Explained | Has the Right to Information been weakened over the years?
1 year, 7 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 citizens by the government, unless there is an overriding public interest in doing so. The Right to Information Act, 2019 gave the Union Government unilateral power in deciding how long information commissioners, who hear appeals against unsatisfactory or absent RTI responses, can serve, and what their salaries are. While activists have long warned of the weakening of the RTI Act, most of the damage they have seen is not merely from changes in the text of the law, but from the ways that various institutions across different Government apparatuses discharge their duties, in the narrowing of avenues to conveniently file requests and obtain information after doing so, and having appeals fall on unstaffed appeal bodies.

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Congress leaders, activists bemoan weakening of RTI Act through data protection law
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Congress leaders, activists bemoan weakening of RTI Act through data protection law

The Hindu  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reiterated concerns on Tuesday that the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, was weakening the Right to Information Act, 2005. “On the one hand, India has been coming on top in Misinformation and Disinformation for the past few years, on the other hand, the Modi government is bent on weakening the Right To Information Act implemented …

Modi govt weakening RTI in name of data protection: Kharge
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Modi govt weakening RTI in name of data protection: Kharge

The Hindu  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Modi government of weakening the Right To Information Act in the name of data protection and asserted that his party will keep fighting against the "dictatorial" regime to secure the rights of the people. एक तरफ़ Misinformation और Disinformation में भारत पिछले वर्षों से शीर्ष स्थान पर आ रहा है, दूसरी तरफ़ …

The RTI is now the ‘right to deny information’
1 month, 1 week ago

The RTI is now the ‘right to deny information’

The Hindu  

The introduction of the Right to Information Act was a move that generated great hope among citizens since it recognised them to be the rulers of the nation. vs Aditya Bandopadhyay & Ors, in paragraph 33: “Some High Courts have held that section 8 of RTI Act is in the nature of an exception to section 3 which empowers the …

Right To Information (RTI) Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Right To Information (RTI) Act: All India Annual Digest 2024

Live Law  

SUPREME COURT Section 12 – Validity of Central Information Commission Regulations, 2007 framed by the Chief Information Commissioner under Section 12 of the RTI Act – Powers of the CIC – Held, the use of the words “superintendence, direction and management” in Sections 12 of the RTI Act clearly provides the CIC an ambit of power wide enough to frame …

Passport, Personal ID Details Can't Be Disclosed To Third Party Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Passport, Personal ID Details Can't Be Disclosed To Third Party Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that details about passport and personal identification documents cannot be disclosed to a third party under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Justice Sachin Datta referred to various judgments on the issue and said:“…disclosures which may be sought by a third party under the provisions of RTI act pertaining to passport or any …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On RTI Activist's Plea Challenging Amendment To Election Rules Restricting Public Disclosure Of Poll Records
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On RTI Activist's Plea Challenging Amendment To Election Rules Restricting Public Disclosure Of Poll Records

Live Law  

The Supreme issued notice to the Union Government and the Election Commission of India in a petition challenging the amendments to the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 which seeks to restrict people's right to access election related records. The bench comprising CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice in the petition tagged it with the similarly pending challenge …

RTI's Purpose Not To Satisfy Curiosity: Delhi University Opposes Disclosure Of PM Modi's Degree Information
2 months, 2 weeks ago

RTI's Purpose Not To Satisfy Curiosity: Delhi University Opposes Disclosure Of PM Modi's Degree Information

ABP News  

New Delhi: University of Delhi on Monday said the purpose of RTI was not to satiate a third party's curiosity as it challenged the central information commission's order over disclosure of information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree. Appearing before Delhi High Court's Justice Sachin Datta, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said students' information was held by a university in a …

RTI Act's purpose not to satisfy curiosity: Delhi University in PM's degree row
2 months, 2 weeks ago

RTI Act's purpose not to satisfy curiosity: Delhi University in PM's degree row

India Today  

The University of Delhi on Monday said the purpose of RTI was not to satiate a third party's curiosity as it challenged the central information commission's order over disclosure of information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree. Appearing before Delhi High Court's Justice Sachin Datta, solicitor general Tushar Mehta said students' information was held by a university in a "fiduciary …

[PM Modi Degree Row] 'RTI Act's Purpose Not To Satisfy Someone's Curiosity': DU Tells Delhi High Court
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

[PM Modi Degree Row] 'RTI Act's Purpose Not To Satisfy Someone's Curiosity': DU Tells Delhi High Court

Live Law  

In the case related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's academic degree, the Delhi University on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the purpose of Right to Information Act is not to satisfy someone's curiosity. The Court was hearing DU's plea filed in 2017 challenging an order of the Central Information Commission directing it to allow inspection of records of …

‘What is the use of RTI if there are no people to work for it?’ Supreme Court asks Centre, States
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘What is the use of RTI if there are no people to work for it?’ Supreme Court asks Centre, States

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the chronic delay shown by the Centre and States in appointing Information Commissioners to decide citizens’ rights under the Right to Information Act, asking what was the use of creating the transparency-in-governance institution in the country if there were no people to work for the law. A Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant noted …

No secret affair: on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025
2 months, 4 weeks ago

No secret affair: on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

The Hindu  

The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, is a long overdue advance in the direction of enforcing the fundamental right to informational privacy for Indians, affirmed by the Supreme Court of India in the landmark case, Justice K.S. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, which these draft rules seek to enforce, was passed in Parliament over a year ago. …

RTI Website Reopens After Over a Year, Faces Issues
3 months, 2 weeks ago

RTI Website Reopens After Over a Year, Faces Issues

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After being non-functional for about more than a year, the Right to Information website has opened for public access but with some difficulties. It was non-functional due to the lack of a security audit certificate, the ITEC department stated in a response to a query filed by an activist under the Right to Information Act. "The contacts of each …

Ecostani: Why the landmark RTI act is moribund and who is to blame
3 months, 3 weeks 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
4 months, 1 week 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 | Public can seek info even about TN information commission under RTI: SIC commissioner
4 months, 3 weeks ago

INTERVIEW | Public can seek info even about TN information commission under RTI: SIC commissioner

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The general public can seek information even about the State Information Commission under the RTI Act, said State Information Commissioner S Selvaraj, while speaking to TNIE on Saturday. The state information commission organised an awareness meeting with Public Information Officers at the collectorate, which is when Selvaraj spoke to TNIE. As per the RTI act, each PIOs need to …

SIC pulls up Feroke municipality for negligence in processing RTI files
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SIC pulls up Feroke municipality for negligence in processing RTI files

The Hindu  

A flash inspection carried out under the leadership of Kerala State Information Commissioners A. Abdul Hakkim and T.K. Ramakrishnan in the Feroke municipal office on Thursday revealed grave negligence and irregularities on the part of officials in handling applications submitted under the Right to Information Act. The Commissioners also disclosed receiving petitions about alleged efforts by some officials to intimidate …

6,845 RTI applications and appeals pending with State Information Commission
4 months, 4 weeks ago

6,845 RTI applications and appeals pending with State Information Commission

New Indian Express  

THRISSUR : Introduced in 2005 to ensure transparency in governance, the Right to Information Act is considered a powerful tool against corruption, empowering ordinary citizens to question those in power about their actions. According to data, as of August 9, a total of 6,845 RTI applications, including newly filed applications and appeals, are pending in the office of the State …

"Improper": Kerala High Court Pulls Up State Public Service Commission For Destroying Records During Pendency Of RTI Application
8 months, 1 week ago

"Improper": Kerala High Court Pulls Up State Public Service Commission For Destroying Records During Pendency Of RTI Application

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court stated that the Kerala Public Service Commission has the power to destroy records in accordance with the Office Manual prescribing record preservation procedures and Rules made under the Kerala Destruction of Records Act. If in such event it is brought to the notice of the State Information Commission that during the pendency of an application for …

‘Activists have better knowledge of RTI Act than government officials’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Activists have better knowledge of RTI Act than government officials’

The Hindu  

Expressing discontentment over the poor knowledge of the Right To Information Act among government officials, Ravindra Gurunath Dhakappa, the State Information Commissioner, said that some RTI activists had better knowledge of the RTI Act than them. “Poor knowledge of the RTI Act in government officials results in annoyance for applicants who rightfully seek information from public offices. Speaking on the …

CIC upholds decision of Rashtrapati Bhavan on RTI query
9 months, 2 weeks ago

CIC upholds decision of Rashtrapati Bhavan on RTI query

The Hindu  

The Central Information Commission has upheld the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s response to a Right to Information Act query on the number of times former President Ram Nath Kovind returned any decision taken by the Prime Minister/Union Council of Ministers for reconsideration. In his first appeal before the First Appellate Authority he wanted to know whether the reply meant that the former …

Can’t refuse information under RTI on grounds that it’s ‘bulky’, says Delhi High Court
11 months ago

Can’t refuse information under RTI on grounds that it’s ‘bulky’, says Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The High Court has held that a public authority cannot deny information under the Right to Information Act on the grounds that the information sought is “bulky”. The court said that denying information on the grounds that the information sought by an individual is bulky “will amount to adding one more exemption under Section 8 of the RTI Act”. The …

Official not furnishing info sought via RTI Act, alleges petitioner in TN
1 year, 1 month ago

Official not furnishing info sought via RTI Act, alleges petitioner in TN

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: A public information officer, who was fined Rs 5,000 by the State Public Information Commissioner and asked to provide requested details to a petitioner, has failed to abide by the instruction even after months of passing the order. According to sources, M Sakthi, who was working as an executive engineer at the TANGEDCO office in Periyakulam, submitted an RTI …

INTERVIEW | ‘Information Commissions should be in the ICU’: Aruna Roy
1 year, 4 months 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 …

Right To Information Act will become a dead letter if...: Supreme Court to Centre
1 year, 5 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 …

Today’s Cache | India’s Personal Data Protection Act weakens RTI; Google hit with copyright lawsuit; Microsoft unbundles Teams to avert fines
1 year, 7 months ago

Today’s Cache | India’s Personal Data Protection Act weakens RTI; Google hit with copyright lawsuit; Microsoft unbundles Teams to avert fines

The Hindu  

India’s Personal Data Protection Act weakens RTI Activists have long warned of dilution of the Right to information and with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, of 2023, the qualified prohibitions to certain right to information to be kept secret have turned into total prohibitions. The lawsuit, alleging copyright violations, was filed by the Danish Media Association a year after …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Directions To RTI Authorities Amid Rise In Cryptic, Non-Speaking Orders
1 year, 7 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 …

'Ensure Public Authorities Follow Mandate Of Section 4 RTI Act' : Supreme Court Directs Central/State Information Commissioners
1 year, 7 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 …

Personal Data Protection: How India's Law Looks Compared to EU's Regulations
1 year, 7 months ago

Personal Data Protection: How India's Law Looks Compared to EU's Regulations

The Quint  

DPDPA seeks “to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto,” as mentioned at the beginning of the legislation. In August 2017, when the nine-judge bench …

'Denying Information Under The Guise Of Data Protection' : Concerns Raised About Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Amending RTI Act
1 year, 7 months ago

'Denying Information Under The Guise Of Data Protection' : Concerns Raised About Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Amending RTI Act

Live Law  

The Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill on Wednesday. The Bill seeks to provide protection to “personal data” and has provision to process it for “lawful purposes.”However, a significant change that the Bill has introduced is an exemption to provide personal information under Right To Information Act.Section 44 of the Bill amends Section 8 of. This is because …

India passes data protection legislation in Parliament. Critics fear privacy violation
1 year, 7 months ago

India passes data protection legislation in Parliament. Critics fear privacy violation

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian lawmakers Wednesday approved a data protection legislation that “seeks to better regulate big tech firms and penalize companies for data breaches” as several groups expressed concern over citizens’ privacy rights. The legislation will limit cross-border transfer of data and provide a framework for setting up a data protection authority to ensure compliance from tech companies, Information …

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passes in Lok Sabha; govt. shrugs off exemptions
1 year, 7 months ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 passes in Lok Sabha; govt. shrugs off exemptions

The Hindu  

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha in a voice vote, amid continuous sloganeering from the Opposition benches. The Bill, now headed to the Upper House, also amends the Right to Information Act, 2005 to remove public interest exemptions on disclosing personal information. “If the police is pursuing an offender somewhere, will they concern …

Data protection bill seeks to make regressive amendments to RTI Act: NCPRI
1 year, 7 months ago

Data protection bill seeks to make regressive amendments to RTI Act: NCPRI

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The National Campaign for Peoples’ Right to Information has expressed its disappointment over the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, saying it proposes “regressive” amendments to the Right to Information in the name of privacy. Section 8 of the RTI Act, 2005, allows government to share personal information if it is …

A Bill that fences in the right to information
1 year, 8 months ago

A Bill that fences in the right to information

The Hindu  

The news that the Union Cabinet has approved the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill and will table it in the monsoon session of Parliament raises certain issues. The proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has two provisions which would greatly weaken the Indian citizen’s right to information. It has a proviso which is an acid test to help anyone claiming …

Data Protection Bill poses severe restrictions to RTI Act, advocacy group NCPRI cautions government
1 year, 8 months ago

Data Protection Bill poses severe restrictions to RTI Act, advocacy group NCPRI cautions government

The Hindu  

An upcoming amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005 is set to remove the legal basis allowing government agencies to share personal information in public interest, a move that activists have warned would dilute the transparency law. According to that section, personal information cannot be disclosed under the RTI Act “which has no relationship to any public activity or …

RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that under the Right to Information Act, a Public information Officer has no authority to prefer an appeal against an order passed by the Appellate Authority, directing him to furnish information to an applicant under the Act. A single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda has said, “There is no …

Activists, MPs flag RTI amendment in data protection bill
2 years ago

Activists, MPs flag RTI amendment in data protection bill

The Hindu  

Activists and Opposition Members of Parliament on March 13 expressed concern that a proposed amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005, could close off avenues to citizens to uncover corruption. Section 8 of the RTI Act allows public authorities to refuse access to information if it intrudes on the privacy of an individual, but permits disclosure of information if …

Information About Place Of Posting, Deputation, Working Hours, Leaves Availed Cannot Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Punjab and Haryana High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Information About Place Of Posting, Deputation, Working Hours, Leaves Availed Cannot Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the information with regard to the employee's place of posting, period of deputation, working hours, place of headquarter during deputation, any type of leaves availed along with the permission to leave the headquarter, copy of attendance register and movement register is personal in nature and cannot be disclosed under the RTI …

Is the RTI Act fulfilling its purpose?
2 years, 3 months ago

Is the RTI Act fulfilling its purpose?

The Hindu  

The Right to Information Act was passed by Parliament in 2005, aiming to give people access to the records of the Central and State governments. Anjali Bhardwaj: What is remarkable about the RTI Act is that it came as a result of a very strong grassroots movement, where people from all walks of life came together to say that there …

Former Information Commissioners Express Concerns About Data Protection Bill Amending RTI Act
2 years, 3 months ago

Former Information Commissioners Express Concerns About Data Protection Bill Amending RTI Act

Live Law  

Former Information Commissioners have expressed concerns about the proposal to amend the Right to Information Act through the Data Protection Bill, as it would result in the complete exemption of personal information from disclosure.Mr. Former Information Commissioners have expressed concerns about the proposal to amend the Right to Information Act through the Data Protection Bill, as it would result in …

India is losing its cherished right to know
2 years, 4 months 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, 4 months 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 …

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Proposes To Amend RTI Act To Completely Bar Disclosure Of Personal Information
2 years, 4 months ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Proposes To Amend RTI Act To Completely Bar Disclosure Of Personal Information

Live Law  

The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18 for public comments, has a provision which proposes to amend the Right To Information Act 2005.Clause 30 of the draft proposes an amendment to Section 8 of the RTI Act, which will have the effect of totally …

Employee's Performance Is "Personal Information" Exempted U/S 8(1)(j) RTI Act: J&K&L High Court
2 years, 4 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

As IRCTC Mulls Data Monetisation, There Is an Urgent Need for Data Privacy Rules
2 years, 7 months ago

As IRCTC Mulls Data Monetisation, There Is an Urgent Need for Data Privacy Rules

The Quint  

Both these moves have sparked a new line of debate about the data privacy issues. The recent withdrawal of the Personal Data Protection Bill by the government, citing more comprehensive legislation, has also triggered concerns as data privacy remains guided by the provisions of the Information Technology Amendment Act 2008 and the related rules of 2011, and are found to …

Kerala State Information Commission has backlog of over 5,000 petitions, reveals RTI query
2 years, 7 months ago

Kerala State Information Commission has backlog of over 5,000 petitions, reveals RTI query

The Hindu  

About 5,280 appeal petitions are pending before the State Information Commission, as per an official reply to information sought under the Right to Information Act for the period between January 1, 2010 and May 31, 2022. The appeals are filed in the Central and State Information Commissions, which act as transparency watchdogs under the Right to Information Act 2005, when …

RTI Act | Information Commission Can't Turn Blind Eye To Culpable Delay In Furnishing Info By PIO: Karnataka High Court Imposes Penalty
2 years, 8 months ago

RTI Act | Information Commission Can't Turn Blind Eye To Culpable Delay In Furnishing Info By PIO: Karnataka High Court Imposes Penalty

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently observed that the Information Commission cannot let the undue delay caused by a Public Information Officer in furnishing information as sought for under the Right to Education Act, go unpunished.Leaving the culpable delay to go with impunity strikes at the root of law, a single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said.The court was …

Over 32,000 RTI appeals pending with Central Information Commission: Govt.
3 years, 3 months ago

Over 32,000 RTI appeals pending with Central Information Commission: Govt.

The Hindu  

More than 32,000 RTI appeals are pending with the Central Information Commission, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said there was a pendency of 35,178 and 38,116 RTI appeals during 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively. Mr. Singh said the government has taken several steps like capacity building through training …

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