CIC Directs Indian Army To Release Details Of Probe Into Macchil, Pathribal Killings [Read Order]
8 years, 4 months ago

CIC Directs Indian Army To Release Details Of Probe Into Macchil, Pathribal Killings [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has directed the Indian Army to provide a copy of documents regarding the findings of the Court Martial in the matter of the conviction of five Army personnel for killings committed at Macchil, J&K, in 2010, and proceedings of Court of Inquiry in the matter of killing of five persons in Pathribal, Anatnag district, J&K, in 2000.The information. The Central Information Commission has directed the Indian Army to provide a copy of documents regarding the findings of the Court Martial in the matter of the conviction of five Army personnel for killings committed at Macchil, J&K, in 2010, and proceedings of Court of Inquiry in the matter of killing of five persons in Pathribal, Anatnag district, J&K, in 2000. The CPIO, in its submissions, admitted to a factual error regarding the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry into the Pathribal encounter in the RTI application. Further, dealing with the matter of the signee being different from the person with the authority, the Commission held: “Commission based upon the perusal of the reply of the CPIO finds it adequately appropriate to allow the contention of the Appellant regarding the CPIO reply being wrongly signed for him by another officer when no such express authority to delegate his responsibility exists within the provisions of the RTI Act.

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Central Info panel pulls up IIT-M for delay in providing information on ‘Mission Mode Recruitment’
1 year, 10 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, …

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 Seeking Details Of Tea Shop Of PM Modi's Father: CIC Directs CPIO Western Railway To File Affidavit Stating That No Records Are Available [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

RTI Seeking Details Of Tea Shop Of PM Modi's Father: CIC Directs CPIO Western Railway To File Affidavit Stating That No Records Are Available [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission disposed a second appeal filed by a lawyer who, through RTI, sought the details about the tea shop of Damodar Das, the father of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Two years ago, Pawan Parik, an RTI Activist and a lawyer practising in Haryana Courts, had filed an RTI application before CPIO, Western Railway, seeking information on eleven points …

'Pained To Observe That Dept. Of Legal Affairs Which Advises Ministries On Legal Matters Faulted In Recognizing The Basic Issues Pertaining To RTI Act': CIC [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

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

Live Law  

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

CIC Warns CPIO Against Unwarranted Invocation Of Exemption Clause Under Section 8(1)(i) Of RTI Act [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

CIC Warns CPIO Against Unwarranted Invocation Of Exemption Clause Under Section 8(1)(i) Of RTI Act [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission recently denigrated the CPIO of the Department of Training and Personnel of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions against inappropriate and unwarranted use of the exemption clause under Section 8 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in denying information to the complainant pertaining to appointment of Central. The Central Information Commission recently denigrated …

Malegaon 08': CIC Directs Home Ministry To ReplyTo RTI Query Regarding Opinion Given By Law Ministry On Applicability Of MCOCA [Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

Malegaon 08': CIC Directs Home Ministry To ReplyTo RTI Query Regarding Opinion Given By Law Ministry On Applicability Of MCOCA [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Chief Information Commissioner Sudhir Bhargava directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide an appropriate reply to an RTI query seeking a copy of the opinion given by Ministry of Law and Justice regarding the applicability of Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 on the 2008 Malegaon Bomb blast case. The said opinion was sought by the National …

Central Information Commission Issues Notice To Its Own CPIO For Failure To Furnish Information [Read Order]
7 years ago

Central Information Commission Issues Notice To Its Own CPIO For Failure To Furnish Information [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission last week issued notice to its own CPIO for his failure to provide information on a Right to Information application.The interim order was passed by Information Commissioner Divya Prakash Sinha on a complaint filed by Mr. R.K. Jain who had sought copies of the dak inward/ outward register, communications received from High Courts and the Supreme …

Applicant-Jurno Has No Right To Build Pressure For Adverts By Filing RTI Pleas: CIC
7 years, 8 months ago

Applicant-Jurno Has No Right To Build Pressure For Adverts By Filing RTI Pleas: CIC

Live Law  

While disposing of a case where the RTI applicant, the editor of a magazine, was denied a copy of complaints instituted under the Ministry of Minority Affairs against employees of Dargah committee, Dargah Khwaja Sahib, Ajmer, the CIC has remarked that a journalist does not have the right to demand While disposing of a case where the RTI applicant, the …

CIC Slams PIO For Denying Pending Case Details Citing ‘Non-Availability Of Files’
7 years, 9 months ago

CIC Slams PIO For Denying Pending Case Details Citing ‘Non-Availability Of Files’

Live Law  

Central Information Commissioner Prof M Sridhar Acharyalu, in the case of Vijendra Singh Jafa vs PIO, MOSJE, has slammed the PIO for refusing to provide information sought on grounds of non-availability of the files in question and also made recommendations to the Department of Personnel and Training, the nodal agency for the implementation of the Right to Information Act.RTI applicant …

CIC Slams PIO For Denying Pending Case Details Citing ‘Non-Availability Of Files’
7 years, 9 months ago

CIC Slams PIO For Denying Pending Case Details Citing ‘Non-Availability Of Files’

Live Law  

Central Information Commissioner Prof M Sridhar Acharyalu, in the case of Vijendra Singh Jafa vs PIO, MOSJE, has slammed the PIO for refusing to provide information sought on grounds of non-availability of the files in question and also made recommendations to the Department of Personnel and Training, the nodal agency for the implementation of the Right to Information Act.RTI applicant …

CIC Tells Dept Of Posts To Provide Info On Demonetisation To RTI Applicant [Read Order]
7 years, 9 months ago

CIC Tells Dept Of Posts To Provide Info On Demonetisation To RTI Applicant [Read Order]

Live Law  

The CIC, in the case of Ramswaroop vs PIO, Department of Posts, has directed the authority concerned to provide information regarding the number of currency notes exchanged during the demonetisation period to the petitioner since demonitisation had a huge impact on the everyday life of every citizen of the nation.In the instant case, the petitioner, Ramswaroop, filed an RTI application …

CIC Tells Dept Of Posts To Provide Info On Demonetisation To RTI Applicant [Read Order]
7 years, 9 months ago

CIC Tells Dept Of Posts To Provide Info On Demonetisation To RTI Applicant [Read Order]

Live Law  

The CIC, in the case of Ramswaroop vs PIO, Department of Posts, has directed the authority concerned to provide information regarding the number of currency notes exchanged during the demonetisation period to the petitioner since demonitisation had a huge impact on the everyday life of every citizen of the nation.In the instant case, the petitioner, Ramswaroop, filed an RTI application …

CIC Notice to CPIO Railway Board For Not Replying RTI Query, Awards Compensation To Applicant [Read Order]
7 years, 9 months ago

CIC Notice to CPIO Railway Board For Not Replying RTI Query, Awards Compensation To Applicant [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission, in the case of Pankaj Bansal vs Central Public Information Officer, Railway Board, has issued a show-cause notice to the CPIO for non-compliance with the provisions of the RTI Act and awarded a compensation of Rs. 5,000 to the appellant.Pankaj Bansal, the appellant, sought a copy of the file notings/ correspondence and relevant records/ reports pertaining. …

CIC Rejects Plea Seeking Copies Of PM Modi’s Applications For Obtaining Passport [Read Order]
8 years ago

CIC Rejects Plea Seeking Copies Of PM Modi’s Applications For Obtaining Passport [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has upheld the CPIO’s refusal to provide to an RTI applicant copies of applications submitted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for obtaining his first passport and subsequent renewal or fresh applications for obtaining diplomatic passport.GM Chauhan, an RTI activist and member of the Congress in Gujarat, had sought information pertaining to the. The Central Information Commission …

RTI Plea On PM’s Foreign Visits Placed Before CIC
8 years, 2 months ago

RTI Plea On PM’s Foreign Visits Placed Before CIC

Live Law  

An RTI plea seeking details of expenditure incurred on the Prime Minister’s foreign visits was placed before Chief Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur on Tuesday to decide whether a disclosure would have bearings on the security and sovereignty of the nation. The CPIOs of both Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of External Affairs were directed be present at the hearing …

RTI Plea On PM’s Foreign Visits Placed Before CIC
8 years, 2 months ago

RTI Plea On PM’s Foreign Visits Placed Before CIC

Live Law  

An RTI plea seeking details of expenditure incurred on the Prime Minister’s foreign visits was placed before Chief Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur on Tuesday to decide whether a disclosure would have bearings on the security and sovereignty of the nation. The CPIOs of both Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of External Affairs were directed be present at the hearing …

Pathribal encounter case: CIC raps Army for giving ‘misleading’ info
8 years, 4 months ago

Pathribal encounter case: CIC raps Army for giving ‘misleading’ info

India TV News  

The Central Information Commission on Saturday rapped army for providing a "misleading" reply to an RTI applicant in an attempt to withhold disclosure of records in the infamous Pathribal fake encounter in Jammu and Kashmir in 2000. In its response to Venkatesh Nayak of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Army had claimed that records related to Pathribal encounter cannot be given …

CIC Directs Indian Army To Release Details Of Probe Into Macchil, Pathribal Killings [Read Order]
8 years, 4 months ago

CIC Directs Indian Army To Release Details Of Probe Into Macchil, Pathribal Killings [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission has directed the Indian Army to provide a copy of documents regarding the findings of the Court Martial in the matter of the conviction of five Army personnel for killings committed at Macchil, J&K, in 2010, and proceedings of Court of Inquiry in the matter of killing of five persons in Pathribal, Anatnag district, J&K, in …

Mumbai RTI activist murder: CIC directs authorities to declassify information sought by Bhupendra Vira
8 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai RTI activist murder: CIC directs authorities to declassify information sought by Bhupendra Vira

Firstpost  

Chief Information Commissioner of Maharashtra Ratnakar Gaikwad on Monday asked authorities to ensure a thorough probe into the murder of RTI activist Bhupendra Vira and make public the information sought by him. Chief Information Commissioner of Maharashtra and former chief secretary of state Ratnakar Gaikwad on Monday asked authorities to ensure a thorough probe into the murder of RTI activist …

Maharashtra Information Commission Orders Immediate Review & Release Of Bhupendra Vira’s RTI Pleas
8 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra Information Commission Orders Immediate Review & Release Of Bhupendra Vira’s RTI Pleas

Live Law  

In the wake of RTI activist Bhupendra Vira’s gruesome murder, former information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi’s letter addressed to Chief Information Commissioner of Maharashtra Ratnakar Gaikwad has been accepted and registered as a complaint under section 18 of the RTI Act.The Commission has directed the authorities to carry out immediate review of the slain activist’s pending. In the wake of RTI …

Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal Information; Delhi HC directs to recover Rs.10K from Officials who authorised the filing of Writ [Read Order]
8 years, 10 months ago

Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal Information; Delhi HC directs to recover Rs.10K from Officials who authorised the filing of Writ [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has slammed the Central Government for filing Writ Petition against the Order of Central Information Commission directing the Government to upload all the latest amended bare Acts and to examine the functionality of its e-mail ID and develop an appropriate RTI filing mechanism. The CIC had also directed the petitioner to pay Rs.10,000/- under Section 19 of …

Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal Information; Delhi HC directs to recover Rs.10K from Officials who authorised the filing of Writ [Read Order]
8 years, 10 months ago

Breaking; Writ Petition against CIC order to provide up-to-date Legal Information; Delhi HC directs to recover Rs.10K from Officials who authorised the filing of Writ [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has slammed the Central Government for filing Writ Petition against the Order of Central Information Commission directing the Government to upload all the latest amended bare Acts and to examine the functionality of its e-mail ID and develop an appropriate RTI filing mechanism. The CIC had also directed the petitioner to pay Rs.10,000/- under Section 19 of …

CIC directs IB to disclose report on IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi [Read Order]
8 years, 11 months ago

CIC directs IB to disclose report on IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Central Information Commission on Thursday directed the Intelligence Bureau to provide its report in relation to the false cases filed against IFoS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi by corrupt officers exposed by him during his term as DFO in Haryana, ruling that the report does not contain information excluded from the purview of the Right to Information Act by Section 24 …

CIC directs action against RTI applicant for suppression of record
10 years, 5 months ago

CIC directs action against RTI applicant for suppression of record

Live Law  

The CIC came across a peculiar 'second appeal' of contradictory claims of 'missing file' and 'misuse of RTI" by the applicant, who misled not only the District Institute of Education & Training, NCT Delhi but also the Central Information Commission. The Central Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu on 30th September 2014, recommended departmental enquiry and action against, Mr Harsh Wardhan, …

CIC directs action against RTI applicant for suppression of record
10 years, 5 months ago

CIC directs action against RTI applicant for suppression of record

Live Law  

The CIC came across a peculiar 'second appeal' of contradictory claims of 'missing file' and 'misuse of RTI" by the applicant, who misled not only the District Institute of Education & Training, NCT Delhi but also the Central Information Commission. The Central Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu on 30th September 2014, recommended departmental enquiry and action against, Mr Harsh Wardhan, …

Section 6(3) does not empower CPIO to escape responsibility by Transferring RTI Applications: Delhi High Court [Read the Judgment]
10 years, 6 months ago

Section 6(3) does not empower CPIO to escape responsibility by Transferring RTI Applications: Delhi High Court [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court held that "Section 6 of the Act cannot be read to mean that the responsibility of a CPIO is only limited to forwarding the applications to different departments/offices. Forwarding an application by a public authority to another public authority is not the same as a Public Information Officer of a public authority arranging or sourcing information …

PMO to seek Modi's views on disclosing his letters with Atal
10 years, 11 months ago

PMO to seek Modi's views on disclosing his letters with Atal

India TV News  

Upholding the reasons given by the applicant, the appellate authority directed the CPIO to provide additional details with regards to the case. “As regards contention that the grounds for exemption claimed under section 8 are not tenable, CPIO PMO is directed to obtain fresh inputs in this regard and provide the same to the applicant within 15 working days,” Krishan …

CIC to decide RTI complaints on merit, says Delhi High Court
11 years, 4 months ago

CIC to decide RTI complaints on merit, says Delhi High Court

Live Law  

While hearing a complaint filed by an activist R K Jain who had alleged that some information commissioners in the CIC were deciding complaints under section 18 of the RTI in a summary fashion and sending it back to CPIOs concerned, directing them to disclose information, Justice V K Jain of Delhi High Court said instead of simply directing the …

CIC to decide RTI complaints on merit, says Delhi High Court
11 years, 4 months ago

CIC to decide RTI complaints on merit, says Delhi High Court

Live Law  

While hearing a complaint filed by an activist R K Jain who had alleged that some information commissioners in the CIC were deciding complaints under section 18 of the RTI in a summary fashion and sending it back to CPIOs concerned, directing them to disclose information, Justice V K Jain of Delhi High Court said instead of simply directing the …

Government uses JPC, CBI to block 2G papers under RTI
12 years, 8 months ago

Government uses JPC, CBI to block 2G papers under RTI

The Hindu  

Information sought by the public, media and even members of Parliament on the 2G scam from the Department of Telecom and various ministries under the Right to Information is being denied under Section 8 of the RTI Act and more recently, the rules of procedure governing the Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G matter. More recently, the DoT has started …

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