No Clarity On Pay & Tenure Of Information Commissioners, As Centre's Notification Is Silent

The DoPT notification seems to be in tune with the proposed RTI amendment to take away the statutory protection to the salary and tenure of Information Commissioners.

Sudhir Bhargava Takes Charge As CIC Chief

Mr. Sudhir Bhargava took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC) on Tuesday.He was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan.Mr. Bhargava is a retired bureaucrat, having worked as a Secretary to the Ministry of Social Justice. He has been an...

President Clears Appointment Of Four Information Commissioners In CIC

The Centre, on Saturday, appointed four new Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC), which has been functioning with only three Information Commissioners as against a sanctioned strength of eleven.As per a communication, President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the appointment of Yashwardhan Kumar Sinha, Vanaja N Sarna,...

CIC Sridhar Acharyulu Retires After A Proactive Term As RTI Custodian

"It is undeniable that his tenure has strengthened the RTI regime, shaping it as a powerful tool to ensure constitutional governance"Professor M Sridhar Acharyulu(also known Madabhushi Sridhar) has retired as Central Information Commissioner yesterday, after an eventful tenure of five years.  A law professor at NALSAR Hyderabad and author of...

Disclosure of Loan Defaulters' List : CIC Should Ensure Compliance By RBI, Acharyulu Writes To Chief Information Commissioner [Read Letter]

The outgoing Central Information Commissioner Prof.M. Sridhar Acharyulu has written to the Chief Information Commissioner R K Mathur making a fervent plea that CIC should take steps to make the Reserve Bank of India comply with the  orders of CIC to disclose information of willful loan defaulters.The letter comes in the wake of November 16...

PMO & RBI Should Reveal Information On Willful Defaulters & Raghuram Rajan's Letter : CIC [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has directed the Reserve Bank of India and the Prime Minister's Office to disclose information on list of willful defaulters and action taken on  the ‘alerting letter’ written by former Governor of RBI Raghuram Rajan on February 5, 2015"If the letter of Sri Raghuram Rajan is acted upon, PMO should have explained...

Bar Council Of Delhi CPIO Fails To Provide Info On Missing RTI Section From Website; CIC Slaps Rs. 5,000 Penalty

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5,000 on the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) for delaying supply of information to an applicant, while also failing to attend hearings before the CIC.The order was passed by Chief Information Commissioner Radha Krishna Mathur on an...

60% Of Denials By Information Commissioners Have Been In Violation Of RTI Act: Study Finds

Non-imposition of penalties under the Right to Information Act by Information Commissioners (ICs) is causing an estimated loss of Rs.203 crores annually, a recent research has found.The research was conducted by the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS) & Centre for Equity Studies on orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC). 549 orders of the...

MPLADS Fund : CIC Recommends Legal Framework For Transparency In Fund Utilization [Read Order]

It is sad that law makers of the nation did not make law for their own MPLADSThe Central Information Commission has recommended the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman to issue appropriate legal framework to bring in more accountability and transparency in the utilization of funds under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development...

Disclose Info On Steps Taken To Reclaim Koh-i-Noor, Tipu Sultan’s Sword, etc.: CIC To PMO, Ministry of Culture [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission (CIC) recently directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Ministry of Culture to intimate an RTI applicant about the efforts taken by it to reclaim ancient artifacts like the Koh-i-Noor diamond and Tipu Sultan’s sword, preferably within a month.Information Commissioner Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu also...

Ph.D. Scholar Alleges Thesis Plagiarism By Prof-Guide Of M.Phil: CIC Orders Indian Statistical Institute To Share Marked Copies Of Thesis With Complainant [Read Order]

When a Professor-guide himself is accused of infringing copyright of a student-scholar, such a scholar has right to complain, right to know and Right to Information about the action on the complaint under RTI Act, the Central Information Commission has said while directing the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) to share marked copies of thesis to a...

Some Provisions Of Delhi District Court (Right to Information) Rules Are Not In Conformity With RTI Act: CIC [Read Order]

“One wonders, what queries other than relating to its primary functioning of the administration of justice could be put to the PIO of a Court of Law.”Taking note of some ‘exemption’ provisions of Delhi District Court (Right to Information) Rules, the Central Information Commission observed that they are not in conformity with the Right to...