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SC directs Delhi HC to Decide if Intelligence, Security Organisations Exempt Under RTI
18 Oct 2021
The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi High Court to decide the applicability of the Right to Information (RTI) Act to intelligence and security organisations of the government while setting aside…
Newsclick Report
16th Years of RTI Act: Defunct Commissions, Huge Backlog
12 Oct 2021
2,55,602 appeals and complaints were pending in the 26 information commissions till June 30, according to a report.
Damayantee Dhar
Gujarat: Accused in 833 Cases of Caste Atrocities Out on Bail
18 Aug 2021
The accused, who were convicted by lower courts, got bail from High Court and have often committed more crimes
Raja Muzaffar Bhat
RTI Act in J&K: A Missed Opportunity
08 Apr 2021
Though the national RTI law has been extended to J&K, very few officials have been trained on how to implement it. After the PDP joined hands with the BJP in 2015, the institution of RTI got a…
Bhasha Singh
Competency and Accountability are Base of Democracy: Anjali Bhardwaj
02 Mar 2021
Anjali Bharadwaj talks about her work with the 'Satark Nagarik Sangathan'.
Shrikrishna Kachave
The Right to Information Cannot Be Suppressed Even In Extreme and Harsh Conditions
14 Oct 2020
In 2019, the amendments in RTI Act, 2005 usurped the control of Information Commissioners thereby demeaning the powers bestowed to them under their statutory status.
Vinita Deshmukh
Veil of Secrecy? RTI on Aarogya Setu Draws a Blank, Only Reveals Rs 4.15Cr Spent on Publicity
14 Sep 2020
Members of the Internet Freedom Foundation have been driven up the wall since April this year, trying to procure information on transparency and accountability under RTI from multiple government…
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…
Nipun Arora, Annanya Mehan
Right to Information Act Under Threat as Ten-Year Old ‘Interim’ Order Holds CIC Together
16 Jul 2020
The threat to right to information is not only from the government but from within the Central Information Commission (CIC) as well.
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…