RTI
17 Oct 2022 4:26 PM GMT
'Frivolous Litigation Aimed At Protecting CBI Officers & Those Involved In Corruption At AIIMS': IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi Opposes Plea Against CIC Order
Nupur Thapliyal
IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has opposed before Delhi High Court a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against an order of Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the agency to provide information sought by him in relation to his complaint on the alleged corruption in certain purchases at national capital's All India Institute of Medical Science.Chaturvedi, who...
16 Aug 2022 2:43 PM GMT
CIC Upholds NCW's Decision To Deny Access To Report Of Inquiry Conducted By Its Chairperson In 2017 Over 'Love Jihad'
Sparsh Upadhyay
The Central Information Commission (CIC) last week upheld a reply of the NCW (National Commission for Women) wherein it denied providing a copy of the report of the inquiry conducted by Rekha Sharma in 2017 in connection with the issue of forceful conversion and 'love jihad'.The Information Commissioner Saroj Punhani noted that the information...
13 Aug 2022 4:30 AM GMT
Whether Govt Aided Educational Institutions Run By Societies Are Subject To RTI Act? Karnataka HC Asks State Information Commission To Decide
Mustafa Plumber
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Information Commission to decide whether societies and educational institutions (aided) run by the societies are subject to Right to Information Act, 2005. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said,"the question raised before this Court being mixed question of law &...
1 Aug 2022 11:21 AM GMT
RTI Act | Information Commission Can't Turn Blind Eye To Culpable Delay In Furnishing Info By PIO: Karnataka High Court Imposes Penalty
Mustafa Plumber
The Karnataka High Court recently observed that the Information Commission cannot let the undue delay caused by a Public Information Officer in furnishing information as sought for under the Right to Education Act, go unpunished.Leaving the culpable delay to go with impunity strikes at the root of law, a single judge bench of Justice Krishna S...
25 July 2022 9:14 AM GMT
CIC Directs PMO To Re-Examine RTI Application Seeking Information On Planning Behind Nationwide Lockdown & COVID-19 Control
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
The Central Information Commission has directed the Prime Minister's Office to re-examine an RTI application seeking details regarding imposition of nation-wide lockdown on March 24, 2020 on account of Covid-19 pandemic. The information was denied by the Under Secretary, PMO (acting as the Public Information Officer) citing Section 7(9) of...
25 July 2022 6:15 AM GMT
S.11 RTI Act | Inter-Caste Marriage Certificate Submitted By Persons Seeking Priority In Public Employment Contain Personal Info, Notice Mandatory: Madras HC
Upasana Sajeev
The Madras High Court recently reiterated that informations touching upon the right of privacy of third parties cannot be sought through RTI applications without putting them on notice.Justice Anand Venkatesh was dealing with a plea seeking directions to the Tamil Nadu Information Commission to provide details with respect to persons who have...
22 July 2022 10:49 AM GMT
Definition Of "Public Authority" Under RTI Act Has No Application In Service Dispute: Delhi High Court
Nupur Thapliyal
The Delhi High Court has observed that the definition of 'public authority' as contained under sec. 2(h) of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 has no application in a service matter.Justice C Hari Shankar was dealing with an application under sec. 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 moved in regular second appeal pending before it. The...
21 July 2022 3:00 AM GMT
Consider Uploading Cumulative Month Wise Data Of Cases Instituted & Disposed Of On HC Website: CIC To Delhi High Court
Sparsh Upadhyay
The Central Information Commission has asked the Delhi High Court to consider uploading cumulative month-wise data of cases instituted and disposed of on its website.The Chief Information Commissioner Y. K. Sinha passed this order on an appeal filed by a law student, Ateet Bansal challenging the refusal of the Public Information Officer of the...
18 July 2022 5:59 AM GMT
S.21 RTI Act | Public Information Officer Can't Be Penalised For Delay In Furnishing Info If Genuine & Bonafide Reasons Given: Karnataka High Court
Mustafa Plumber
The Karnataka HIgh Court has quashed an order passed by the Karnataka Information Commission directing a Deputy Conservator of Forests (deputed as the Public Information officer) to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- for delay in furnishing information sought under the Right to Information Act (RTI). A single judge bench of Justice C M Poonacha while...
15 July 2022 6:37 AM GMT
RTI Act | Right To 'Inspection Of Work' Of Any Public Authority U/S 2(j) Does Not Include 'Inspection Of Property': Delhi High Court
Padmakshi Sharma
The Delhi High Court has held that the words "inspection of work" under Section 2(j) of the Right To Information (RTI) Act, 2005 does not include "inspection of property" under its ambit.Section 2(j) stipulates that right to information means the right to information accessible under the Act which is held by or under the control of any public...
30 Jun 2022 6:53 AM GMT
Potential Cabinet Papers Yet To Be Brought Before Council Of Ministers Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act: Kerala High Court
Hannah M Varghese
The Kerala High Court has ruled that potential cabinet papers which have not yet been brought before the Council of Ministers are exempted from disclosure under the Right to Information Act.Section 8(1)(i) of the RTI Act exempts disclosure of cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other...
20 Jun 2022 4:00 AM GMT
RTI Act | Penalty U/S 20(2) For Destruction Of Information Sought Not Attracted In Absence Of Malafide: Gujarat High Court
EKTA RATHORE
The Gujarat High Court has held that where any information sought under the Right to Information Act is destroyed and it is not the case of malafide destruction of information, penalty under Section 20(2) of RTI Act shall not be attracted.Section 20 stipulates disciplinary action against a Public Information Officer where information sought is not...