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CIC Left Without a Head for 5th Time in 6 Years Following Julka’s Retirement
29 Aug 2020
Since May 2014, every appointment to the CIC has been made only after activists moved the Courts to demand explanations from the government about the vacancies.
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5 Posts, Including Chief, Vacant in CIC, 34,500 Cases Pending
16 Jan 2020
According to a press release by Satark Nagrik Sangathan, of the five vacancies in the CIC, four have persisted since November 2018.
Sumedha Pal
RTI Amendment Bill Tabled in Lok Sabha, Protests in Over 5 States
22 Jul 2019
Activists say that the amendment will reduce the information machinery to mere puppets of the government.
Live Law
Central Info Commissioner Should Have Status of Chief Election Commissioner
15 Feb 2019
The petition claimed that the Centre and the state governments have "attempted to stifle" the functioning of the RTI Act by failing to do their statutory duty of ensuring appointment of commissioners…
Sumedha Pal
Lokpal Selection Committee did not Meet Even Once in Nearly 4 Years
22 Dec 2018
After failing to establish a Lokpal, Chief Information Commissioner’s latest RTI reply shows a complete breakdown of the anti-corruption and accountability framework in India.
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Ahead of Selection Panel Meet, Citizens Flag ‘Compromised’ Procedure for Filling up Vacant CIC Posts
10 Dec 2018
Eight out of 11 posts of information commissioners, including that of the chief, are lying vacant in the Chief Information Commission.
Vivan Eyben
Will RBI Disclose Names of Wilful Defaulters?
20 Nov 2018
Information Commissioner Acharyulu’s letter suggests that the Central Information Commission may not be functioning entirely independently.
Vivan Eyben
Chief Information Commissioner’s Post to be Vacant Next Month, Successor Unknown
15 Oct 2018
No appointments have been made to the Central Information Commission without Court supervision since 2014.