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RTI Will Become "Dead Letter" If Vacancies Not Filled: Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the state governments to take steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission and state information commissions (SICs).
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Court Order To Pay Salaries To Imams Violates Constitution: Top Official
"The commission notes that the said judgment sets a wrong precedent in the country and has become a point of unnecessary political slug fest and also social disharmony in the society," the information commissioner said.
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8-Week Deadline For Central Panel To Decide Plea For E-Surveillance Info
The Delhi High Court today asked the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide an appeal within eight weeks on the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) refusal to provide information on electronic surveillance.
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Disclose Number Of Voting Machines That Showed Defects In Audit: RTI Body
The Central Information Commission has ordered the disclosure of the total number of EVMs and VVPATs that showed defects and errors during testing and evaluation of their firmware by the Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate.
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"Not Just Bureaucrats": Top Court On Appointments To Information Panel
Eminent citizens from all walks of life and not just bureaucratsshould be considered for the role of Information Commissioners, who arepart of the body formed to look into complaints and requests for information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court said today. The top court also stressed on theimportance of the need for trans...
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Sudhir Bhargava Appointed New Chief Information Commissioner: Report
The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) along with four new Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission which had been functioning with just three of them as against a sanctioned strength of 11, including the Chief Information Commissioner.
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Most Central Government Department Websites Lack Self Disclosure: Audit
Most of the central government department websites lack in self disclosure of public information under a mandatory provision of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, according to an official report released yesterday.
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Home Ministry Asked To Explore Option Of Declaring Bhagat Singh A Martyr
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended to the Home Ministry that it should explore whether the status of martyr can be accorded to Bhagat Singh.
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PM's Office Now Has To Disclose Corruption Complaints Against Ministers
The Central Information Commission has directed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to disclose complaints of corruption received against Union ministers between 2014 and 2017 and action taken on them.
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Amit Shah's Security Expenses Can't Be Disclosed, Says RTI Authority
Expenses incurred on the security cover of BJP president Amit Shah cannot be disclosed, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held citing RTI Act exemption clauses of "personal information" and "safety".
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Postal Official Gets Maximum Penalty For Denying Info To Dead Man's Son
The account details of a deceased cannot be denied to legal heirs on the grounds of personal information, the Central Information Commission has ruled as it imposed the maximum penalty provided under the RTI on a postal department officer.
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A Government Move On RTI Law Has Opposition Smelling Rat
The government may give itself the power to decide the salaries of the Information Commissioners, in a controversial move that opposition parties and activists say is an attempt to weaken the Right to Information Act.
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Denying Information For Lack Of Aadhaar Violates RTI Act: Central Information Commission
Denial of information for the lack of Aadhaar card is a serious breach of right guaranteed under the RTI Act and amounts to harassment of the applicant, the Central Information Commission has held.
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Government Asked To Clarify Whether Taj Mahal Is Mausoleum Or Temple
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Union culture ministry to clarify its stand on whether the Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by Shahjahan or a Shiva temple gifted to the Mughal emperor by a Rajput king.
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Disclose Data Of Officers Facing Corruption Charges, Government Told
The Central Information Commission has directed the government to proactively put in the public domain data about officials facing corruption cases in each department.
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RTI Will Become "Dead Letter" If Vacancies Not Filled: Supreme Court To Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the state governments to take steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission and state information commissions (SICs).
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Court Order To Pay Salaries To Imams Violates Constitution: Top Official
"The commission notes that the said judgment sets a wrong precedent in the country and has become a point of unnecessary political slug fest and also social disharmony in the society," the information commissioner said.
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8-Week Deadline For Central Panel To Decide Plea For E-Surveillance Info
The Delhi High Court today asked the Central Information Commission (CIC) to decide an appeal within eight weeks on the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) refusal to provide information on electronic surveillance.
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Disclose Number Of Voting Machines That Showed Defects In Audit: RTI Body
The Central Information Commission has ordered the disclosure of the total number of EVMs and VVPATs that showed defects and errors during testing and evaluation of their firmware by the Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate.
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"Not Just Bureaucrats": Top Court On Appointments To Information Panel
Eminent citizens from all walks of life and not just bureaucratsshould be considered for the role of Information Commissioners, who arepart of the body formed to look into complaints and requests for information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Supreme Court said today. The top court also stressed on theimportance of the need for trans...
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Sudhir Bhargava Appointed New Chief Information Commissioner: Report
The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) along with four new Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission which had been functioning with just three of them as against a sanctioned strength of 11, including the Chief Information Commissioner.
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Most Central Government Department Websites Lack Self Disclosure: Audit
Most of the central government department websites lack in self disclosure of public information under a mandatory provision of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, according to an official report released yesterday.
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Home Ministry Asked To Explore Option Of Declaring Bhagat Singh A Martyr
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended to the Home Ministry that it should explore whether the status of martyr can be accorded to Bhagat Singh.
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PM's Office Now Has To Disclose Corruption Complaints Against Ministers
The Central Information Commission has directed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to disclose complaints of corruption received against Union ministers between 2014 and 2017 and action taken on them.
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Amit Shah's Security Expenses Can't Be Disclosed, Says RTI Authority
Expenses incurred on the security cover of BJP president Amit Shah cannot be disclosed, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held citing RTI Act exemption clauses of "personal information" and "safety".
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Postal Official Gets Maximum Penalty For Denying Info To Dead Man's Son
The account details of a deceased cannot be denied to legal heirs on the grounds of personal information, the Central Information Commission has ruled as it imposed the maximum penalty provided under the RTI on a postal department officer.
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A Government Move On RTI Law Has Opposition Smelling Rat
The government may give itself the power to decide the salaries of the Information Commissioners, in a controversial move that opposition parties and activists say is an attempt to weaken the Right to Information Act.
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Denying Information For Lack Of Aadhaar Violates RTI Act: Central Information Commission
Denial of information for the lack of Aadhaar card is a serious breach of right guaranteed under the RTI Act and amounts to harassment of the applicant, the Central Information Commission has held.
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Government Asked To Clarify Whether Taj Mahal Is Mausoleum Or Temple
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Union culture ministry to clarify its stand on whether the Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by Shahjahan or a Shiva temple gifted to the Mughal emperor by a Rajput king.
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Disclose Data Of Officers Facing Corruption Charges, Government Told
The Central Information Commission has directed the government to proactively put in the public domain data about officials facing corruption cases in each department.
