Rti Act News
SC notice to centre on plea challenging amendments in RTI Act
Plea says the amendments have substantially altered the architecture of independence of information commissionersThe plea was filed by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh
1 min read31 Jan 2020Supreme Court to pronounce its verdict on bringing CJI office under RTI Act tomorrow
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will pronounce the judgement at 2 pmThe bench, headed by the CJI, had wrapped up the hearing, saying nobody wants a ’system of opaqueness’, but the judiciary cannot be destroyed in the name of transparency
3 min read12 Nov 2019Only 2.25% Indian citizens filed RTI: Reports
The Centre was pulling out all stops to ensure that people had little reason to complain against officials: Home minister Amit ShahThe Right to Information Act led to greater accountability
1 min read12 Oct 2019Don’t tweak RTI Act: Former CIC officials
The government kept the amendment bill secret and did not consult stakeholders before tabling it in Parliament, Habibullah saidM. Sridhar Acharyulu, a former information commissioner, said the amendment bill will compromise the existence of the central information commission
1 min read25 Jul 2019Lok Sabha passes bill to amend RTI, Oppn says centre is weakening the law
Centre said the amendments to the RTI Act will streamline functioning and remove anomaliesThe Bill was later passed by voice vote
2 min read23 Jul 2019SC reserves verdict on opening CJI office to RTI
AG said that the court should refrain from opening up the highly confidential correspondence of the Supreme Court’s collegium and its workings under the RTI ActThe AG represented the Supreme Court’s Central Public Information Officer
1 min read4 Apr 2019CIC appointment needn’t be confined to bureaucrats, says Supreme Court
The appointment of CIC and ICs should be completed in six months, says the Supreme CourtThe directions issued by the Supreme Court are expected to ensure transparency in the CIC appointment process
1 min read16 Feb 2019MHA refuses to give reasons behind allowing intelligence agencies to access data
In an RTI response to activist Venkatesh Nayak, the ministry has said the information is classified as "top secret"Section 8(1)(a) exempts disclosure of information which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India
1 min read3 Feb 2019Law Commission wants BCCI to come under RTI Act
The Law Commission has recommended that BCCI be listed as a national sports federation (NSF) as this would bring it under the purview of the RTI Act
1 min read19 Apr 2018A future privacy law can learn from RTI
The success of the RTI Act has given us an ideal template that we must use to draft and implement a future right to personal information and privacy
4 min read8 Mar 2018Popular Topics
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