Amendment to RTI Act will compromise autonomy of information commissions, undermine status of commissioners, say ex-officials
5 years, 5 months ago

Amendment to RTI Act will compromise autonomy of information commissions, undermine status of commissioners, say ex-officials

Firstpost  

The Right to Information Bill, 2019 proposes to give the Centre the powers to set the salaries and service conditions of information commissioners at the central and state levels. After the amendment to the RTI Act, the information commissioners will be totally dependent on the government for tenure and salaries, Acharyulu said. Wajahat Habibullah, the first chief information commissioner, claimed that through the amendment the government seeks to usurp Parliament’s power to determine the salaries of the information commissioners and their tenure fixed by the RTI Act at the central and state levels. Former information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said that the government has given no plausible reason to amend the RTI Act. Countering the government’s claim that the RTI Act was drafted hurriedly and therefore, there were anomalies in it, he said that before being passed in 2005, the bill was referred to a Standing Committee, which examined all the provisions at length and recommended that in order to ensure autonomy of information commissions, the commissioners should be given a status equivalent to election commissioners who in turn are equivalent to Supreme Court judges.

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Ecostani: Why the landmark RTI act is moribund and who is to blame
1 month ago

Ecostani: Why the landmark RTI act is moribund and who is to blame

Hindustan Times  

The only law in India that authorises people to question those in power, the Right To Information Act, has been weakened in several states including those ruled by the Congress, the party that introduced the landmark transparency law in 2005. In many states, state information commissions have been defunct for several years as the information commissioners, who hear the RTI …

After RTI Activist Flags Vacancies In Information Commissions, Supreme Court Seeks Data From Centre & States On CIC/SICs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After RTI Activist Flags Vacancies In Information Commissions, Supreme Court Seeks Data From Centre & States On CIC/SICs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today called on the Centre and states to furnish data regarding vacancies in Central/State Information Commissions as well as the proposed timelines for appointment of Information Commissioners thereto.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in a PIL raising the issue of large number of vacancies in information commissions set up under the …

INTERVIEW | ‘Information Commissions should be in the ICU’: Aruna Roy
1 year, 1 month ago

INTERVIEW | ‘Information Commissions should be in the ICU’: Aruna Roy

The Hindu  

The social activist says that those in power continue to find ways to refuse and thwart RTI requests. Power and independence equivalent to the Election Commissioners were vested in them to ensure smooth implementation of the law so that citizens could easily access information without interference from the officers who held the information. If “justice delayed is justice denied”, then …

Explained | Has the Right to Information been weakened over the years?
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Has the Right to Information been weakened over the years?

The Hindu  

For 13 years, the Right to Information Act, 2005, helped citizens obtain information and data from the Government and State institutions that are not readily available in public domain. Amending the RTI Act Apart from allowing certain information to be kept secret for national security and sovereignty reasons, the RTI Act makes one exemption: it prohibits personal data disclosure of …

'Ensure Public Authorities Follow Mandate Of Section 4 RTI Act' : Supreme Court Directs Central/State Information Commissioners
1 year, 4 months ago

'Ensure Public Authorities Follow Mandate Of Section 4 RTI Act' : Supreme Court Directs Central/State Information Commissioners

Live Law  

The Supreme Court directed the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commissions to ensure proper implementation of the mandate of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act. "While declaring that all citizens shall have the ‘right to information’ under Section 3 of the Act, the co-relative ‘duty’ in the form of obligation of public authorities is recognized in …

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 …

Data | Unfilled vacancies, stagnant workforce delay RTI replies and appeals
2 years, 2 months ago

Data | Unfilled vacancies, stagnant workforce delay RTI replies and appeals

The Hindu  

Data show that the number of information officers and first appellate authorities in the Central government has remained stagnant in the last few years. A report released in October by the Satark Nagrik Sangathan, titled ‘Report Card on the Performance of Information Commissions in India, 2021-22’, states that the number of appeals and complaints pending before the Central and State …

Three lakh and counting: RTI pleas pile up at information commissions
2 years, 2 months ago

Three lakh and counting: RTI pleas pile up at information commissions

The Hindu  

A good 17 years after India got the Right to Information Act, the transparency regime in the country remains a mirage with nearly 3.15 lakh complaints or appeals pending with 26 information commissions across India. 2 completely defunct The report says two out of 29 information commissions across the country are completely defunct, four of them headless at the moment …

RTI Application Can’t be Rejected On Mere Third Party Objection, Says MP Information Commission
3 years ago

RTI Application Can’t be Rejected On Mere Third Party Objection, Says MP Information Commission

News 18  

An RTI plea can’t be turned down merely on the basis of a third party objection on the matter, MP State Information Commission said on Thursday. Rejecting the objection of a third party, the Information Commissioner Rahul Singh asked to turn down the appeal and directed the concerned department to offer information to the RTI applicant immediately. However, Mishra then …

How the Right to Information Act is being steadily scuttled
3 years, 2 months ago

How the Right to Information Act is being steadily scuttled

India Today  

On October 12, marking the 16th anniversary of the Right to Information Act, Satark Nagrik Sangathan, a citizens’ collective, put out a revealing report on how a pathbreaking governance reform is being stalled. The Sangthan’s study shows that even as the RTI Act obligates each Information Commission to prepare an annual report on the implementation of the law, which is …

Changes to RTI Act do not ‘hamper’ Information Commissioners: Govt
3 years, 10 months ago

Changes to RTI Act do not ‘hamper’ Information Commissioners: Govt

The Hindu  

The government has said the amendments introduced in the Right to Information Act are for “administrative” convenience and do not “hamper” the independent functioning of Information Commissioners. Mr. Ramesh had said the amendments jeopardise the independent functioning of the Central Information Commissions and the State Information Commissions. The Rules framed under the amendments concerning the conditions of service and tenure …

'Info in One Click': MP Information Commissioner On Decision Behind Revolutionary Order On RTI
3 years, 10 months ago

'Info in One Click': MP Information Commissioner On Decision Behind Revolutionary Order On RTI

News 18  

A journalist-turned-Information Commissioner at Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission, Rahul Singh, has been quietly revolutionising the way the Right to Information Act is used to elicit information by one and all. Continuing with his efforts to strengthen RTI in different public domains, he has on Monday directed Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, to order all the District Collectors to …

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 …

"Can't Provide Details Of Prime Minister's Entourage": IAF Moves Delhi High Court Against CIC Order Directing Disclosure Under RTI Act
4 years, 1 month ago

"Can't Provide Details Of Prime Minister's Entourage": IAF Moves Delhi High Court Against CIC Order Directing Disclosure Under RTI Act

Live Law  

A writ petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court against an order of the CIC, said to be affecting the sovereignty and integrity of India, inasmuch as it directs the Indian Air Force to disclose details of the Prime Minister's entourage under the RTI Act. The petition has been filed by the CPIO, Directorate of Personal Services, Air …

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha is New CIC, 3 Information Commissioners Join Transparency Watchdog
4 years, 2 months ago

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha is New CIC, 3 Information Commissioners Join Transparency Watchdog

News 18  

New Delhi: Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner on Saturday, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Sinha as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, it said. Later, Sinha administered the oath of office to journalist Uday …

Govt denies info on Chief Information Commissioner applicants
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt denies info on Chief Information Commissioner applicants

The Hindu  

The Department of Personnel and Training has received 139 applications for the post of Chief Information Commissioner, which has been vacant for almost two months. However, it has denied a Right to Information request seeking further details about the candidates, the search committee members and the short-listing criteria, despite a Supreme Court order directing the government to make such information …

Key posts vacant as RTI law completes 15 years
4 years, 2 months ago

Key posts vacant as RTI law completes 15 years

Hindustan Times  

Around one-third of information commissions in India are headless, one-fourth of information commission posts are lying vacant and in Jharkhand and Tripura, the commissions are defunct, two reports on 15 years of the Right To Information law said on Monday. In these 15 years, around 33 million RTI applications were filed with various government departments across the country, said Transparency …

Transparency Finds New Dimension at MP Info Panel, Virtual Hearing on RTI Appeal Live-streamed on Facebook
4 years, 4 months ago

Transparency Finds New Dimension at MP Info Panel, Virtual Hearing on RTI Appeal Live-streamed on Facebook

News 18  

That transparency only hinges on pieces of papers and supposedly a red tape draped around them now seems a thing of the past. And significant credit must go to a journalist turned information commissioner from Madhya Pradesh who added a new dimension of transparency in the RTI Act by live-streaming the hearing of an appeal on Wednesday. On Wednesday he …

SC Issues Notice On Jairam Ramesh's Plea Challenging RTI (Amendment) Act 2019 [Read Petition]
4 years, 11 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Jairam Ramesh's Plea Challenging RTI (Amendment) Act 2019 [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Friday issued notice to the Centre on ex-Union Minister and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh's challenge to the amendments in the RTI Act.The Parliament had in July last year passed the Right to Information Bill 2019, to change the fixed term of the Information Commissioners, and make their pay and …

Nothing In RTI Act Empowers CIC To Constitute Any Committee Or Conduct Any Enquiry On Its Behalf : Bombay HC [Read Order]
4 years, 11 months ago

Nothing In RTI Act Empowers CIC To Constitute Any Committee Or Conduct Any Enquiry On Its Behalf : Bombay HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday ruled that nothing in the Right to Information Act, 2005 empowers the State or Central Information Commission to constitute any committee or conduct any enquiry on its behalf and stayed the implementation of an order passed by an Information Commissioner directing the Department of Economic Affairs to conduct an enquiry. Division bench of Justice …

Clear pendency of cases, improve training quality: RTI activists appeal to government
5 years, 1 month ago

Clear pendency of cases, improve training quality: RTI activists appeal to government

The Hindu  

As the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government assumes charge, Right to Information activists have put forth a list of their demands to shore up the efficacy of the RTI Act. While former Chief Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi has written a letter to the Chief Minister regarding the massive pendency of RTI cases and the need to appoint more information …

No office is above the law, even CJI is under RTI ambit, rules SC
5 years, 1 month ago

No office is above the law, even CJI is under RTI ambit, rules SC

Live Mint  

Expanding the ambit of Right to Information applications, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Delhi high court judgement declaring the Chief Justice’s office as a “public authority” that falls under the Right to Information Act. The Supreme Court appealed the order in the Delhi high court and justice S. Ravindra Bhat in September 2009 upheld the order of the …

RTI Activists Move SC To Implement Directions On Appointment Of Information Commissioners [Read Application]
5 years, 2 months ago

RTI Activists Move SC To Implement Directions On Appointment Of Information Commissioners [Read Application]

Live Law  

An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions for the timely and transparent appointment of Chief and Information Commissioners of the Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions in order to secure the fundamental Right to Information and the effective implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005. On February 15, 2019, the Supreme Court had issued …

RTI Amendments: An Obituary To Independent Information Commission
5 years, 2 months ago

RTI Amendments: An Obituary To Independent Information Commission

Live Law  

The suspense and mystery on the real impact on RTI is now ended. Information Commissioners get less salary than Chief Information Commissioner, which creates hierarchy which was deliberately avoided in original Act. Making Chief IC a subordinate to Govt The Act and Rules of 2019 have the effect of indoctrinating complete subordination into the institution of the information commission, making …

Government notifies new RTI rules
5 years, 2 months ago

Government notifies new RTI rules

The Hindu  

The government on Thursday notified new rules under the Right to Information Act that reduced the tenure of information commissioners from five years to three, something which activists on Friday said would affect their independence. The Right to Information Rules, 2019 notified by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions set the tenure of information commissioners at three years …

Kerala HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging RTI Amendment Act 2019 [Read Petition]
5 years, 4 months ago

Kerala HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging RTI Amendment Act 2019 [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the vires of the Right to Information Act 2019. Lawyer and RTI Activist, D. B. Binu, has challenged the constitutionality of the amended Sections 13, 16 and 27 of the Act in as much as they prescribe that the term, salaries, allowances and conditions …

RTI (Amendment) Bill passed in RS: BJP sought stronger law when in Opposition, wants to weaken it now, says ex-CIC Shailesh Gandhi
5 years, 5 months ago

RTI (Amendment) Bill passed in RS: BJP sought stronger law when in Opposition, wants to weaken it now, says ex-CIC Shailesh Gandhi

Firstpost  

The Right to Information Bill, 2019, introduced by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, in the ongoing session of Parliament, has a section of Opposition parties and transparency activists up in arms. Firstly, the amendment lays down that the Central government will decide the term of office for the chief information commissioner and information …

Locking up information: Crippling the RTI Act
5 years, 5 months ago

Locking up information: Crippling the RTI Act

Deccan Chronicle  

The NDA looks serious about its legislative business: almost a dozen bills were presented and passed in Parliament in the current sitting; and many of them have important consequences. The only restriction on this right must be in line with the reasonable restrictions permitted under Article 19 which may be in the ‘interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, …

Amendment may impair the right to information
5 years, 5 months ago

Amendment may impair the right to information

Deccan Chronicle  

The Right to Information Act was enacted in June 2005, and came into force in October the same year. The Act has been working fairly smoothly since 2005, and has rightly been used to uncover corruption and administrative ineptitude in government, apart from assisting ordinary people in getting their due from public authorities. Embarrassment was also caused to the government …

RTI Amendment Bill Passed By Parliament
5 years, 5 months ago

RTI Amendment Bill Passed By Parliament

Live Law  

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Right to Information Bill 2019, which was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Monday.The motion to refer the Bill to Standing Committee was rejected by the majority. The Bill proposes to change the fixed term of the Information Commissioners, and make their pay and service conditions subject to the executive rules to be …

It's 'RTI Elimination Bill', Says Dr Shashi Tharoor On RTI Amendment
5 years, 5 months ago

It's 'RTI Elimination Bill', Says Dr Shashi Tharoor On RTI Amendment

Live Law  

During the Lok Sabha discussion on the Right to Information Act Bill 2019, Dr. Shahsi Tharoor heavily criticized it, by terming it 'RTI Elimination Bill'.He said that changing the fixed tenure of the Information Commissioners, and making their service conditions subject to the executive rules to be framed by the Central Government will undermine their autonomy and. "Now through the …

Anna Hazare accuses Narendra Modi govt of ‘betraying’ people after Lok Sabha passes RTI Amendment bill
5 years, 5 months ago

Anna Hazare accuses Narendra Modi govt of ‘betraying’ people after Lok Sabha passes RTI Amendment bill

Firstpost  

A day after the Lok Sabha passed amendments to the Right to Information Act, social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday accused the Union government of betraying Indian citizens through the move. Pune: A day after the Lok Sabha passed amendments to the Right to Information Act, social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday accused the Union government of betraying Indian citizens …

Two Former CICs Explain How Amendment To RTI Is Breaking Backbone Of Information Commissioners
5 years, 5 months ago

Two Former CICs Explain How Amendment To RTI Is Breaking Backbone Of Information Commissioners

Live Law  

The Union Government's plan to amend the Right to Information Act is mainly to alter the salary structure and tenure of Information Commissioners and weaken all the Information Commissioners and Commissions both at Centre and States. No consultation or debate Ignoring all these suggestions and discussions and report by Parliamentary Standing Committee, the Government says that RTI Act 2005 was …

Sonia Gandhi issues statement condemning Modi govt for passing RTI (Amendment) Bill, says, Centre 'hell-bent on subverting law'
5 years, 5 months ago

Sonia Gandhi issues statement condemning Modi govt for passing RTI (Amendment) Bill, says, Centre 'hell-bent on subverting law'

Firstpost  

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said in a statement that the Centre is determined to subvert the Right to Information Act, 2005. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday, in a statement, said that the Narendra Modi-led Centre is determined to subvert the Right to Information Act, 2005. pic.twitter.com/OW0m8lhWzs — Congress July 23, 2019 The bill proposed to give the …

Subverting the RTI regime
5 years, 5 months ago

Subverting the RTI regime

The Hindu  

The recent passage of the Right to Information Bill by the Lok Sabha has reignited the debate on the future of important institutions in India. Two of the most controversial provisions of the Bill are: a) the stipulation that the terms of office of the Central and State Information Commissioners will be determined by the Central government as against the …

Lok Sabha passes bill amending Right To Information Act; Opposition terms it 'attempt to undermine the law'
5 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha passes bill amending Right To Information Act; Opposition terms it 'attempt to undermine the law'

Firstpost  

Lok Sabha passed the bill amending the RTI Act, amid objections by the Opposition which alleged that it was an attempt to undermine the law. New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Monday passed the bill amending the Right To Information Act, amid objections by the Opposition which alleged that it was an attempt to undermine the law and make the transparency …

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend RTI, Oppn says centre is weakening the law
5 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend RTI, Oppn says centre is weakening the law

Live Mint  

A critical piece of legislation that seeks to amend the landmark transparency law, Right to Information, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday amid strong protests by all key Opposition parties. “From the beginning of its first term in 2014, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has brought transparency in governance for greater public participation,” Jitendra Singh, Union minister …

Lok Sabha passes Bill amending RTI Act amidst strong objection from Opposition
5 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha passes Bill amending RTI Act amidst strong objection from Opposition

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Right to Information Bill, 2019 three days after it was introduced. The Bill states that the functions being carried out by the Election Commission of India and the Central and State Information Commissions are totally different. Some MPs even called it the ‘RTI Elimination Bill.’ Leader of the Congress in the House Adhir …

Lok Sabha passes RTI Amendment Bill: Here is what you need to know
5 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha passes RTI Amendment Bill: Here is what you need to know

India TV News  

A bill proposing to give the Centre the power to set the tenure and salaries of the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid strong objection from the Opposition. Moving the bill, which was tabled in the house on July 19, for passage, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra …

Opposition slams govt over RTI Amendment bill, says govt planning to make transparency panel a 'toothless tiger'
5 years, 5 months ago

Opposition slams govt over RTI Amendment bill, says govt planning to make transparency panel a 'toothless tiger'

Firstpost  

“The RTI Bill, 2019, is a deliberate attempt to undermine the RTI Act and make it toothless tiger like National Human Rights Commission,” Congress leader Shashi Tharoor alleged New Delhi: The opposition on Friday slammed the government in Lok Sabha over the provisions of a bill to amend the Right to Information Act, alleging it has been brought to undermine …

Breaking : Lok Sabha Passes RTI Amendment Bill [Read Bill]
5 years, 5 months ago

Breaking : Lok Sabha Passes RTI Amendment Bill [Read Bill]

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Right to Information Bill 2019 which seeks to amend the RTI Act 2005.Speaker Om Birla announced that the motion to vote on bill was passed with 218 'yes' votes as against 79 'no' votes. The amendment bill proposes to change the period of office of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioner as "for …

RTI Amendment bill moved for consideration, passage in Lok Sabha; Centre says it's aimed at 'streamlining' of information commission
5 years, 5 months ago

RTI Amendment bill moved for consideration, passage in Lok Sabha; Centre says it's aimed at 'streamlining' of information commission

Firstpost  

Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh moved the RTI amendment bill for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha on Monday saying it is aimed at streamlining and institutionalising the functioning of information commission. New Delhi: Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh moved the RTI amendment bill for consideration and passage …

Arvind Kejriwal opposes Centre's decision to amend RTI Act, says move 'will end independence of information commissions'
5 years, 5 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal opposes Centre's decision to amend RTI Act, says move 'will end independence of information commissions'

Firstpost  

Arvind Kejriwal opposed the Centre’s move to amend the RTI Act, alleging that it will end the independence of central and states information commissions. New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday opposed the Centre’s move to amend the RTI Act, alleging that it will end the independence of central and states information commissions. Kejriwal, who had actively worked …

The tremor of unwelcome amendments to the RTI Act
5 years, 5 months ago

The tremor of unwelcome amendments to the RTI Act

The Hindu  

“Amendments” have haunted the Right to Information community ever since the RTI Act came into effect almost 14 years ago. In the form of the Right to Information Bill, 2019, they seek to amend Sections 13, 16, and 27 of the RTI Act which carefully links, and thereby equates, the status of the Central Information Commissioners with the Election Commissioners …

Centre Proposes RTI Amendments To Dilute Fixed Tenure And Service Conditions Of Information Commissioners
5 years, 5 months ago

Centre Proposes RTI Amendments To Dilute Fixed Tenure And Service Conditions Of Information Commissioners

Live Law  

The Right to Information Bill 2019 tabled by the Centre in the Lok Sabha on Friday seeks to amend the RTI Act 2005 to dilute the statutorily fixed tenure and service conditions of Information Commissioners. Further, the amendment gives power to the Central Government to fix the salary and allowances of Chief Information Commissioners and State Information Commissioners. The RTI …

Agenda for new government: Protecting right to information
5 years, 7 months ago

Agenda for new government: Protecting right to information

India Today  

The significance of access to information about the government's functioning can't be over-emphasised. So much so that while hearing the government's "stolen documents" claims in the Rafale case, the Supreme Court made the Attorney General KK Venugopal read out three sections of the RTI Act in the open court - section 22 which overrides the Official Secrets Act ; section …

CIC appointment needn’t be confined to bureaucrats, says Supreme Court
5 years, 10 months ago

CIC appointment needn’t be confined to bureaucrats, says Supreme Court

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that the appointment of the Central Information Commissioner and information commissioners at the central and state levels need not be confined to bureaucrats and should be completed within six months. The process should start two months before vacancies come up and if the process for pending vacancies has already started, it should …

RTI integral, says Supreme Court but refuses to come under it
5 years, 10 months ago

RTI integral, says Supreme Court but refuses to come under it

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday lauded the role of the Right to Information Act as an “integral part of any vibrant democracy.” But the apex court itself has refused to come under the ambit of the information transparency law for the past one decade. The question involved was whether disclosure of information under RTI about judicial appointments, transfers of Supreme …

SC passes directions calling for transparency for appointment of CIC, ICs
5 years, 10 months ago

SC passes directions calling for transparency for appointment of CIC, ICs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: To ensure transparency in the appointment of the Central Information Commissioner and information commissioners, the Supreme Court on Friday issued certain directions for the process. Sikri and S. Abdul Nazeer held that the process of filling vacancies for CIC’s and information commissioners at the central and state level should be completed within six months. It was further held …

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