Upload Impugned Lower Court Orders Corresponding To Judgments On The Madras HC Website: CIC Recommends [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission has recommended Madras High Court to upload impugned orders of lower courts and tribunals corresponding to the judgments available on its website.Information Commissioner Mr. R.K. Mathur observed that uploading the impugned orders would “help the general public, litigants and all other stake holders in linking the Hon'ble High Court's orders/judgments with...

Clarify Stand On Claims Of Taj Mahal Being A Shiva Temple: CIC Recommends Centre [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission recommended that the Ministry of Culture should clarify its stand on the conflicting claims regarding the Taj Mahal being a Shiva Temple rather than a mausoleum built by Shahjahan.Information Commissioner Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu also directed the Archaeological Survey of India to share with the Appellant,...

New CIC Bench To Hear Complaints Against Political Parties For Not Complying RTI, Prof. Sridhar Not In the Bench

Chief Information Commissioner RK Mathur has reconstituted a larger bench to hear complaints against six national political parties – BJP, Congress, BSP, NCP, CPI, CPM – for not complying with the CIC order which brought them under the purview of the RTI Act. Surprisingly Prof. Sridhar Acharyulu, who headed the earlier bench is not included in the...

Applicant-Jurno Has No Right To Build Pressure For Adverts By Filing RTI Pleas: CIC

While disposing of a case where the RTI applicant, the editor of a magazine, was denied a copy of complaints instituted under the Ministry of Minority Affairs against employees of  Dargah committee, Dargah Khwaja Sahib, Ajmer, the CIC has remarked that a journalist does not have the right to demand advertisements for his magazine by building...

CIC Asks NCW To Pay Token Compensation Of Rs. 50K To Ex-Employee Who Complained Of Sexual Harassment [Read Order]

Appalled at the National Commission for Women (NCW) for denying human rights to their ex-contractual research assistant who was allegedly sexually harassed by its Deputy Secretary, the Central Information Commission has directed NCW to pay Rs. 50,000 compensation to the woman in 15 days, while also slapping Rs. 25,000 cost on the accused and the...

Officers However High Not Above RTI Act, CIC Treats Chief Vigilance Officer As Deemed PIO And Issues Show Cause Notice [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission, on Friday, treated the Chief Vigilance Officer of the Employees State Insurance Company (ESIC) as its deemed PIO, and issued him a show cause notice, as the Commission deliberated upon imposition of penalty on ESIC.Information Commissioner, Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu was hearing an Appeal filed by one Mr....

Display Details Of Free Education To Weaker Sections Of The Society: Haryana Information Commission To State And Schools [Read Order]

State Information Commission, Haryana has directed the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) and Educational Institutions to display information on the grant of free education by Educational Institutions. A compliance report has been directed to be filed by 1 November.This was in furtherance of an undertaking given to the DTCP by Schools/...

PIOs Challenging Penalty Under Sec.20 Cannot Engage Govt. Counsel: TN Government [Read Order]

The Tamil Nadu Government has directed Public Information Officers (PIOs) to abstain from engaging a Government Counsel in matters where the PIO intends to challenge imposition of penalty under Section 20 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.Section 20 of the Act empowers the CIC or the SIC to recommend disciplinary action or impose a penalty on a...

CIC Directs Disclosure Of Numeric Data Of Officers Facing Corruption Charges [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission recently directed the Government to disclose numeric details of pending as well as disclosed Departmental/ Vigilance/ Court cases against the employees of various departments.“Disclosure of such data shall serve as a tool in better governance and thus undoubtedly serves larger public interest,” Information...

Banks Not Liable For Theft In Lockers, Reveals RBI In RTI Query

An RTI response by the RBI and 19 PSU banks has disclosed that locker hiring agreement between the public sector banks and the customers absolves the banks of any liability for theft or burglary in the lockers.The banks stated in the response that the relationship between the locker hirer and the bank is that of a lessor and a lessee and therefore,...

“If Men Violate A Woman’s Rights In NCW, Where Should She Go?” CIC Raps NCW For Mishandling Of Sexual Harassment Complaint [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission on Friday rapped the National Commission for Women, for its mishandling of a sexual harassment complaint and a subsequent RTI application filed by one of NCW’s female employees.“When the right of woman is violated and rule of law does not work, she looks to National Commission for Women for support and sympathy....

BCCI A Public Authority, Bound To Disclose Information Under RTI Act: CIC [Read Order]

Central Information Commissioner, Prof. M Sridhar Acharyulu, in the case of Subhash Chandra Agrawal v. PIO, Department of Sports, declared the BCCI to be a public authority and directed the Board to disclose information sought by the RTI applicant.In this case Subhash Chandra Agarwal, the complainant, had sought information regarding whether or not...