Central Info Commissioner Should Have The Status Of Chief Election Commissioner; Do Not Select Bureaucrats Only For The Post: SC
6 years, 1 month 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 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 Commissioners Information Commissioners should not be just bureaucrats, and should be drawn from other professions and fields Information Commissions to be insulated from direct executive control Vacancies should be filled up within 6 months Vacancies should be advertised well in time Selection criteria adopted by search committee should be made public. The plea stated that several information commissions like that of Gujarat and Maharashtra were functioning without the chief information commissioner, even though the RTI Act envisages a crucial role for this post on which the administration and superintendence of the commission is vested.

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'Acted As Govt Agent': Madhya Pradesh HC Fines Chief Information Commissioner ₹40K For Delay In Disclosing Info On Animal Husbandry Director
1 week, 1 day ago

'Acted As Govt Agent': Madhya Pradesh HC Fines Chief Information Commissioner ₹40K For Delay In Disclosing Info On Animal Husbandry Director

Live Law  

In a plea claiming non-disclosure of information sought under the Right to Information Act within the stipulated time, the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the Chief Information Officer had acted as an "agent" of the Government by not examining the facts of the case in detail. Setting aside the order which rejected petitioner's RTI application, the Court directed the …

DGP must share details of Investigation Officer in SC/ST cases with victims: T.N. Information Commission
2 weeks, 3 days ago

DGP must share details of Investigation Officer in SC/ST cases with victims: T.N. Information Commission

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Information Commission has directed the Director-General of Police /Head of Police Force, Tamil Nadu, to share the details of the Investigation Officer appointed in Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989, cases with the victims. Karl Marx Siddharthar of Chennai, State Chief Information Commissioner M. Shakeel Akhter directed the DGP to issue a circular to all …

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Interim Plea To Stay Notification Appointing State CIC, Information Commissioners
1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Interim Plea To Stay Notification Appointing State CIC, Information Commissioners

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the interim prayer seeking to stay the operation of the notification dated January 30, issued by the State Government, appointing State Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners. Justice R Devdas heard the parties and reserved its order on the petition filed by K Mallikarjuna Raju, it said “Heard reserved for …

Members Of Maharashtra SC & ST Commission Appointed, Commission Functional: State Tells Bombay High Court
1 month ago

Members Of Maharashtra SC & ST Commission Appointed, Commission Functional: State Tells Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has disposed of a PIL that sought the appointment of Chairman and Members to the Maharashtra State Commission of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, noting that the State government has appointed the members. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Arif S. Doctor took note of the State's affidavit indicating that the Chairman and …

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 …

Over 7,000 appeal cases pending at Haryana State Information Commission, ₹2.84 crore unrecovered penalties: Reply to RTI
1 month ago

Over 7,000 appeal cases pending at Haryana State Information Commission, ₹2.84 crore unrecovered penalties: Reply to RTI

The Hindu  

More than 7,000 appeal cases are pending before the Haryana State Information Commission, revealed a reply to an application under the Right To Information Act. Kapoor, 8,340 appeal cases were pending before the Chief Information Commissioner and seven State Information Commissioners together in January last year, and the number came down to 7,216 till December. The Commission, over the past …

Appointment of information commissioners subject to outcome of petition questioning selection process: Karnataka High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Appointment of information commissioners subject to outcome of petition questioning selection process: Karnataka High Court

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday said that the appointments to the post of State Chief Information Commissioner and seven posts of State Information Commissioners are subject to final outcome of the petition, which has questioned the legality of the process of selection to the respective posts. The court also made it clear to the government and the newly-appointed …

We are three-member body, not run by one person: EC responds day after Kejriwal’s remarks on CEC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

We are three-member body, not run by one person: EC responds day after Kejriwal’s remarks on CEC

The Hindu  

Amid a political slugfest with the Aam Aadmi Party in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly election, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday noted that “repeated deliberate pressure tactics” were being used to malign the poll authority. Responding to the AAP’s direct attack on Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar the previous day, the poll authority emphasised that it was …

Govt forms panel to shortlist candidates for vacant posts of information commissioners
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govt forms panel to shortlist candidates for vacant posts of information commissioners

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The government has constituted a search committee under Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan to shortlist candidates for eight vacant positions of information commissioners at the Central Information Commission. Govt forms panel to shortlist candidates for vacant posts of information commissioners The five-member committee also comprised secretaries from Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Department for …

Karnataka High Court issues notice to State government on complaint of SC/ST panel chief’s post lying vacant for over two years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court issues notice to State government on complaint of SC/ST panel chief’s post lying vacant for over two years

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition, which sought direction to fill the post of chairperson of the State Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, which has been vacant for over two years. Pointing out that the post has been vacant since December 9, 2022, the petitioner …

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 …

Cripple and scuttle: On vacancies in Information Commissions
2 months, 1 week 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, …

‘What is the use of RTI if there are no people to work for it?’ Supreme Court asks Centre, States
2 months, 1 week 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 …

RTI Website Reopens After Over a Year, Faces Issues
3 months 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, 1 week 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 …

SC asks Centre, states for timeline to fill vacancies in information commissions
3 months, 3 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
3 months, 3 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 …

SICs not entitled to pension, says Odisha HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SICs not entitled to pension, says Odisha HC

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has held that the state information commissioners are not entitled to pension. The court said, “In the absence of any rule that explicitly recognises the entitlement of state information commissioners to receive pension, there can be no legal right for them to claim such benefits.” The ruling came in the case of former information commissioner …

High Court Warns Punjab Govt Of Coercive Action If Vacant Post Of State Information Commissioner Is Not Filled In Time
4 months, 1 week ago

High Court Warns Punjab Govt Of Coercive Action If Vacant Post Of State Information Commissioner Is Not Filled In Time

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has warned the Punjab Government of coercive action if the post of State Information Commissioner is not filed in time.The State counsel assured that the process of selection to the two posts of State Information Commissioner is underway and shall be concluded latest by December 15. The Punjab & Haryana High Court has warned …

High Court Warns Punjab Govt Of Coercive Action If Vacant Post Of State Information Commissioner Is Not Filled In Time
4 months, 1 week ago

High Court Warns Punjab Govt Of Coercive Action If Vacant Post Of State Information Commissioner Is Not Filled In Time

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has warned the Punjab Government of coercive action if the post of State Information Commissioner is not filed in time.The State counsel assured that the process of selection to the two posts of State Information Commissioner is underway and shall be concluded latest by December 15. The Punjab & Haryana High Court has warned …

INTERVIEW | Public can seek info even about TN information commission under RTI: SIC commissioner
4 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 2 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
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

HC seeks report on non-appointments of information commissioners
8 months 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 …

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 …

Information Related To Outcome Of Tax Evasion Petition Sought Under RTI Act Can't Be Provided: Orissa High Court
10 months ago

Information Related To Outcome Of Tax Evasion Petition Sought Under RTI Act Can't Be Provided: Orissa High Court

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has held that information related to the outcome of a tax evasion petition sought under the Right to Information Act cannot be provided.The bench of Justice B.R. Sarangi and Justice G. Satapathy has observed that the claim of the petitioner with regard to the supply of information sought in the application filed under the Right to …

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

Lawyers, scribes form huge chunk of applicants for posts of SCIC, ICs
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawyers, scribes form huge chunk of applicants for posts of SCIC, ICs

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Lawyers and journalists have formed a huge chunk of applicants vying for the 11 crucial positions of one state chief information commissioner and 10 information commissioners in the State Information Commission while prominent serving/retired bureaucrats are surprisingly ‘absent’ from the pool of applicants, in a departure from the past. The state government, according to people in the know of …

TS HC Dismisses Petition Alleging Suppression of FIR Information by Srinivas Goud
1 year, 3 months ago

TS HC Dismisses Petition Alleging Suppression of FIR Information by Srinivas Goud

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A division bench of Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by Chaluvagali Raghavendra Raju, complainant before the returning officer of Mahbubnagar, claiming that minister V. Srinivas Goud had suppressed information pertaining to an FIR registered against him in his election affidavid. A case was registered …

Kept in the dark; democratic norms thrown to wind, says Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on selection of Chief Information Commissioner
1 year, 4 months ago

Kept in the dark; democratic norms thrown to wind, says Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on selection of Chief Information Commissioner

The Hindu  

Congress MP and member of the selection committee for appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to President Droupadi Murmu saying he was "kept in the dark" in the selection process and that all democratic norms, customs and procedures were "thrown to the wind". "Given the facts pertaining to the entire selection process as brought out …

Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner
1 year, 4 months ago

Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner

Live Mint  

Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya was on Monday sworn in as the chief of the Central Information Commission by President Droupadi Murmu. After Samariya's appointment as the Chief Information Commissioner, there exists a vacancy of eight Information Commissioners. The Commission is headed by the Chief Information Commissioner and can have a maximum of 10 Information Commissioners. The appointment comes after the …

Heeralal Samariya becomes first Dalit person to be sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner
1 year, 4 months ago

Heeralal Samariya becomes first Dalit person to be sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner

India TV News  

Information Officer Heeralal Samariya on Monday formally took oath as the Chief of the Central Information Commission in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu, becoming the first Dalit person to assume the position. The 63-year-old Samariya was chosen for the post of Chief Information Commissioner, which lay vacant since the term of YK Sinha ended on October 3. After Samariya's …

Right To Information Act will become a dead letter if...: Supreme Court to Centre
1 year, 4 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 …

Dilip Cherian | Two decades on, India plans to strengthen diplomatic corps
1 year, 5 months ago

Dilip Cherian | Two decades on, India plans to strengthen diplomatic corps

Deccan Chronicle  

After nearly two decades since the last major restructuring of the Indian Foreign Service cadre, the Modi Sarkar has approved a proposal to increase the cadre’s strength by 215 officers over the next five years. Sources have informed DKB that the cadre review and restructuring must be seen in the context of India’s rising influence and the government’s plans to …

Over three lakh appeals and complaints pending with Information Commissions, report finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Over three lakh appeals and complaints pending with Information Commissions, report finds

The Hindu  

A total of 3,21,537 appeals and complaints are pending in 27 State Information Commissions across the country, and the backlog has been steadily increasing, according to a new report. The ‘Report Card on the Performance of Information Commissions in India, 2022-23’ said that the 2019 assessment had found that as of March 31 that year, a total of 2,18,347 appeals/complaints …

MCA Refuses To Disclose In RTI The List Of Candidates Recommended By Selection Committee For Post Of NCLT Members
1 year, 6 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 …

Explained | Has the Right to Information been weakened over the years?
1 year, 6 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 …

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 …

Telangana HC seeks details on govt steps to appoint information officers
1 year, 9 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 …

Central Info panel pulls up IIT-M for delay in providing information on ‘Mission Mode Recruitment’
1 year, 9 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, …

RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 10 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 …

Jharkhand Information Commission defunct for three years
1 year, 11 months ago

Jharkhand Information Commission defunct for three years

Hindustan Times  

More than 16,000 appeal applications are pending for hearing in Jharkhand Information Commission as the statutory body has been lying defunct for around three years since the last information commissioner, Himanshu Shekhar Chaudhary, retired after completing his term on May 8, 2020. Some of the institutions currently without chairman and members and mentioned in the PIL include state information commission, …

PIO Can't Be Compelled To Furnish Information If RTI Application Doesn't Contain Particulars Of Information Sought: Karnataka High Court
2 years ago

PIO Can't Be Compelled To Furnish Information If RTI Application Doesn't Contain Particulars Of Information Sought: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines to be followed by the Karnataka State Information Commission while deciding on applications made before it under the Right to Information Act. Complainant HT Giriyappa had made an application under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act seeking certain information regarding encroachment of gunduthopu, tank bund, halla kharab in respect of Haluvagilu …

Asking High Court To Set Aside Affidavit Filed By Opposite Party Before Another Forum ‘Preposterous’: Karnataka HC
2 years, 1 month ago

Asking High Court To Set Aside Affidavit Filed By Opposite Party Before Another Forum ‘Preposterous’: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has termed as ‘preposterous’ a petition filed by one Cheluvraju seeking to declare an affidavit filed by the Government of India before the Central Information Commission in his application, as bad in law. Following the affidavit filed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs the application made by the petitioner came to be dismissed. However, …

RTI | Personal Info Not Serving Public Interest Can't Be Disclosed: Gujarat HC Tells Judicial Officer Who Sought Transfer Communications Of Other Officers
2 years, 2 months ago

RTI | Personal Info Not Serving Public Interest Can't Be Disclosed: Gujarat HC Tells Judicial Officer Who Sought Transfer Communications Of Other Officers

Live Law  

Allowing a petition preferred by the Gujarat High Court administration, a single bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav quashed the order of the State Information Commission requiring the administration to disclose certain third party, personal information sought by a judicial officer under Right to Information Act.The bench reiterated that information which is “personal" in nature and which does. Allowing a petition …

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 …

SC-Lawyer Seeks AG's Consent For Contempt Action Against Info. Commissioner For 'Lowering' Supreme Court's Authority In His Order
2 years, 3 months ago

SC-Lawyer Seeks AG's Consent For Contempt Action Against Info. Commissioner For 'Lowering' Supreme Court's Authority In His Order

Live Law  

A Supreme Court Advocate-On-Record has written a letter to the Attorney General for India, R. Venkataramani, seeking his consent for the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against the Information Commissioner, CIC-Uday Mahurkar claiming that he lowered the authority of the Supreme Court of India in his Order. Essentially, in an order dated 25-11-2022, the Information Commissioner, Uday Mahurkar had observed …

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