Law Students File PIL Seeking Online RTI Portal For Supreme Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Law Students File PIL Seeking Online RTI Portal For Supreme Court

Live Law  

Two law students have moved the Supreme Court of India seeking an Online RTI Portal for the Supreme Court, for e-filing of RTI Applications and First Appeals. The PIL has been filed seeking directions to the respondents including the Supreme Court through its Secretary-General, Supreme Court's E-committee and the National Informatics Centre to set up an online RTI Portal in a time-bound. The PIL has been filed seeking directions to the respondents including the Supreme Court through its Secretary-General, Supreme Court's E-committee and the National Informatics Centre to set up an online RTI Portal in a time-bound manner. The petition filed through Advocate Neha Rathi has argued that the Supreme Court of India, despite being a "public authority" under Section 2 of the Right to Information Act 2005, has not created such a portal since the enactment of the RTI Act The plea has stated that the Government of India has already been running its Online RTI Portal successfully which covers all central ministries and departments giving the people a smooth and speedy access to information.

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1 year, 9 months ago

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India Today  

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1 year, 11 months ago

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Live Law  

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2 years ago

Supreme Court Directs Online RTI Portals To Be Set Up In All HCs In Three Months

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed all High Courts to to set up of online RTI Portals within three months, if they have not done so already. The direction was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala in the plea seeking mechanism to set up an online portal for e-filing Right …

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2 years, 4 months ago

RTI portal to help people access information about Supreme Court operationalised

The Hindu  

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2 years, 4 months ago

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India Today  

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2 years, 11 months ago

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Live Law  

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5 years, 4 months ago

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Op India  

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5 years, 5 months ago

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Firstpost  

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5 years, 7 months ago

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Live Law  

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9 years, 8 months ago

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Live Law  

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