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14 Jun 2022 6:45 AM GMT
Plea Of Army For Exemption From RTI: An Approach Devoid Of Merits
Hari Mudgil
In the landmark judgment of SP Gupta Vs Union of India (1981), Supreme Court of India held, "the concept of open government is the direct emanation from the right to know, which seems to be implicit in the right of free speech and expression guaranteed under article 19(1) of Constitution." Besides Apex court, many high courts and civil societies also pitched for the right to know...
7 Jun 2022 4:54 AM GMT
"Will Benefit Students" : CIC Directs Bar Council Of India To Publish Inspection Reports Of Law Colleges On Website
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
The Central Information Commission has directed the Bar Council of India to publish on its website the inspection reports of law colleges. The CIC observed that the disclosure of the inspection reports of the law colleges in the public domain will benefit the student community at large.The Information Commissioner Saroj Punhani passed the order in...
26 April 2022 9:00 AM GMT
Certified Copies Of Answer Scripts Written By Applicant Can Be Provided Under RTI Act During Ongoing Criminal Investigation: Karnataka High Court
Mustafa Plumber
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the state government challenging an order of the State Information Commission which directed the authority to provide certified copies of answer scripts written by the applicant for the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor, in the year 2013. The Member Secretary of APP Cum AGP...
30 March 2022 4:44 AM GMT
IBBI First Appellate Authority Allows RTI Application By A Company Seeking Information Regarding Complaint Against IRP
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
The Executive Director and First Appellate Authority, Santosh Kumar Shukla, IBBI in Utility Premises Private Limited v. Central Public Information officer allowed the RTI application filed by Utility Premises Private Limited seeking information regarding the complaint filed by it against the IRP, Mr. X. The Central Public Information...
20 March 2022 5:17 AM GMT
Tripura High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Constitutionality Of Section 11 Of The Right To Information Act
Sparsh Upadhyay
The Tripura High Court last week dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea which challenged the constitutional validity of Section 11 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 on the ground that the same is ultra-vires of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.Essentially, the petitioner was concerned with the 'deplorable' condition of...
19 March 2022 6:03 AM GMT
Take A Decision Over Establishment Of Online RTI Portal In UT In 3 Months: JKL High Court Directs UT's Chief Secretary
Sparsh Upadhyay
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Thursday directed the Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of J&K to take a decision over the establishment of an RTI portal for the UT of J&K within the period of 90 days.The Bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sindhu Sharma issued this order on a Public Interest Litigation...
11 March 2022 12:09 PM GMT
Social Worker Not Exempt From Exceptions U/S 8 RTI Act, Must Demonstrate Bona Fides In Larger Public Interest: Bombay High Court
Sharmeen Hakim
Claims of being a "social activist" are not enough to get information under the RTI Act, the application must show details sought are bona fide in larger public interest, and without causing "unwarranted invasion of privacy of the individual" under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, the Bombay High Court has held. "The logic seems to be this:...
7 Feb 2022 4:20 AM GMT
'Public Authority' & 'Public Information Officer' Under RTI Act, 2005: Jharkhand High Court Explains Difference
Shrutika Pandey
Upholding the order of the State Information Commission, the Jharkhand High Court recently held that the State Information Commission has the power to pass an order of compensation by resorting to the provision of Section 19(8)(b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Noting the difference between Public Authority and Public Information Officer,...
22 Dec 2021 10:36 AM GMT
RTI Plea Seeking Details Of Supreme Court Collegium's December 2018 Meeting Rejected By CIC
Sparsh Upadhyay
The Central Information Commission (CIC) in a recent decision upheld an order of the First Appellate Authority under the Right to Information (RTI) Act denying information sought regarding the decisions taken by the Supreme Court Collegium in a meeting held on December 12, 2018. Importantly, activist Anjali Bhardwaj had filed an RTI Application...
19 Oct 2021 2:55 PM GMT
No Bar In Furnishing B-Report And Its Enclosures Under RTI When Investigation Already Concluded: Karnataka High Court
Mustafa Plumber
The Karnataka High Court has said that once an investigation is completed and B-Report is filed by the police, there is no prohibition to give information about the same under the Right To Information Act. A single-judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda while upholding the order of the State Information Commissioner (SIC) said, "In my view,...
23 Sep 2021 9:26 AM GMT
Madhya Pradesh State Information Commissioner Issues Arrest Warrant Against Non-Compliant Public Information Officer
Sparsh Upadhyay
In a first, the Madhya Pradesh State Information Commissioner Rahul Singh has issued an arrest warrant against a Public Information Officer (PIO) for non-compliance with orders passed over a period of two years. The arrest warrant has been issued against Dr. Vikram Singh Verma, the CMHO Of District Bhuranpur [who is also the public...