Nothing In RTI Act Empowers CIC To Constitute Any Committee Or Conduct Any Enquiry On Its Behalf : Bombay HC [Read Order]
5 years, 2 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 KK Tated and Justice SV Kotwal was hearing the case of Chief Public Information and Anr vs Chief Information Commissioner and Anr wherein the CPIO had challenged an order passed by the Information Commissioner dated April 28, 2017 directing the CMD and the Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs to conduct a detailed inquiry into the case at hand and submit its inquiry report to the Commission. In the said judgement, High Court had ruled- "In so far as provisions of Section 19, which pertain to appeals, are concerned, the Central Information Commission or the State Information Commission in its decision in an appeal, has the power to, inter alia, require the public authority to take such steps as may be necessary to secure compliance with the provisions of the RTI Act which obviously includes the provisions of Section 4 which spells out the obligations of the public authorities. Thus, accepting the argument advanced by the petitioner's counsel and citing judgement of Delhi HC in Delhi Development Authority Vs. Central Information Commission & Anr, Court admitted the writ petition and allowed prayer clause which sought a stay on the Information Commissioner's order pending the hearing of the present petition.

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

Info Requiring Analysis Of Legal Proceedings Outside Purview Of RTI Act: Delhi HC Quashes Order To Inform On Ex-Parte Injunctions Given By ADJ
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Info Requiring Analysis Of Legal Proceedings Outside Purview Of RTI Act: Delhi HC Quashes Order To Inform On Ex-Parte Injunctions Given By ADJ

Live Law  

Setting aside CIC's order directing Patiala House Court PIO to furnish information on the number of cases in which a judge granted ex-parte injunction in relation to cases represented by a particular advocate and in suits filed by a particular company, the Delhi High Court observed such queries require an analysis of the relevant judicial proceedings.It further said that such …

Info Requiring Analysis Of Legal Proceedings Outside Purview Of RTI Act: Delhi HC Quashes Order To Inform On Ex-Parte Injunctions Given By ADJ
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Info Requiring Analysis Of Legal Proceedings Outside Purview Of RTI Act: Delhi HC Quashes Order To Inform On Ex-Parte Injunctions Given By ADJ

Live Law  

Setting aside CIC's order directing Patiala House Court PIO to furnish information on the number of cases in which a judge granted ex-parte injunction in relation to cases represented by a particular advocate and in suits filed by a particular company, the Delhi High Court observed such queries require an analysis of the relevant judicial proceedings.It further said that such …

Delhi High Court Asks CIC To Decide If 'Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra' Trust Is Public Authority Under RTI Act
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Asks CIC To Decide If 'Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra' Trust Is Public Authority Under RTI Act

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Information Commission to decide whether “Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra” trust is a public authority under Section 2 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Sanjeev Narula directed the CIC to decide the question after affording opportunity of hearing to the RTI applicant Neeraj Sharma as well as the Public Information. The …

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

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

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

The Hindu  

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

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

Notice slapped on Chandigarh engineering dept for not providing RTI info
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Notice slapped on Chandigarh engineering dept for not providing RTI info

Hindustan Times  

Central Information Commission slaps notice on the plea of an NGO that had sought information regarding a tabletop behind Neelam Cinema in Sector 17 In September 2022, Chandigarh administration had started constructing a 180-metre-long tabletop pathway on the road behind Neelam Cinema in Sector 17 for the convenience of pedestrians. The Central Information Commission, New Delhi, has issued a show-cause …

CIC has powers to frame laws, set up benches: SC
8 months ago

CIC has powers to frame laws, set up benches: SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said that the Central Information Commission has the powers to constitute benches and frame regulations to ensure quick disposal and reduce workload or volume of cases. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma in its ruling recently, said “The autonomy and independence of CIC and administrative bodies are fundamental to …

CIC has powers to constitute benches, frame regulations: SC
8 months ago

CIC has powers to constitute benches, frame regulations: SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has powers to constitute benches and frame regulations, the Supreme Court has said while observing that the autonomy of CIC is of paramount importance for its effective functioning. "The Chief Information Commissioner's powers to frame regulations pertaining to the constitution of benches of the commission are upheld as such powers are within the ambit …

CIC empowered to form benches and allocate work, says Supreme Court
8 months, 1 week ago

CIC empowered to form benches and allocate work, says Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the chief information commissioner has the authority to constitute benches of the transparency panel and divide work within the commission. In response, the CIC appealed to the Supreme Court to resolve the matter definitively, citing conflicting decisions from various high courts on whether the CIC could frame rules for the commission’s management under …

CIC upholds decision of Rashtrapati Bhavan on RTI query
9 months 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 …

Madras High Court Asks CIC To Conduct Fresh Inquiry Into Alleged Non-Disclosure Of Information Regarding Govt Action During COVID Pandemic
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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

Delhi HC sets aside CIC order asking CBDT to give information on Ram Mandir Trust
1 year ago

Delhi HC sets aside CIC order asking CBDT to give information on Ram Mandir Trust

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission directing the Central Board of Direct Taxes to provide information relating to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, looking after the construction and management of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, under the RTI Act. The high court on February 28 allowed the petition by …

CBI not totally exempted from RTI Act: Delhi High Court
1 year, 1 month 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 on PM CARES Fund information disclosure
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi HC quashes CIC order on PM CARES Fund information disclosure

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Centra; Information Commission to disclose the information about PM CARES Fund. The Delhi High Court noted that the information sought by the RTI applicant has been sought from the Central Public Information Officer of Income Tax Department and not from the PM CARES Fund and the department does not …

Delhi HC quashes CIC order directing I-T dept to disclose PM CARES Fund info
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Directions To RTI Authorities Amid Rise In Cryptic, Non-Speaking Orders
1 year, 6 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 …

Delhi High Court refuses 2006 Mumbai train blast convict’s plea to disclose probe report on the case
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court refuses 2006 Mumbai train blast convict’s plea to disclose probe report on the case

Op India  

Delhi High court on Friday dismissed the appeal of Ehtesham Qutubuddin Siddiqui, a death row convict in the 2006 Mumbai Train blast case against the Central Information Commission’s order. However, the High Court has directed the superintendent of Nagpur central jail to provide the petitioner with books he has sought under the RTI within four weeks either online or hard …

Over 22,000 Second Appeals, Complaints Pending with CIC: Govt in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 3 months ago

Over 22,000 Second Appeals, Complaints Pending with CIC: Govt in Rajya Sabha

News 18  

Over 22,000 second appeals and complaints were pending with the Central Information Commission as on December 5, 2022, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 provides that it is not obligatory for public information officers to give any information to citizens which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has …

India is losing its cherished right to know
2 years, 3 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 …

‘CBI Exempt from RTI Act’: Kerala High Court Upholds Single-Judge Bench’s Order
2 years, 4 months ago

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

News 18  

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

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 …

S.18 RTI Act Does Not Empower State Commission To Direct PIO To Furnish Information Sought: Kerala High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

S.18 RTI Act Does Not Empower State Commission To Direct PIO To Furnish Information Sought: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that when a complaint is filed before the State Information Commission under Section 18 of the Right to Information Act for illegal denial of information, it may impose a penalty on the errant Public Information Officer. The Kerala High Court, in a 2014 decision, held that when an application made for information as provided …

Delhi High Court Reserves Order In Plea Challenging CIC Order Denying Details Of SC Collegium's December 2018 Meeting
2 years, 11 months ago

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

Live Law  

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

Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information To Husband About Complaints Filed By Estranged Wife Against Previous Husbands
3 years, 6 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 …

CIC Stays RBI Order Directing Bank To Disclose RTI Information On NPAs & Top Defaulters
3 years, 8 months ago

CIC Stays RBI Order Directing Bank To Disclose RTI Information On NPAs & Top Defaulters

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has stayed the order of the First Appellate Authority of the Reserve Bank of India which had directed the disclosure of information on non-performing assets and top defaulters of the Saraswat Co-operative Bank Limited. The RBI's FAA issued the direction to the bank in an RTI application filed by former Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi, seeking information on …

Public Authority To Give Cogent Reasons For Claiming Exemption From Disclosure Of Information Sought Under The RTI Act: Delhi High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

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

Live Law  

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

RTI- CPIO/PIO Cannot Function As 'Post Offices' And Withhold Information Without Reasonable Cause, Delhi High Court
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Delhi HC Stays CIC Orders to Disclose Details of Release, Utilisation of MPLADS Fund
4 years, 2 months 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, 3 months 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 …

"Can't Provide Details Of Prime Minister's Entourage": IAF Moves Delhi High Court Against CIC Order Directing Disclosure Under RTI Act
4 years, 3 months 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, 6 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 …

IBC: Calcutta HC Quashes NCLT Order Mandating Submission Of Record Of Default For Filing Sec 7 Applications [Read Judgment]
4 years, 6 months ago

IBC: Calcutta HC Quashes NCLT Order Mandating Submission Of Record Of Default For Filing Sec 7 Applications [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has struck down the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal on May 12, 2020 which mandated submission of record of default from Information Utility in Section 7, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code applications, both prospectively as well as retrospectively. The impugned order passed by the Principle Bench, New Delhi of NCLT read as: "All concerned …

Provide Clear, Cogent, Precise & Timely Response To RTI Applications, CIC Tells Department Of Justice [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Provide Clear, Cogent, Precise & Timely Response To RTI Applications, CIC Tells Department Of Justice [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has instructed the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice to provide a clear, cogent and precise response to the RTI application.Venkatesh Nayak had filed an RTI seeking photocopy of the request sent by the Government of India to Chief Justices of High Courts for ensuring due consideration to be given to suitable candidates belonging …

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, 8 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 …

SC directs Centre, States to appoint information commissioners in CIC, SICs within 3 months
5 years, 3 months ago

SC directs Centre, States to appoint information commissioners in CIC, SICs within 3 months

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on December 16 directed the Centre and States to appoint within three months information commissioners in the Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and said there was a need to evolve guidelines to stop misuse of the Right to Information Act. A Bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde took note of the submissions of lawyer …

CIC was not consulted on RTI amendment Act
5 years, 3 months ago

CIC was not consulted on RTI amendment Act

The Hindu  

The Central Information Commission was not consulted regarding the Right to Information Amendment Act, 2019 or the Rules of the Act, an RTI application shows. In July, when asked why the government had not held any public consultation on the amendments, the Centre had told the Rajya Sabha that the changes in the Act were “between the Government and 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, 4 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. …

RTI Activists Move SC To Implement Directions On Appointment Of Information Commissioners [Read Application]
5 years, 4 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 …

Chief Information Commissioners (CIC) tenure cut to 3 yrs; govt notifies new RTI rules
5 years, 4 months ago

Chief Information Commissioners (CIC) tenure cut to 3 yrs; govt notifies new RTI rules

India TV News  

Chief Information Commissioners tenure cut to 3 yrs; govt notifies new RTI rules The Modi government has reduced the tenure of Chief Information Commissioners and all information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years. The Centre has curtailed the tenure of information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years in new RTI rules notified …

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, 7 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, 7 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 to RTI Act will compromise autonomy of information commissions, undermine status of commissioners, say ex-officials
5 years, 7 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 …

Two Former CICs Explain How Amendment To RTI Is Breaking Backbone Of Information Commissioners
5 years, 7 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 …

Subverting the RTI regime
5 years, 7 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 …

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