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SC Asks Centre, States to File Compliance Report on 2019 Verdict to Fill CIC, SIC Vacancies
07 Jul 2021
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan also said that the Centre should be directed to put on record the criteria for shortlisting of candidates for appointment as CIC and ICs and information such as the…
Shailesh Gandhi
Supreme Court to Decide: Do Citizens Misuse RTI or Powerful Misuse Discretion?
01 Jul 2021
The Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and expression with reasonable restrictions and the RTI Act follows that scheme too.
The Leaflet
Author of the Landmark Judgment Holding RBI Accountable to the Public, Justice MY Eqbal, Passes Away
08 May 2021
Former Supreme Court judge Justice MY Eqbal died at a private hospital in Gurugram yesterday. He was 70.
Raja Muzaffar Bhat
Life after Article 370: A Little Hope Flickers for RTI Act, 2005
06 Feb 2021
To destroy evidence is not only a violation of the RTI Act, 2005, but also a serious crime under section 204 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Rosamma Thomas
PM Cares Private, But Owned and Established by Govt: Says Centre
28 Dec 2020
Since its donors are private individuals or organisations, it would not fall under the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005, according to a reply by the Commissioner of Income Tax (…
Shailesh Gandhi
Will the Right to Information Act Become the Right to Denial of Information Act?
09 Dec 2020
One of the best transparency laws was promulgated by Parliament but is now threatened by judicial interpretations which are not in consonance with the law.
Shailesh Gandhi
We Must Fight for Right To Information
12 Oct 2020
The RTI movement which had begun in Devdungri village in Rajasthan with Aruna Roy in the early 1990s, saw its dream being translated into one of the best transparency laws in the world.
Newsclick Report
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.
Ashutosh M Shukla
Why is Maharashtra Information Commission Lowering the Bar for Transparency?
28 Aug 2020
On February 15, 2019, the Maharashtra State Information Commission (MSIC) upheld an argument of a public information officer (PIO) that the Chief Minister’s Medical Relief Fund (CMMRF) does not come…
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Why is PM CARES Fund Not Transparent?
27 Aug 2020
Why is the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (CARES) Fund not considered a "public authority" under the Right to Information (RTI) Act?