[PM Modi Degree Row] 'RTI Act's Purpose Not To Satisfy Someone's Curiosity': DU Tells Delhi High Court
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[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 the students who had passed BA programme in 1978, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also stated to have cleared the examination. CIC in the order passed in 2016 said: "Having examined the case, the synonymous legislations and previous decisions, the Commission states that matters relating to education of a student fall under the public domain and hence order the relevant public authority to disclose information accordingly." Before the High Court, Delhi University, on the first date of hearing in 2017, contended that it had no difficulty in providing the information sought on the total number of students who appeared, passed or failed in the said examination.

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PM degree row: RTI’s purpose not to satisfy curiosity, Delhi University tells High Court
1 day, 17 hours ago

PM degree row: RTI’s purpose not to satisfy curiosity, Delhi University tells High Court

The Hindu  

The University of Delhi on Monday argued before the Delhi High Court that the purpose of a plea under the Right to Information Act was not to satiate a third party’s curiosity as it challenged the Central Information Commission’s order over the disclosure of information on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational degree. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said students’ information was …

‘Activists have better knowledge of RTI Act than government officials’
5 months, 4 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 …

Can’t refuse information under RTI on grounds that it’s ‘bulky’, says Delhi High Court
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

CBI not totally exempted from RTI Act: Delhi High Court
11 months, 1 week ago

CBI not totally exempted from RTI Act: Delhi High Court

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation is not exempt from disclosing information it possesses about corruption and human rights violations under the Right to Information Act, the Delhi high court has said. Section 24 of RTI Act gives intelligence and security agencies such as CBI immunity from the Act, with the proviso that such agencies should disclose information held by them …

Delhi HC quashes CIC order directing I-T dept to disclose PM CARES Fund info
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC quashes CIC order directing I-T dept to disclose PM CARES Fund info

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday set aside an order of the Central Information Commission directing the income-tax department to disclose information related to the grant of tax exemption status to the PM CARES Fund to Girish Mittal, a right to information applicant,. An RTI was filed in the Delhi high court seeking the disclosure of information related to the …

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 …

Narendra Modi’s qualification row | Delhi HC declines to prepone hearing of plea related to PM Modi’s BA Degree
1 year, 6 months ago

Narendra Modi’s qualification row | Delhi HC declines to prepone hearing of plea related to PM Modi’s BA Degree

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on July 10 declined to prepone the hearing on a plea related to disclosure of records of Delhi University students who had passed Bachelor of Arts course in 1978, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cleared the exam, under the RTI Act. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to the Delhi University on an application by RTI …

Central Info panel pulls up IIT-M for delay in providing information on ‘Mission Mode Recruitment’
1 year, 7 months ago

Central Info panel pulls up IIT-M for delay in providing information on ‘Mission Mode Recruitment’

The Hindu  

The Central Information Commission has expressed “severe displeasure” over the conduct of the then Central Public Information Officer, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, in not providing information on ‘Mission Mode Recruitment’ sought under the Right to Information Act, 2005. P over a delay of 111 days in IIT-M providing the information sought by him, Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya issued notice, …

RAW is exempted under RTI Act unless the issue concerns human rights or corruption: Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

RAW is exempted under RTI Act unless the issue concerns human rights or corruption: Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that unless the nature of information sought relates to human rights or corruption related issues, information on India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, is not liable to be disclosed. The High Court’s observation came while declining to interfere with an order of the Central Information Commission refusing to supply information relating …

RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 8 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 …

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Pleas Seeking Information Relating To Collegium Recommendations Under RTI Act
1 year, 9 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 …

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 …

Lawyer Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Disclosure Of Information Regarding Procurement, Funding Of COVID-19 Vaccines
2 years ago

Lawyer Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Disclosure Of Information Regarding Procurement, Funding Of COVID-19 Vaccines

Live Law  

A lawyer has moved the Delhi High Court seeking disclosure of various information regarding procurement, funding and purchase of COVID-19 vaccines by the Central Government under the under the Right to Information Act, 2005.Lawyer and author of books on intellectual property rights Prashant Reddy T. has filed three petitions before the court. A lawyer has moved the Delhi High Court …

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife
2 years, 1 month ago

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission by which the Ministry of External Affairs had been directed to disclose under the RTI Act the details relating to the passport and marriage certificate, address proof, ID proof and other related documents of an estranged husband to his wife. Justice Yashwant Varma said the the …

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 …

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 …

Definition Of "Public Authority" Under RTI Act Has No Application In Service Dispute: Delhi High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Definition Of "Public Authority" Under RTI Act Has No Application In Service Dispute: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the definition of 'public authority' as contained under sec. In the said judgment, the Court was concerned with the question as to whether the respondent was a "public authority" within the meaning of Section 2 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The definition of "public authority" as contained in Section 2 of …

RTI Act | Right To 'Inspection Of Work' Of Any Public Authority U/S 2(j) Does Not Include 'Inspection Of Property': Delhi High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

RTI Act | Right To 'Inspection Of Work' Of Any Public Authority U/S 2(j) Does Not Include 'Inspection Of Property': Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that the words "inspection of work" under Section 2 of the Right To Information Act, 2005 does not include "inspection of property" under its ambit.Section 2 stipulates that right to information means the right to information accessible under the Act which is held by or under the control of any public authority and includes …

Plea In Jharkhand High Court Challenges Its RTI Rules Asking Applicants To Provide 'Motive' Behind Seeking Info, Notice Issued
2 years, 10 months ago

Plea In Jharkhand High Court Challenges Its RTI Rules Asking Applicants To Provide 'Motive' Behind Seeking Info, Notice Issued

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday issued a notice on a writ petition challenging certain provisions of the High Court's Right to Information Rules as ultra vires the Central legislation.The matter was heard by a division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, which sought a response from the Registrar General of High Court, directing him …

Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information To Husband About Complaints Filed By Estranged Wife Against Previous Husbands
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information To Husband About Complaints Filed By Estranged Wife Against Previous Husbands

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by Central Information Commission denying information to a husband about complaints lodged by his estranged wife against her two previous husbands and their family members under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Four RTI applications were filed by the third husband, petitioner in the case, seeking information about the complaints registered …

Personal Information Having No Relation To Any Public Activity, Public Interest Cannot Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Personal Information Having No Relation To Any Public Activity, Public Interest Cannot Be Disclosed Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that any personal information having no relation with any public activity or public interest cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act. The Court also said that disclosure of such information can cause an unwarranted invasion into one's privacy.The observation came from a division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and …

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 …

Disclosure Of Interest Necessary Only When 'Personal' Information Sought Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Clarifies Its Recent Ruling
3 years, 11 months ago

Disclosure Of Interest Necessary Only When 'Personal' Information Sought Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court Clarifies Its Recent Ruling

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday clarified that whenever 'Personal 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. Justice Prathiba Singh, on 29th January, observed that there has been an "inadvertent omission" in the earlier order and the Bench further clarified …

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, …

Delhi HC Stays CIC Orders to Disclose Details of Release, Utilisation of MPLADS Fund
4 years ago

Delhi HC Stays CIC Orders to Disclose Details of Release, Utilisation of MPLADS Fund

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed two CIC orders directing the Centre to disclose on its website the "MP-wise, constituency-wise and work-wise details, with names of beneficiaries" of works undertaken under the MPLAD scheme. Justice Navin Chawla put on hold the two orders by the Central Information Commission on two separate pleas moved by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme …

Delhi HC stays CIC order directing IAF to provide information about PM's foreign visits
4 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC stays CIC order directing IAF to provide information about PM's foreign visits

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court Friday stayed the Central Information Commission order directing the Indian Air Force to provide information regarding Special Flight Returns -II, which contains details of the Prime Minister's entourage on his foreign trips. IAF, represented by central government senior panel counsel Rahul Sharma and advocate C K Bhatt, contended there was a "dichotomy" in the CIC order …

Delhi High Court Stays CIC Order Directing Air Force To Disclose RTI Information About Prime Ministers' Entourage On Foreign Trips
4 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Stays CIC Order Directing Air Force To Disclose RTI Information About Prime Ministers' Entourage On Foreign Trips

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the operation of the order passed by the Central Information Commission directing the Indian Air Force to divulge under the Right to Information Act information relating to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's entourage on foreign trips.The stay order passed in a petition filed by the Air Force …

"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 …

[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

[Denial Of Info. Under RTI] 'Take Action Against Officer Under RTI Act Who Acted In A Callous Manner ', Gujarat HC Directs SIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday directed the State Information Commissioner to initiate proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act. Kogje observed, "The Court is of the view that this is a fit case where the proceedings under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act needs to be initiated in view of non-compliance of the order …

'Pained To Observe That Dept. Of Legal Affairs Which Advises Ministries On Legal Matters Faulted In Recognizing The Basic Issues Pertaining To RTI Act': CIC [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

'Pained To Observe That Dept. Of Legal Affairs Which Advises Ministries On Legal Matters Faulted In Recognizing The Basic Issues Pertaining To RTI Act': CIC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Pained by the "callousness" of the Department of Legal Affairs in abiding by the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Central Information Commission on Wednesday instructed the authority to convene periodic conferences/ seminars to sensitize and educate its officials and ensure that they discharge their duties, effectively. Noting the issue of "multiple transfers" of the RTI application, …

Right To Information Act, 2005: All You Need To Know
4 years, 6 months ago

Right To Information Act, 2005: All You Need To Know

Live Law  

Right to Information Act 2005 is an act of the Parliament of India which sets all the rules and procedures regarding citizen's right to information from the government, inspect any government documents, seek certified photocopies thereof. As defined under section 2 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 A public authority means an organization which is established, constituted, owned, controlled, …

Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Which Had Allowed A Wife To Get The Details Of Her Husband From The Passport Office Under RTI [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Which Had Allowed A Wife To Get The Details Of Her Husband From The Passport Office Under RTI [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has stayed the order passed by the Central Information Commission wherein the Central Public Information Officer of the Passport Office was directed to divulge the information about a man under an RTI application filed by his wife. The order has come in a writ petition moved by the Ministry of External Affairs against the order dated 15/05/20 …

Delhi HC Allows SG To File Reply In Plea Challenging The Denial of Information on PM CARES Fund Under The RTI Act
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Allows SG To File Reply In Plea Challenging The Denial of Information on PM CARES Fund Under The RTI Act

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has allowed Solicitor General to file Centre's reply in a plea challenging the decision of the Central Public Information Officer, Prime Minister's Office wherein the RTI application seeking documents related to the PM CARES Fund was denied. Petitioner sought reply from the CPIO of Prime Minister's Office who had denied to provide information on PM CARES Fund …

Court Rules & RTI : SC Verdict Subverts Right To Information
4 years, 10 months ago

Court Rules & RTI : SC Verdict Subverts Right To Information

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has recently delivered a judgment in the case Chief Information Commissioner vs High Court Of Gujarat on March 4, 2020. This clearly means that the RTI Act will prevail over all laws and rules, including the Official Secrets Act as far as providing information in RTI is concerned. The Supreme Court judgment does not clearly identify how …

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 …

No office is above the law, even CJI is under RTI ambit, rules SC
5 years, 2 months 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 …

Supreme Court to decide today if CJI comes under RTI Act; Ranjan Gogoi had earlier said institution can't be destroyed in name of transparency
5 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to decide today if CJI comes under RTI Act; Ranjan Gogoi had earlier said institution can't be destroyed in name of transparency

Firstpost  

A five-judge constitution bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi will pronounce its verdict after listening to a petition filed against a 2010 judgment of the Delhi High Court New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Wednesday pronounce the verdict on whether or not the office of Chief Justice of India comes under the ambit of the Right to Information Act. …

Lawyer files RTI seeking information on legality of Delhi Police protest at ITO
5 years, 2 months ago

Lawyer files RTI seeking information on legality of Delhi Police protest at ITO

India Today  

A Delhi lawyer, Vinod Yadav has filed an RTI seeking to know the legality of an agitation carried out by the Delhi police personnel outside the police headquarters to protest against their tussle with the lawyers in Tis Hazari court complex. Aggrieved by the clashes with the lawyers at the court complex in which people from both the sides received …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Authoritarian Mindset Against RTI: Will CIC Break The Iron Walls Of CEC?
5 years, 6 months ago

Authoritarian Mindset Against RTI: Will CIC Break The Iron Walls Of CEC?

Live Law  

It's a coincidence that the CEC's rejection of RTI request for disclosure of dissent came on the 44th Emergency Day in violation of the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19 of the Constitution of India. The authoritarian mindset of public authorities, now CEC, is prevailing over the democratic ethos reflected in rejection of Right to …

RTI Act: Stick to deadlines, PIOs told
5 years, 6 months ago

RTI Act: Stick to deadlines, PIOs told

Deccan Chronicle  

Thanjavur: The State Information Commissioner R. Pratap Kumar warned Public Information Officers that they would be punished if they do not give information to people who seek information under the Right to Information Act within 30 days of receiving the petition. Speaking at a meeting to create awareness about the act and its provisions and rules to be followed in …

Whether Disciplinary Proceedings Against Employees Is A 'Personal Information' Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act? SC Issues Notice [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

Whether Disciplinary Proceedings Against Employees Is A 'Personal Information' Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act? SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued a notice in a petition raising an issue whether even disciplinary proceedings initiated and action taken against employees would fall under "personal information" as defined in Clause of Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The RTI applicant had sought personal information regarding some officer against whom the Corporation had issued charge-sheet and …

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 …

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 …

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