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Heeralal Samariya Named Chief Information Commissioner Day Before Deadline
Senior bureaucrat Heeralal Samariya was today sworn in as the chief of the Central Information Commission (CIC) by President Droupadi Murmu, making him the first Dalit person to hold that post.
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Centre Invites Applications For Chief Information Commissioner Post
The Centre has sought applications from eligible candidates for the post of the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC).
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Court Quashes Information Chief's Order On Disclosure Of Passport Details
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) directing the Centre to disclose the details relating to the passport held by an RTI applicant's estranged husband.
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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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Information Chief (CIC) Complains Against AAP To Delhi Lt Governor: Report
Central Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar has written to Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena over the "failure" of AAP government in implementing the Right to Information Act, sources said on Tuesday.
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Process Of Appointing New Chief Information Commissioner Going On: Centre
The process of appointment of a new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Central Information Commission is going on, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.
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President's Secretary Sanjay Kothari Next Chief Vigilance Commissioner: Report
Sanjay Kothari, the Secretary to the President, has been selected as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner by a high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Wednesday.
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Top Court Asks Centre, 9 States For Report On RTI Watchdog Appointments
The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and nine states to file a status report on filling up of vacancies in the central and state information commissions in compliance with its earlier orders.
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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 Takes Oath As Chief Information Commissioner
Sudhir Bhargava took oath as the chief information commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC) on Tuesday, a statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
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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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Make Right To Services Act In Maharashtra More Effective: RTI Activist
Former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take steps for the effective implementation of the Right to Services (RTS) Act.
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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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Don't Have Records Of Vijay Mallya's Loans: Finance Ministry To Chief Information Commissioner
The finance ministry has told the Central Information Commission (CIC) that it does not have information about the loans given to industrialist Vijay Mallya, prompting the transparency panel to remark that the response was "vague and not sustainable as per law".
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Heeralal Samariya Named Chief Information Commissioner Day Before Deadline
Senior bureaucrat Heeralal Samariya was today sworn in as the chief of the Central Information Commission (CIC) by President Droupadi Murmu, making him the first Dalit person to hold that post.
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Centre Invites Applications For Chief Information Commissioner Post
The Centre has sought applications from eligible candidates for the post of the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC).
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Court Quashes Information Chief's Order On Disclosure Of Passport Details
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) directing the Centre to disclose the details relating to the passport held by an RTI applicant's estranged husband.
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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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Information Chief (CIC) Complains Against AAP To Delhi Lt Governor: Report
Central Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar has written to Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena over the "failure" of AAP government in implementing the Right to Information Act, sources said on Tuesday.
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Process Of Appointing New Chief Information Commissioner Going On: Centre
The process of appointment of a new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (ICs) in the Central Information Commission is going on, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.
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President's Secretary Sanjay Kothari Next Chief Vigilance Commissioner: Report
Sanjay Kothari, the Secretary to the President, has been selected as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner by a high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Wednesday.
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Top Court Asks Centre, 9 States For Report On RTI Watchdog Appointments
The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre and nine states to file a status report on filling up of vacancies in the central and state information commissions in compliance with its earlier orders.
-
"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 Takes Oath As Chief Information Commissioner
Sudhir Bhargava took oath as the chief information commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC) on Tuesday, a statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
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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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Make Right To Services Act In Maharashtra More Effective: RTI Activist
Former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take steps for the effective implementation of the Right to Services (RTS) Act.
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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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Don't Have Records Of Vijay Mallya's Loans: Finance Ministry To Chief Information Commissioner
The finance ministry has told the Central Information Commission (CIC) that it does not have information about the loans given to industrialist Vijay Mallya, prompting the transparency panel to remark that the response was "vague and not sustainable as per law".
