Appointment Of Info Commissioners: SC Asks Centre To Explain How Those Who Have Not Applied For The Post Shortlisted
5 years, 11 months ago

Appointment Of Info Commissioners: SC Asks Centre To Explain How Those Who Have Not Applied For The Post Shortlisted

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday required the Centre to explain how, in the appointment of Information Commissioners, the Selection Committee has shortlisted names of those who did not even apply for their candidature to be considered. Before a bench headed by Justice A. K. Sikri, it was contended that the appointment of information commissioners to the Central Information Commission. Before a bench headed by Justice A. K. Sikri, it was contended that the appointment of information commissioners to the Central Information Commission had transpired in the most arbitrary manner with the search committee, in violation of its mandate, having short-listed persons who had not even applied for the post in response to the It may be noted that speculation has been pouring in from several quarters regarding the absence of any rational criterion in the short-listing process and the completely ad-hoc manner of functioning of the Committee since the appointment of former Law Secretary Suresh Chandra to the CIC earlier this month. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing on behalf of the petitioners- RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj and others- also drew the court's attention to how the Secretary, Department of Expenditure, who declared that he had himself applied for the post of Information Commissioner and who was subsequently shortlisted, initially came to be on the Search Committee itself.

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Cripple and scuttle: On vacancies in Information Commissions
1 day, 20 hours ago

Cripple and scuttle: On vacancies in Information Commissions

The Hindu  

Nearly two decades after the passage of the Right to Information Act, it is quite apparent that governments, at least sections of it, are uncomfortable with the idea of transparency and empowerment associated with it. Another way to scuttle the law is to cripple the functioning of information commissions at the central and State levels. The issue has surfaced again, …

SC asks Centre, states for timeline to fill vacancies in information commissions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC asks Centre, states for timeline to fill vacancies in information commissions

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Centre and states to provide clear timelines within two weeks for filling vacant posts in central and state information commissions set up under the Right to Information Act after noting that there were huge vacancies at the transparency watchdogs. The Supreme Court was informed that the central information commission had only three …

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

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

Live Law  

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

HC seeks report on non-appointments of information commissioners
5 months, 3 weeks ago

HC seeks report on non-appointments of information commissioners

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Punjab government to file a status report over the non-appointment of state information commissioners. The order was passed in a plea which alleged that for the last three years the appointments of commissioners have not been done in Punjab state information commission. The public interest litigation by Nikhil Thamman sought immediate …

Congress leader moves SC seeking to restrain Centre from appointing new ECs
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress leader moves SC seeking to restrain Centre from appointing new ECs

The Hindu  

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the Centre from appointing new election commissioners as per a 2023 law, the provisions of which have been challenged in the apex court. "That petitioner most respectfully submitted that in view of facts that election for Lok Sabha Election 2024 may be announced shortly, therefore appointment of member …

Supreme Court refuses to stay new law on appointment of CEC, ECs
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay new law on appointment of CEC, ECs

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the operation of the new law providing for appointment of chief election commissioner and election commissioners by a panel that does not include the Chief Justice of India. The new law has provisions to set up a search committee chaired by the Union law minister and two other persons not below the …

Pleas in the Supreme Court challenge new law on appointment process for Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners
1 year ago

Pleas in the Supreme Court challenge new law on appointment process for Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners

The Hindu  

Petitions have been moved in the Supreme Court against a new law which brushes aside a judgment to include the Chief Justice of India as a member of the high-powered selection committee to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 has diluted the Supreme Court judgment by replacing the Chief Justice …

Right To Information Act will become a dead letter if...: Supreme Court to Centre
1 year, 2 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 …

MCA Refuses To Disclose In RTI The List Of Candidates Recommended By Selection Committee For Post Of NCLT Members
1 year, 3 months ago

MCA Refuses To Disclose In RTI The List Of Candidates Recommended By Selection Committee For Post Of NCLT Members

Live Law  

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, has declined to disclose under the ‘Right to Information Act, 2005’ the list of candidates recommended by Selection Committee, headed by Chief Justice of India, for the post of Judicial Member and Technical Member in the National Company Law Tribunal, as against vacancy circular dated 12.07.2022. The Advocate requested the MCA to …

Judges' Appointments | Supreme Court To Hear On Sept 26 Contempt Petition Against Centre Over Delay In Notifying Appointments
1 year, 4 months ago

Judges' Appointments | Supreme Court To Hear On Sept 26 Contempt Petition Against Centre Over Delay In Notifying Appointments

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed to list a plea against the central government sitting over names reiterated by the court's collegium for appointment to constitutional courts on September 26. This was orally mentioned for an early hearing before a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia today by Advocate Amit Pai.The plea has been filed by Advocates Association …

Telangana HC seeks details on govt steps to appoint information officers
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana HC seeks details on govt steps to appoint information officers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to furnish details on steps it has taken to appoint a chief information commissioner and information commissioners to the TS Information Commission, as directed under the RTI Act of 2005. The division bench of the High Court, comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji, was dealing with …

Supreme Court asks president to appoint CEC, ECs upon advice of committee
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court asks president to appoint CEC, ECs upon advice of committee

Live Mint  

On March 2, the Supreme Court made a ruling regarding the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and elections commissioners in India. The court stated that the president will appoint these officials on the advice of a committee consisting of the prime minister, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India. The Supreme Court …

'Nobody Was Listening': SC's Involvement in Appointments in Poll Body Gets Former CECs' Vote
2 years, 1 month ago

'Nobody Was Listening': SC's Involvement in Appointments in Poll Body Gets Former CECs' Vote

News 18  

Arun Goel’s appointment as Election Commissioner has sparked a controversy. The Supreme Court said it wanted to see his appointment file and termed the process “lightning fast”. ‘WHY THE HURRY?’ Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi, who served as the CEC between 2010 and 2012, also echoed Gill’s emotions as he said that Goel was getting appointed in a hurry as the government …

'If Asked to Take on PM, Can He Say No?': SC to Centre on EC Chief; Arun Goel's Appointment Under Scrutiny
2 years, 1 month ago

'If Asked to Take on PM, Can He Say No?': SC to Centre on EC Chief; Arun Goel's Appointment Under Scrutiny

News 18  

The debate over the appointment process of India’s top poll body continued in the Supreme Court on Wednesday with the court questioning whether it would not be a “complete breakdown of the system” if the Chief Election Commissioner does not act against the prime minister in case there are allegations against him. The bench, while highlighting the need for the …

Any ruling party at Centre can appoint a \'yes man\' as CEC, says Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Any ruling party at Centre can appoint a \'yes man\' as CEC, says Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that people manning the Election Commission of India should not be the "yes men" of the government but "independents who can act independently" even if it comes to taking on the Prime Minister and not be "docile" persons who cave in before the authority. Repeatedly emphasising during the hearing that the appointment …

CEC appointment panel: Wrong to assume having a judge will ensure transparency, Centre tells Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

CEC appointment panel: Wrong to assume having a judge will ensure transparency, Centre tells Supreme Court

India TV News  

CEC appointment panel: The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it was a wrong assumption that the mere presence of someone from the judiciary in the panel for the appointment of Election Commissioners and the Chief Election Commissioner would ensure transparency and independence. The top court's remark came after the Centre claimed the present system of appointment of Election …

SC expresses displeasure over Centre withholding top judicial appointments
2 years, 1 month ago

SC expresses displeasure over Centre withholding top judicial appointments

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the Centre keeping pending the names recommended for appointment as judges in the higher judiciary, including those reiterated by the apex court Collegium, saying it was "not acceptable”. The bench issued notice to the incumbent Secretary of the Union Law Ministry seeking response on a plea alleging “wilful disobedience” of …

'Very Unhappy': SC on Centre's 'Cherry-Picking' in Tribunal Appointments
3 years, 3 months ago

'Very Unhappy': SC on Centre's 'Cherry-Picking' in Tribunal Appointments

The Quint  

Emphasising that it is distressing that names recommended by selection panel, which comprised of sitting top court judges and two senior bureaucrats, were not treated seriously, the top court gave Centre two weeks, as the last opportunity, to make good the appointments and furnish reasons for the names, which were rejected. "We are very unhappy with what is going on," …

Supreme Court to Centre: Appointments in Tribunals clearly indicates 'cherry-picking' of names
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to Centre: Appointments in Tribunals clearly indicates 'cherry-picking' of names

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over non-filling of vacancies at the tribunals across the nation and said the manner in which appointments have been made clearly indicates "cherry picking" of names. The top asked the Centre to make appointments within two weeks to the tribunals which are facing severe crunch of presiding officers as well as judicial and …

SC slams Centre for 'cherry-picking' names for tribunals, directs govt to make appointments in two weeks
3 years, 3 months ago

SC slams Centre for 'cherry-picking' names for tribunals, directs govt to make appointments in two weeks

Firstpost  

There are around 250 posts lying vacant in various key tribunals and appellate tribunals New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over non-filling of vacancies at the tribunals across the nation and said the manner in which appointments have been made clearly indicates “cherry picking” of names. Venugopal assured the bench that the Centre would make appointments in …

SC Seeks Status Report on Vacancies in Central, State Info Panels
3 years, 6 months ago

SC Seeks Status Report on Vacancies in Central, State Info Panels

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and state governments to file the latest status report on the filling up of vacancies in the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commissions. A bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari gave four weeks to the Centre and state governments to file the latest status report in the …

File Status On Vacancies In Central & State Information Commissions :SC
3 years, 6 months ago

File Status On Vacancies In Central & State Information Commissions :SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Union of India and all States to file status reports on the latest developments regarding vacancies and pendency in the Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions. A Bench headed by Justice S. Abdul Nazeer issued the direction in a 2018 plea filed by RTI activists Anjali Bhardwaj, Amrita Johri and Commodore Lokesh K. …

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking For Filling Of Vacancies In Jharkhand State Information Commission
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking For Filling Of Vacancies In Jharkhand State Information Commission

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea seeking for directions to fill vacancies in the Jharkhand State Information Commission. A Bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant heard the submissions of Advocate Tishampati Sen, who appeared on behalf of the Petitioner, and proceeded to issue notice. It states that the post of Chief State Information …

Congress alleges violations in Central Information Commission selection
4 years, 2 months ago

Congress alleges violations in Central Information Commission selection

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, gave a dissent note earlier this month over the process of selection in the Central Information Commission, alleging that the government violated Supreme Court guidelines in the appointment process, people familiar with the matter said. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questioned the inclusion of journalist Uday Mahurkar in the list of …

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

Govt denies info on Chief Information Commissioner applicants

The Hindu  

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

KPSC Candidates Can Seek Own Evaluated Answer Scripts Under RTI : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 4 months ago

KPSC Candidates Can Seek Own Evaluated Answer Scripts Under RTI : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that a candidate who has appeared for examination conducted by a public service commission can seek for copies of his own evaluated answer scripts, along with the marks allotted to each question under the Right to Information Act. Justice Suraj Govindaraj while partly allowing the petition filed by Karnataka Public Service Commission challenging the …

SC Asks Selection Committee To Expedite Appointment Of Members To NGT [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

SC Asks Selection Committee To Expedite Appointment Of Members To NGT [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Government to expedite the process of appointment of Judicial and Expert Members to the National Green Tribunal. Section 4 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 stipulates inter alia that the Tribunal shall consist of a full time Chairperson; not less than ten full time Judicial Members and not less than ten …

Provide Clear, Cogent, Precise & Timely Response To RTI Applications, CIC Tells Department Of Justice [Read Order]
4 years, 5 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 …

Scrap Sanjay Kothari appointment as CVC as process is vitiated, says Congress
4 years, 10 months ago

Scrap Sanjay Kothari appointment as CVC as process is vitiated, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday demanded the appointment of Sanjay Kothari as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner be scrapped, saying the entire process was vitiated, and asked for a fresh selection process. At a press conference at the party headquarters, senior leader Manish Tewari called the process displayed that both “procedure and propriety was completely thrown away at the level of …

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

Govt invites applications for positions of CIC, 4 Information Commissioners
5 years ago

Govt invites applications for positions of CIC, 4 Information Commissioners

The Hindu  

The Centre has invited applications for appointment on the post of Chief Information Commissioner and four Information Commissioners in the transparency watchdog CIC, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The RTI Act provides that the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners shall be a person of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law, science and technology, …

SC asks Centre, 9 states to file status report on filling up vacancies in CIC, SICs
5 years, 2 months ago

SC asks Centre, 9 states to file status report on filling up vacancies in CIC, SICs

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and nine states to file a status report on filling up of vacancies in the central and state information commissions in compliance with its earlier orders. The apex court had earlier asked the Centre and states to maintain transparency in appointments of chief information commissioner and information commissioners and upload details of search …

Filling Up Of Vacancies Of Information Commissioners: SC Seeks Status Reports From Centre, States
5 years, 2 months ago

Filling Up Of Vacancies Of Information Commissioners: SC Seeks Status Reports From Centre, States

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday required the Centre and the respondent states to file a status report regarding the filling up of the vacancies of Information Commissioners and the compliance with the directions issued by the court vide its judgment of February 15. In February itself, the court had said there are 4 vacancies and asked them to be filled …

SC asks Centre, States to file status report on filling up vacancies in Information Commissions
5 years, 2 months ago

SC asks Centre, States to file status report on filling up vacancies in Information Commissions

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Centre and eight States to present a report card on appointments made to the Information Commissions, the apex bodies constituted under the Right to Information Act to help citizens fight for transparency in governance. The direction comes nearly eight months after the apex court ordered the government to look beyond the coterie of …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Filling Up Of Vacancies In Lower Judiciary: SC Directs States, HCs To Submit The Status Report On July 30, Summons Law Secretaries And Registrars
5 years, 6 months ago

Filling Up Of Vacancies In Lower Judiciary: SC Directs States, HCs To Submit The Status Report On July 30, Summons Law Secretaries And Registrars

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all States and Union Territories, and Registrar General of the jurisdictional High Courts to submit details of filling up of the vacancies in different cadres of the District and subordinate judicial services. The Court has also directed that Law Secretaries of each of the States and the Registrar Generals of each of the High …

SC Curious About Fate Of Persons Whose Name Appears In Electoral Roll But Not In Final NRC [Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

SC Curious About Fate Of Persons Whose Name Appears In Electoral Roll But Not In Final NRC [Read Order]

Live Law  

What would be fate of the persons whose names appear in the electoral roll but are not included in the final NRC?, a curious Supreme Court bench asked the Election Commission of India on Tuesday. which is due to be published on 31.7.2019 and the electoral rolls", the bench said directing the ECI to file an affidavit within two weeks. …

Lokpal: SC Asks AG To Inform The Date For Meeting Of Selection Committee Within 10 Days [ Read Order ]
5 years, 10 months ago

Lokpal: SC Asks AG To Inform The Date For Meeting Of Selection Committee Within 10 Days [ Read Order ]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Thursday asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to inform it within 10 days about a possible date for meeting of the selection committee for appointment of Lokpal and its members. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was informed by Venugopal that the search committee headed by former apex court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai has recommended …

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

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

Live Mint  

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

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

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

Live Mint  

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

Look beyond bureaucrats for CIC, State Information Commissioners appointments: SC
5 years, 10 months ago

Look beyond bureaucrats for CIC, State Information Commissioners appointments: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday pierced the virtual glass ceiling in Central Information Commission and State Information Commissioners by directing the government to not confine appointments to bureaucrats. The government should not restrict the focus of appointments of Central Information Commissioner, information commissioners to just retired bureaucracy when the Right to Information Act of 2005 itself allows talent and experience …

Central Info Commissioner Should Have The Status Of Chief Election Commissioner; Do Not Select Bureaucrats Only For The Post: SC
5 years, 10 months ago

Central Info Commissioner Should Have The Status Of Chief Election Commissioner; Do Not Select Bureaucrats Only For The Post: SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued a slew of directives regarding the filling up of vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions under Right To Information Act.The key directions passed by the bench of Justices A K Sikri and Abdul Nazeer are :Chief Information Commissioner should have the status of Chief Election CommissionersInformation Commissioners should not be just bureaucrats,. The Supreme …

Appointment Of Information Commissioners: Why Only 'Babus' Shortlisted, SC Asks Govt
5 years, 11 months ago

Appointment Of Information Commissioners: Why Only 'Babus' Shortlisted, SC Asks Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre as to why only retired or sitting bureaucrats were being shortlisted by the search committee for appointment as information commissioners. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer was told by the government that chief information commissioner and four information commissioners have already been appointed while the process for. …

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