of India, R. Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, has conveyed to the Supreme Court that “sensitive material” with the government is delaying the clearance of the apex court Collegium’s recommendations for appointments of Chief Justices to High Courts. The exchange came in a hearing on a petition filed by advocate Harsh Vibhore Singhal to fix a deadline …

Supreme Court Expedites Hearing Of Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Plea For Information From PMO On Black Money Brought From Abroad
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Expedites Hearing Of Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Plea For Information From PMO On Black Money Brought From Abroad

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently agreed to expeditiously hear the petition filed by whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeking information from the Prime Minister's Office about the corruption complaints against Union Ministers from June 1, 2014, to August 5, 2017, and the quantum of black money claimed to have been brought back from abroad by the government. The Supreme …

Madras High Court Asks CIC To Conduct Fresh Inquiry Into Alleged Non-Disclosure Of Information Regarding Govt Action During COVID Pandemic
7 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court Asks CIC To Conduct Fresh Inquiry Into Alleged Non-Disclosure Of Information Regarding Govt Action During COVID Pandemic

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the Chief Information Commissioner to conduct a fresh inquiry into alleged non-disclosure of information pertaining to the actions taken by the Central Government during the COVID pandemic, including the actions taken, treatment given etc. In the order made on 7th December 2023, the copy of which was uploaded today, Justice PD Audikesavalu noted that …

Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu
1 year ago

Madras High Court calls for details of cases pending against all MPs/MLAs across Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the State government to submit complete details regarding the number of criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs in the State, the courts in which they are pending and the stage of the proceedings before those courts. First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy asked Advocate …

All judges equal for us, CJI tells lawyers over arbitrary listing allegations
1 year ago

All judges equal for us, CJI tells lawyers over arbitrary listing allegations

Hindustan Times  

In his first rejoinder to the charges levelled by a group of lawyers claiming arbitrary change in listing of select matters in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud called it “surprising” that some lawyers want their cases to be listed before specific judges and not before some others although all judges are to be treated equal …

Right To Information Act will become a dead letter if...: Supreme Court to Centre
1 year, 2 months ago

Right To Information Act will become a dead letter if...: Supreme Court to Centre

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and state governments to fill vacancies in Information Commissions across the country, saying that if the posts were not filled then the whole purpose of the Right To Information Act would be defeated and the Act would become a "dead letter". "The failure of the state governments to fill the posts of …

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear at 3 PM today petitions seeking review of the 'Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary' judgment which upheld the powers of the ED & PMLA provisions.A bench of Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna & Bela M Trivedi will hear the matter.Earlier, in August 2022, while issuing notice on the review petition, a bench led by the then CJI …

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear at 3 PM today petitions seeking review of the 'Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary' judgment which upheld the powers of the ED & PMLA provisions.A bench of Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna & Bela M Trivedi will hear the matter.Earlier, in August 2022, while issuing notice on the review petition, a bench led by the then CJI …

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear at 3 PM today petitions seeking review of the 'Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary' judgment which upheld the powers of the ED & PMLA provisions.A bench of Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna & Bela M Trivedi will hear the matter.Earlier, in August 2022, while issuing notice on the review petition, a bench led by the then CJI …

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear at 3 PM today petitions seeking review of the 'Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary' judgment which upheld the powers of the ED & PMLA provisions.A bench of Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna & Bela M Trivedi will hear the matter.Earlier, in August 2022, while issuing notice on the review petition, a bench led by the then CJI …

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

PMLA Judgment Review Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear at 3 PM today petitions seeking review of the 'Vijay Madanlal Chaudhary' judgment which upheld the powers of the ED & PMLA provisions.A bench of Justices SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna & Bela M Trivedi will hear the matter.Earlier, in August 2022, while issuing notice on the review petition, a bench led by the then CJI …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Directions To RTI Authorities Amid Rise In Cryptic, Non-Speaking Orders
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Directions To RTI Authorities Amid Rise In Cryptic, Non-Speaking Orders

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Punjab & Haryana High Court recently held that authorities including the Appellate Authorities under the Right to Information Act have been passing “cryptic and non-speaking orders” in violation of the judgements of the Supreme Court, High Courts and mandate of the RTI Act.Justice Vikas Bahl thus directed authorities handling appeals under the Right. In a …

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Pleas Seeking Information Relating To Collegium Recommendations Under RTI Act
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Pleas Seeking Information Relating To Collegium Recommendations Under RTI Act

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Union of India on pleas seeking information in respect of recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium under Right to Information Act, 2005.Calling it an “important matter”, Justice Prathiba M Singh asked Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma to seek appropriate instructions and file an affidavit as the RTI applications relate. The …

Supreme Court forms special bench to hear plea seeking land for lawyers' chambers
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court forms special bench to hear plea seeking land for lawyers' chambers

India Today  

Days after the verbal spat between the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Supreme Court Bar Association President Vikas Singh in open court over listing of the case pertaining to the land allotment for chambers for lawyers, a special three-judge bench has been constituted to hear the matter in detail on Friday. The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court …

RTI | Delhi High Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Copies Of Documents Relating To Collegium Recommendations On April 12
1 year, 10 months ago

RTI | Delhi High Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Copies Of Documents Relating To Collegium Recommendations On April 12

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court is set to consider the question as to whether information relating to recommendations made by Supreme Court Collegium can be disclosed under Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Prathiba M Singh listed for hearing on April 12 a batch of three petitions seeking information in respect of Collegium recommendations. The Delhi High Court is set to consider …

Necessary disclosure: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court Collegium resolutions quoting IB, RAW reports
1 year, 11 months ago

Necessary disclosure: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court Collegium resolutions quoting IB, RAW reports

The Hindu  

There is nothing wrong, or that warrants grave concern, as claimed by Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju, in the Supreme Court Collegium disclosing portions of reports by intelligence agencies on prospective candidates for judicial appointments. It is difficult to agree with the assumption that reports by the Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing on names recommended or considered …

Supreme Court wrong in revealing sensitive reports: Kiren Rijiju
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court wrong in revealing sensitive reports: Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu  

Amid the running battle between the Executive and the Judiciary over judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said it was a matter of “grave concern” that the Supreme Court Collegium put certain portions of sensitive reports of the Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing in public domain. Intelligence agency officials, who work in a secret …

Only final decisions of the Collegium need to be put in the public domain: Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Only final decisions of the Collegium need to be put in the public domain: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on December 9, 2022 held that only the final decisions of the apex court Collegium need to be published in the public domain. A “final decision” of the Supreme Court Collegium would mean a resolution drawn and signed by all the collegium members of the court after due deliberations, discussions among them and post consultations conducted among …

Collegium deliberations not subject to RTI, only final resolution put in public domain: SC
2 years, 1 month ago

Collegium deliberations not subject to RTI, only final resolution put in public domain: SC

India Today  

Collegium deliberations are not subject to the Right to Information Act, and only the signed final resolution of the Collegium is put in the public domain, the Supreme Court said on Friday. READ | Collegium system for appointment of judges most transparent, says Supreme Court Bhardwaj in her plea had challenged a verdict of the Delhi High court, which had …

Collegium system for appointment of judges most transparent, says Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Collegium system for appointment of judges most transparent, says Supreme Court

India Today  

The system of appointment of judges is the most transparent one and should not be derailed, said the Supreme Court on Friday while hearing an appeal against a Delhi High Court judgment which denied information on a collegium meeting of 2018 under the Right to Information Act. The apex court was hearing a case filed by activist Anjali Bhardwaj, who …

SC issues statement on collegium, says existing system should not be derailed
2 years, 1 month ago

SC issues statement on collegium, says existing system should not be derailed

India TV News  

The Supreme Court said on Friday that the existing collegium system should not be derailed on the basis of statements of "some busybody", asserting the top court is one of the most transparent institutions. The top court was hearing a petition by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj against the Delhi High Court order dismissing her plea seeking the agenda of the …

SC-Lawyer Seeks AG's Consent For Contempt Action Against Info. Commissioner For 'Lowering' Supreme Court's Authority In His Order
2 years, 1 month ago

SC-Lawyer Seeks AG's Consent For Contempt Action Against Info. Commissioner For 'Lowering' Supreme Court's Authority In His Order

Live Law  

A Supreme Court Advocate-On-Record has written a letter to the Attorney General for India, R. Venkataramani, seeking his consent for the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against the Information Commissioner, CIC-Uday Mahurkar claiming that he lowered the authority of the Supreme Court of India in his Order. Essentially, in an order dated 25-11-2022, the Information Commissioner, Uday Mahurkar had observed …

'Should not have happened', SC on Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks on collegium
2 years, 1 month ago

'Should not have happened', SC on Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks on collegium

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday took strong exception to Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's recent comment on the collegium system of appointing judges, saying it should not have happened. A bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka said, "When someone in a high position says that.it should not have happened.". Senior advocate Vikas Singh brought to the notice of …

RTI portal to help people access information about Supreme Court operationalised
2 years, 1 month ago

RTI portal to help people access information about Supreme Court operationalised

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday launched its online Right to Information portal to help people access information about the Supreme Court. The announcement about the RTI portal, through which people can file applications, was made by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The SC has already made strides in the “open court” system by embracing video conferencing and commencing the live …

India is losing its cherished right to know
2 years, 1 month ago

India is losing its cherished right to know

The Hindu  

The most vital mandate of the Central Information Commission, the apex body under India’s transparency regime, is to decide whether certain information sought by a citizen ought to be disclosed or not. Until the 2019 amendment to the RTI Act, Information Commissioners appointed to the CIC were equal in status to the Chief Election Commissioner, and that of a Supreme …

RTI filing will be paperless, completely online soon, says SC
2 years, 1 month ago

RTI filing will be paperless, completely online soon, says SC

India Today  

The much-awaited online portal for filing Right To Information applications to help people access information about the Supreme Court is totally paperless and is ready to be launched soon. According to officials, the portal will be completely paperless and information pertaining to requests as well as responding to requests will be carried out online. Another feature which was added to …

‘CBI Exempt from RTI Act’: Kerala High Court Upholds Single-Judge Bench’s Order
2 years, 2 months ago

‘CBI Exempt from RTI Act’: Kerala High Court Upholds Single-Judge Bench’s Order

News 18  

Upholding the order of a single-judge bench, a division bench of the Kerala High Court held that the Central Bureau Investigation is not liable to furnish information under the Right to Information Act as it is included in the second schedule of the Act, which exempts security organisations established by the Central Government. The Assistant Solicitor General argued that orders …

CBI Not Liable To Furnish Information Under RTI Act, Exempted U/S 24: Kerala High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

CBI Not Liable To Furnish Information Under RTI Act, Exempted U/S 24: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently observed that the Central Bureau of Investigation is not liable to furnish any information sought under the RTI Act, as it is included in the second schedule in contemplation of Section 24 of the RTI Act which exempts certain organisations from the Act.As per Section 24 of the RTI Act, the Act shall not apply …

Employee's Performance Is "Personal Information" Exempted U/S 8(1)(j) RTI Act: J&K&L High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Employee's Performance Is "Personal Information" Exempted U/S 8(1)(j) RTI Act: J&K&L High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Saturday reiterated that the "performance of an employee or an officer in an organisation is primarily a matter between the employee and the employer and falls within the meaning of personal information." While the Public Information Officer of KVS on 1 March 2014 declined to provide the information on the ground …

Niira Radia tapes: Supreme Court directs CBI to file status report on probe into intercepted conversations
2 years, 3 months ago

Niira Radia tapes: Supreme Court directs CBI to file status report on probe into intercepted conversations

India TV News  

Highlights No criminality has been found in conversations: CBI tells SC in matter of Niira Radia tapes 3-judge bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud was hearing a plea filed by industrialist Ratan Tata The matter in Niira Radia tapes is now posted for next hearing on October 12, 2022 Niira Radia tapes : The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday …

Hours after taking over as CJI, Justice Lalit holds meeting over process of listing cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Hours after taking over as CJI, Justice Lalit holds meeting over process of listing cases

India Today  

Hours after taking over as the 49th Chief Justice of India, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit reached the Supreme Court to convene meetings with judges and registry officials to streamline the process of listing of cases. CJI Lalit reached the Supreme Court after the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where he first completed some paperwork formalities and then quickly called a …

Delhi High Court Refuses To Accept Media Reports About Justice Lokur's Comments On December 2018 Collegium Meeting
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Refuses To Accept Media Reports About Justice Lokur's Comments On December 2018 Collegium Meeting

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has refused to accept the media reports about the statements made by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur about the Supreme Court collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018, observing that they lack "evidentiary value".It observed that the Courts would be "clearly transgressing their well settled limitations" if cognizance were to be taken of. …

Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved order in a plea challenging an order of Central Information Commission denying information sought regarding the decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018.Justice Yashwant Varma reserved the order today after hearing Advocate Prashant Bhushan appearing for the petitioner, activist Anjali Bhardwaj.Bhardwaj. The Delhi High Court …

RTI Plea Seeking Details Of Supreme Court Collegium's December 2018 Meeting Rejected By CIC
3 years ago

RTI Plea Seeking Details Of Supreme Court Collegium's December 2018 Meeting Rejected By CIC

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission in a recent decision upheld an order of the First Appellate Authority under the Right to Information Act denying information sought regarding the decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018. Importantly, activist Anjali Bhardwaj had filed an RTI Application seeking information about SC's Collegium meet on December 12, …

Social Media Postings Against Judges: Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report Of Investigation From CBI
3 years ago

Social Media Postings Against Judges: Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Fresh Status Report Of Investigation From CBI

Live Law  

Dealing with the suo moto case regarding social media posts against Judges, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday sought a fresh status report of the investigation from the Central Central Bureau of Investigation on the lines of their own proposal submitted before the Court as to how the agency intends to probe the case.The Bench of Chief Justice Prashant …

Supreme Court concerned over eight states not giving consent for CBI probe
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court concerned over eight states not giving consent for CBI probe

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over eight state governments – all non-BJP ruled states -- not granting “general consent” to the Central Bureau of Investigation to carry out investigation in their respective states, describing it as not a “desirable position”. Sundresh expressed concern over the state of affairs as the investigating agency informed the court that …

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay RBI Notices To Bank Under RTI To Disclose Information
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay RBI Notices To Bank Under RTI To Disclose Information

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused the prayers made by Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India to stay the RTI notices issued to them by the Reserve Bank of India to disclose information related to defaulters list, inspection reports etc.A division bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari however issued notice on the writ petitions filed …

"Purpose And Object Of RTI Act Defeated Due To Frivolous Applications" Plea Before Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Curb Misuse Of RTI Act
3 years, 6 months ago

"Purpose And Object Of RTI Act Defeated Due To Frivolous Applications" Plea Before Supreme Court Seeks Guidelines To Curb Misuse Of RTI Act

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Monday adjourned the plea filed seeking guidelines to curb the misuse of Right to Information Act and smooth functioning of the public sectors, co-operative sectors, private Sectors, and organisation that fall under RTI Act.The adjournment was granted by a three-Judge Bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justice Bopanna and Justice Hrishikesh Roy in pursuance of a letter …

Supreme Court criticises govt for non-reply to Jairam Ramesh’s plea on changes in RTI Act
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court criticises govt for non-reply to Jairam Ramesh’s plea on changes in RTI Act

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday criticised the Union government for having not filed a reply for over a year to a petition by parliamentarian Jairam Ramesh challenging the amendments made to the Right to Information Act. The court, in January 2020, asked the Centre to file its reply to Mr. Ramesh’s plea that the amendments gave the government unparalleled powers …

Supreme Court Closes Suo Moto Case Taken To Probe "Larger Conspiracy" Behind Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-CJI Gogoi
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Closes Suo Moto Case Taken To Probe "Larger Conspiracy" Behind Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-CJI Gogoi

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the the suo moto proceedings which were instituted to examine if there was a "larger conspiracy" behind the allegations of sexual harassment against the then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. The case titled "In Re: Matter Of Great Public Importance Touching Upon The Independence Of Judiciary" was considered today by a Bench of …

Public Authority To Give Cogent Reasons For Claiming Exemption From Disclosure Of Information Sought Under The RTI Act: Delhi High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Public Authority To Give Cogent Reasons For Claiming Exemption From Disclosure Of Information Sought Under The RTI Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has on Friday observed that when a public authority withholds information under RTI Act, the burden is on the public authority to show in what manner disclosure of such information could impede the investigation. The present petition was filed seeking directions to impugn the order dated 15th January 2018 passed by the Central Information Commission, whereby it …

RTI- CPIO/PIO Cannot Function As 'Post Offices' And Withhold Information Without Reasonable Cause, Delhi High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

RTI- CPIO/PIO Cannot Function As 'Post Offices' And Withhold Information Without Reasonable Cause, Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently held that the Central Public Information Officer or PIOs cannot withhold information without reasonable cause and that such officers cannot function merely as "post offices" while dealing with information sought under the Right to Information Act. The Court while reiterating various principles of the CPIOs and other Public information Officers held that the government …

Disclosure of interest in info sought under RTI not ‘necessary’ but ‘important’
3 years, 11 months ago

Disclosure of interest in info sought under RTI not ‘necessary’ but ‘important’

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has modified its earlier order to state that disclosure of applicant’s interest in the information sought under the Right to Information Act is “necessary” only when personal information is sought. On Friday, justice Prathiba Singh modified her earlier order of Jan 12 where it had said that the reason for disclosure of applicant’s interest is “necessary” …

Disclosure Of Interest In Information Being Sought Under RTI Act Necessary To Establish Applicant's Bonafide: Delhi High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Disclosure Of Interest In Information Being Sought Under RTI Act Necessary To Establish Applicant's Bonafide: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that whenever information is sought under the 'Right To Information Act, 2005', the disclosure of applicant's interest in the information being sought would be necessary to establish his/her bonafides. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh specifically observed, "This Court is of the opinion that whenever information is sought under the RTI Act, …

"SC Never Releases Info On In-house Proceedings": Supreme Court Refutes Media Reports On Action In Andhra CM's Allegations
4 years ago

"SC Never Releases Info On In-house Proceedings": Supreme Court Refutes Media Reports On Action In Andhra CM's Allegations

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday has issued a Press Release to categorically refute media reports which state that action will be taken by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde in matters pertaining to allegations against members of the higher judiciary. The statement goes on to note that any inquiries that are conducted under the "In-House procedure" of the Apex Court …

Publication Of Court Order No Violation Of Right To Privacy : Indian Kanoon Opposes Plea In Kerala HC To Remove Personal Details From Reported Judgment
4 years ago

Publication Of Court Order No Violation Of Right To Privacy : Indian Kanoon Opposes Plea In Kerala HC To Remove Personal Details From Reported Judgment

Live Law  

"Law allows the publication of matters which are "public records", including court records and orders of courts/tribunals," said legal search engine Indian Kanoon in a counter-affidavit filed before the Kerala High Court in response to a writ petition seeking removal of the name/ personal details of the Petitioner. Right To Be Forgotten: Kerala HC Admits Plea For Removal Of Personal …

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