Cbi Exemption From Rti

The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is not completely exempt from the purview of the RTI Act and the transparency law permits it to provide information on corruption and human rights violations, the Delhi High Court held.

The CBI cannot claim absolute exemption from disclosing information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations held by it under the RTI Act, the Delhi High Court has held.

The Central Information Commission (CIC) today hit out at the government for moving to exempt the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the Right to Information (RTI) Act, saying the move is "without sanction of the law".Taking strong exception to the move, the CIC, the body that administers the RTI, ruled that the Cabinet's notification exclu...

Will Sonia Gandhi intervene to reverse the cabinet's decision that the Right to Information Act should not apply to the CBI?  " I am enraged...I will take the matter up with the chairperson of the UPA," said Aruna Roy, member of the National Advisory Council, an advisory body headed by Sonia Gandhi which influences government policy. On S...

The Government says it is working for a tough anti-corruption body through the Lokpal Bill. But it is now defending its action of shielding the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the Right to Information (RTI) Act.  "The CBI is investigating various matters which involve national security. Therefore based on the opinion given to us by ...

The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, is not completely exempt from the purview of the RTI Act and the transparency law permits it to provide information on corruption and human rights violations, the Delhi High Court held.

The CBI cannot claim absolute exemption from disclosing information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations held by it under the RTI Act, the Delhi High Court has held.

The Central Information Commission (CIC) today hit out at the government for moving to exempt the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the Right to Information (RTI) Act, saying the move is "without sanction of the law".Taking strong exception to the move, the CIC, the body that administers the RTI, ruled that the Cabinet's notification exclu...

Will Sonia Gandhi intervene to reverse the cabinet's decision that the Right to Information Act should not apply to the CBI?  " I am enraged...I will take the matter up with the chairperson of the UPA," said Aruna Roy, member of the National Advisory Council, an advisory body headed by Sonia Gandhi which influences government policy. On S...

The Government says it is working for a tough anti-corruption body through the Lokpal Bill. But it is now defending its action of shielding the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the Right to Information (RTI) Act.  "The CBI is investigating various matters which involve national security. Therefore based on the opinion given to us by ...