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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.
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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.
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?
Kashif Kakvi
MP Govt’s Plan to Raise Fees of RTI Queries by 10 Times Draws Flak from Activists
12 Feb 2020
The General Administration Department of the state has prepared a proposal to increase the fee of filing RTI applications from Rs 10 to Rs 100, from Rs 50 to Rs 500 for first appeal and Rs 100 to Rs…
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Former Civil Servants Demand Govt Protection for RTI Activists in Odisha
10 Feb 2020
Following the recent spate of attacks on RTI users in the state—the most recent being two murders within two months—former civil servants led by Aruna Roy have written to the chief minister.
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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.